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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mississippi State baseball coach John Cohen has been suspended for one game as a result of violating the Southeastern Conference Baseball Ejection Policy, commissioner Mike Slive announced late Friday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Rich Poythress (.411, 20 HR, 67 RBI) and the Georgia Bulldogs visit Ole Miss this weekend. (ESPN Photo)

SEC conference play rolls on this weekend with some pivotal matchups that will impact a tight SEC West race.  Arkansas currently sits on top of the West, with a half game lead on LSU and Ole Miss and a one and a half game lead on Alabama.  Georgia leads Florida in the SEC East by three games.  The big matchup of the weekend will take place when the Georgia Bulldogs travel to Oxford to take on Ole Miss.  The Rebels enter the weekend on a three game winning streak, the longest current winning streak in the conference.  South Carolina travels to Florida in an Eastern Division clash.  Read the rest of this entry »

Matt Cerione (left) collected two ninth inning game-winning hits to lift Georgia to a series victory over Arkansas. (ESPN Photo)

With a weekend full of exciting baseball and some surprises, the SEC conference provided plenty of entertainment.  The spotlight series of the weekend was Arkansas at Georgia, and the two teams played three hard-fought games, with all three games decided by a total of four runs.  LSU entered the weekend with what looked like an easy weekend opponent in Tennessee, but the Volunteers marched into the new Alex Box Stadium and took two of three from the Bayou Bengals.  Read the rest of this entry »

The SEC race heats up this weekend with another big series in Athens, Georgia.  The Georgia Bulldogs took the lead in the SEC race after an impressive sweep of Kentucky last weekend.  This weekend they welcome the Arkansas Razorbacks into town, with the Hogs trailing the Bulldogs in the SEC race by only a half game.  Florida sits in second place in the SEC East behind Georgia and will have a stiff home challenge in Ole Miss, who sports the same 9-6 conference record as the Gators.  Vanderbilt, who posted a two game sweep over Arkansas last weekend, looks to improve on their 7-7 SEC record when the Alabama Crimson Tide visit Nashville. Read the rest of this entry »

Dallas Keuchel (5-0, 3.45 ERA) and the SEC leading Razorbacks host Vanderbilt this weekend.

As the fifth week of SEC play begins, the Arkansas Razorbacks find themselves atop the standings with an impressive 10-2 conference record.  The Vanderbilt Commodores, coming off a two games to one series victory over Florida last weekend, look to give Arkansas a home test.  LSU, tied for second place in the SEC West, travels to Alabama to take on the Crimson Tide.  The Florida Gators sit at 7-5 in league play and just one game behind SEC East leader Georgia, and they will be travelling to Auburn to take on the Tigers.  Georgia, currently 8-4 in SEC play, looks to extend their one game division lead when they visit Kentucky in an Eastern Division showdown.  Read the rest of this entry »

Scott Bittle struck out 13 in a complete-game shutout of Kentucky. (Scout.com Photo)

All eyes were on Athens, with the LSU Tigers making the trip to play the Georgia Bulldogs in a battle of top-five teams.  The series was as competitive as everyone thought it would be, and LSU came out on top with a 2-1 series victory to improve to 8-4 in conference play.  Georgia is also now 8-4 in SEC play and leads Florida, who lost two of three at Vanderbilt last weekend, by one game in the standings.  Arkansas is still on top of the SEC West and overall standings with a 10-2 conference mark after taking two of three on the road at South Carolina.  Ole Miss dominated Kentucky at home in a three-game sweep to improve to 8-4 in league play and put themselves in a tie with LSU for second in the SEC West.  Auburn improved their SEC record to 6-6 by taking two of three from Mississippi State in Starksville.  Alabama swept Tennessee to get back to .500 in league play, while the Volunteers fell to a lowly 1-11 in SEC play.

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Dave Perno and the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs host LSU in a SEC battle this weekend.

The SEC enters the fourth weekend of conference play this week.  The spotlight series is LSU at Georgia, with both teams ranked in the top five in the nation.  Georgia is coming off a mid-week sweep of Clemson and is looking to top it off with a weekend victory over the fifth ranked Tigers.  LSU is looking for a series victory to catch back up with Arkansas in the SEC West race.  The Hogs sit at a very impressive 8-1 in conference play and travel to South Carolina to take on the Gamecocks.  The Florida Gators, winners of six straight conference games, travel to Vanderbilt to take on the Commadores.  The Kentucky Wildcats travel to Ole Miss to do battle with the Rebels, and Auburn will take its high-powered offense on the road to Mississippi State.  Alabama hosts Tennessee, in what is a must-win series for the Crimson Tide. Read the rest of this entry »

Austin Ross only allowed two hits over eight innings of work in LSU's 2-1 victory over Ole Miss on Sunday. (LSU Media Relations Photo)

All the SEC teams were in action on Sunday, and Arkansas and Mississippi State played a doubleheader due to weather conditions on Friday and Saturday in Fayetteville.  Here is the full SEC recap.

#1 Georgia 4, Tennessee 3

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—–Top-ranked Georgia used a four run fifth highlighted by a two-run home run by Joey Lewis to complete a sweep of Tennessee with a 4-3 victory Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Bulldogs improved to 24-3 overall and won their seventh straight SEC game to move to 7-2 in league action. The win was the 2,000th in program history. Read the rest of this entry »

Rich Poythress hit two homeruns to lead #1 Georgia to victory over Tennessee. (AP Photo)

Here is your SEC recap for Saturday, March 28.  Arkansas and Mississippi State resumed their suspended game from Friday night, but they were unable to play the regularly scheduled Saturday contest due to field conditions.  All of the other games in the conference proceeded as planned.

#1 Georgia 11, Tennessee 9

 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—–Rich Poythress hit two home runs for the second straight game and Georgia clinched its first series win at Tennessee since 2001 with an 11-9 victory over the Vols Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Mike Minor struck out 11 Auburn hitters over 7 innings of work during Vanderbilt's 12-3 win Friday.

Here is your SEC recap for Friday, March 27.  Friday’s game between South Carolina and Kentucky was postponed due to field conditions and will be made up as part of a Saturday doubleheader.  The game between Arkansas and Mississippi State was suspended in the bottom of the 5th inning and will be completed before the start of the second game of the series tomorrow.  The other four conference games were completed as scheduled. Read the rest of this entry »

Scott Bittle makes his first start of the season for Ole Miss on Sunday against LSU.

Conference play is heating up in the SEC, and this weekend provides an opportunity for some of the teams to start making moves in the conference standings.  The Arkansas Razorbacks put their perfect 6-0 conference record on the line this weekend when Mississippi State invades Baum Stadium.  LSU and Ole Miss find themselves tied for second place in the SEC West, and both top fifteen teams will battle it out in the new Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge.  Scott Bittle will be making his first start of the season and his fourth of his career when he takes the mound for Ole Miss against the Bayou Bengals on Sunday.  Alabama hits the road for a pivotal series at Florida, who is coming off a weekend sweep of Tennessee. Read the rest of this entry »

FROM COLLEGE BASEBALL FOUNDATION
LUBBOCK, Texas – The College Baseball Foundation announced today the names of the 10 players and coaches comprising the 2009 National College Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Class.

“This is an exciting day for the Hall of Fame every year,” said Mike Gustafson, co-chair of the Hall of Fame and member of the CBF Board of Trustees. “It’s another remarkable class.” Read the rest of this entry »