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;

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

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

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.

Auburn baseball closed Texas A&M's early deficit with two home runs, but ultimately came up short in Thursday's SEC Tournament action.

The Aggies changed their starting pitcher after Tuesday's game was postponed and the decision worked out great. Should the Bulldogs have done the same?

Tennessee baseball vs Vanderbilt will play at 11 a.m. ET May 24 in the SEC Tournament semifinals at Hoover Met due to inclement weather expected.