Game 124 - 8 Kentucky vs. 9 Auburn
I'm glad this was my final game of the day because I've got a few fresh thoughts in regards to the all-SEC teams.
1. Who were the voters?
2. Of those voters, did any actually watch Ka'ai Tom play or look at his statistics?
The answer to question No. 2 is: no, because Tom was inexplicably left off the first, second and I'm assuming if it had existed the 37th team.
Here is Tom's slash line coming into Tuesday's game: .368/.438/.505.
In comparison, here are the statistics for two of Tom's teammates, JaVon Shelby & Kyle Barrett. Shelby was a first-team honoree, Barrett a second-team selection:
Shelby: .318/.449/.535
Barrett: .352/392/442
Notice much of anything that's different between the numbers of these three players? No. No you don't.
So, it was really nice to see Tom, a junior outfielder, break up Cole Lipscomb's shut out with a no-doubt home run to right-center field in the seventh and add an RBI-single in the eighth of Kentucky's 6-3 loss.
Lipscomb was excellent, tossing 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball and striking out nine as the Tigers move on to face top-seed LSU on Wednesday.
* Before the bottom of the sixth, the PA announcer said it was time for the "Umpire Appreciation Cooldown", which was followed by people bringing water to the umpires.
This doesn't need to have a name. It was just: somebody bring the umpires some water, it's 90 degrees outside.
Let's at least shorten it to UAC. "Fans, it's time for a UAC!"
An umpire, mid-UAC
Game 123 - 7 Missouri vs. 10 South Carolina
Great day for the bottom of the Missouri order, a big reason why the Tigers advanced with a 5-1 win.
No. 7 hitter Trey Harris delivered the first run of the game with an RBI-single in the second and two batters later No. 9 hitter Jake Ivory made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly. Harris added a double and a single, Ivory a double, and No. 8 hitter Zach Lavy drove in runs with a single (4th) and sacrifice fly (8th).
It was Missouri's first-ever win in SEC Tournament play since joining the conference in 2013.
Game 122 - 6 Mississippi vs. 11 Alabama
Geoffrey Bramblett allowed nine hits, but just one run in Alabama's 6-1 victory in the first game of the tournament. Bramblett was pitching a mile and a half away from where he spent his prep school days at Hoover High School and struck out a career-high 10 batters, including clean up hitter and 16-home run man Sikes Orvis four times.
"I thought Geoffrey did a tremendous job. He was efficient with his pitches as well, just a great start on the mound," said Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard.
The Tide pulled the upset thanks to a four-run seventh that opened things up. Mikey White, JC Wilhite and Cody Henry had run-scoring singles and Casey Hughston added an RBI-double during that 10-batter frame that turned a 2-1 lead into that final margin.
(Come Up With Something Else To Say About The) Tide!
Fairly disappointing "Roll Tide" count:
Total times heard: 8
On radio driving over to stadium (1)
In stadium (7)
Seen on fans' clothing: 3
Regular t-shirt (2)
Tank top (1)
Nicknames that aren't really nicknames
Alabama
Bramblett - "Bram"
Riley Colburn - "Riles", "Colb"
Chandler Avant - "Chan"
Kyle Overstreet - "Oves"
Mississippi
Colby Bortles - "Borty"
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