Alabama Tops Auburn 7-4, Advances to Fourth Round on SEC Baseball Tournament
Ninth-seeded Alabama (40-18) advances to the fourth round of the tournament for the third straight season.
Ninth-seeded Alabama (40-18) advances to the fourth round of the tournament for the third straight season.
No. 5 seed Auburn will play an elimination game against No. 9 seed Alabama Thursday after both teams lost their second round games on Wednesday.
Fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Baseball Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri on Tuesday night.
Former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne is headed to Auburn.
Auburn quarterback TJ Finley has announced that he will enter the transfer portal after two years with the Tigers.
Despite leading by 10 points at halftime, Auburn fell to Houston 81-64.
No. 9 seed Auburn beat No. 8 Iowa 83-75 on Thursday for its 10th consecutive opening-round win dating to the mid-1980s.
Alabama is the top overall seed and will play in the South Region, while Auburn made it as a No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region.
Auburn used a 15-6 run for a 73-72 lead with 41 seconds remaining for its only lead since scoring the first two points of the game, but still ended up falling to Arkansas.
Alabama has dropped two spots in the latest AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll following its loss on Saturday to Texas A&M.