The Tennessee Volunteers need a good run at the 2025 SEC baseball tournament to get on track going into the NCAA baseball tournament.

HOOVER — No. 9 seed Alabama baseball decided to give a pitcher his first conference start in the 2025 SEC Tournament. No. 8 seed Tennessee faces UA senior Aeden Finateri after the Crimson Tide made the long-awaited announcement ahead of Wednesday's game.

Looking back through the 3 games of SEC Tournament Day 1, here's what we learned... and what to watch for on Wednesday.

With the new Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament format, even the Missouri Tigers with just three conference wins got to participate.

Where does Alabama land in Monday's new Top 25 college baseball rankings after the regular season ended? Take a look at where the Crimson Tide sit.

Ike Irish was the lone Auburn player selected to the All-SEC First Team, earning the nod after batting .354, hitting 16 home runs and adding 52 RBI. It’s the second time Irish has been named to the first team, becoming the first Auburn player to do so since current associate head coach Gabe Gross in 2000-01.

Pitchers Carson Ozmer and Riley Quick, plus left fielder Kade Snell and shortstop Justin Lebron led the way in the Crimson Tide's historic 40-win regular season.