SEC Weekend Preview (May 13th-15th)

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The SEC enters their second to last weekend of conference play with all four ranked squads facing off against each other. The marquee series is between #6 ranked Florida and #1 ranked Vanderbilt. The other ranked series sees #16 ranked Arkansas visiting #3 South Carolina. The Thursday-Saturday series this week features Ole Miss hosting Mississippi State. The Bulldogs took a tight 7-6 game on Thursday night to start the series off with a key win. The other matchups see Alabama visiting Auburn, Georgia at Kentucky, and Tennessee at LSU.

FLORIDA (37-12, 18-6 SEC) at VANDERBILT (41-6, 19-5 SEC)

FRIDAY UF So. RHP Hudson Randall (8-2, 2.05 ERA) vs VU Jr. RHP Sonny Gray (9-3, 1.94 ERA)
SATURDAY UF So. LHP Brian Johnson (7-2, 2.53 ERA) vs VU Jr. LHP Grayson Garvin (9-1, 2.15 ERA)
SUNDAY UF Fr. RHP Karsten Whitson (6-0, 2.26 ERA) vs VU Sr. RHP Taylor Hill (4-0, 3.17 ERA)

Prediction: Vanderbilt 2-1

GEORGIA (25-24, 14-10 SEC) at KENTUCKY (22-27, 5-19 SEC)

FRIDAY UGA So. LHP Alex Wood (4-5, 3.95 ERA) vs UK Jr. RHP Alex Meyer (5-5, 2.98 ERA)
SATURDAY UGA Jr. RHP Michael Palazzone (8-2, 2.17 ERA) vs UK Fr. LHP Corey Littrell (5-5, 6.37 ERA)
SUNDAY UGA TBA vs UK So. RHP Jordan Cooper (3-1, 4.23 ERA)

Prediction: UGA 2-1

MISSISSIPPI STATE (30-18, 11-13 SEC) at OLE MISS (27-21, 11-13 SEC)

FRIDAY MSU Jr. LHP Nick Routt (1-2, 3.66 ERA) vs OM Jr. RHP David Goforth (4-6, 4.79 ERA)
SATURDAY MSU So. RHP Chris Stratton (5-5, 4.84 ERA) vs OM Jr. LHP Austin Wright (4-4, 4.92 ERA)

Prediction: 1-1, Mississippi State won game 1 on Thursday

ALABAMA (30-20, 12-12 SEC) at AUBURN (26-23, 11-13 SEC)

FRIDAY AL Sr. RHP Nathan Kilcrease (5-4, 3.55 ERA) vs AU Jr. RHP Jon Luke Jacobs (1-3, 3.18 ERA)
SATURDAY AL Jr. LHP Adam Morgan (5-4, 3.84 ERA) vs AU Jr. RHP Derek Varnadore (5-2, 3.41 ERA)
SUNDAY AL TBA vs AU TBA

Prediction: Alabama 2-1

TENNESSEE (23-24, 5-19 SEC) at LSU (30-19, 8-16 SEC)

FRIDAY UT Jr. LHP Steven Gruver (4-6, 3.50 ERA) vs LSU Fr. RHP Kevin Gausman (3-6, 4.19 ERA)
SATURDAY UT So. RHP Nick Blount (1-3, 5.79 ERA) vs LSU RHP Kurt McCune (6-3, 3.51 ERA
SUNDAY UT TBA vs LSU Fr. RHP Ryan Eades (3-1, 4.13 ERA)

Prediction: LSU 3-0

ARKANSAS (32-15, 12-12 SEC) at SOUTH CAROLINA (39-10, 18-6 SEC)

FRIDAY ARK So. RHP DJ Baxendale (7-1, 1.58 ERA) vs SC Jr. LHP Michael Roth (10-1, 1.23 ERA)
SATURDAY ARK So. LHP Randall Fant (2-3, 3.09 ERA) vs SC Fr. RHP Forrest Koumas (5-0, 3.14ERA)
SUNDAY ARK TBA vs SC TBA

Prediction: Arkansas 2-1