Following an abrupt exit from the SEC baseball tournament on Thursday, Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle thought about a 10-year-old text message. A 7-5 loss to Tennessee that was decided by Gavin Kilen’s two-run double in the 12th inning had just eliminated Texas from the SEC’s postseason competition at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium;

The next stop for the Texas A&M Aggies playoff hopes train brings them to their first opponent in the SEC Tournament that they've actually played a series with

Longhorns' late-season slide continues as Tennessee rallies from 4-0 deficit to beat Texas in 12 innings in SEC tournament.

Schlossnagle's SEC champion Longhorns are locked in as a top-eight national seed and will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament at UFCU Disch-Falk Field as a result. Plenty of SEC coaches in the same position have punted on the conference tournament, preferring to position their top pitchers for success when regionals begin next week.

Texas A&M and Tennessee surprised and Vanderbilt turned up the filth factor. What's up in Hoover as we enter Friday?