Florida sends Alabama home with a loss in 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament

Sorry Alabama, but the Florida Gators aren’t done yet.

Wyatt Langford and company sent the Crimson Tide home with a loss, as the Gators were able to move on to a matchup with Texas A&M later Saturday afternoon after a 11-6 victory.

The aforementioned Langford showed why he’s been one of the top players in the country all season long, clobbering two home runs and driving home three runs. Now, he’ll be looking to put the Gators on his back again against the Aggies.

Moreover, pitcher Nick Ficarrotta was phenomenal out of the bullpen, as he shut the Crimson Tide down over 6.1 innings of relief.

On the other hand, Caden Rose had three hits for Alabama in their disappointing loss. However, the rest of the lineup couldn’t match his prowess, and the Crimson Tide weren’t able to keep up with the Gators offense.

After defeating Georgia and Arkansas, Alabama was bested by Texas A&M on Friday, and now Florida on Saturday. Instead of a rematch with the Aggies, their time in the 2022 SEC Tournament is done.

Nevertheless, it was an impressive run for the Crimson Tide, but only one team could move on between them and the Gators. On Saturday, Florida was simply the better squad.

2022 SEC Baseball Tournament: First pitch times for Saturday’s matchups

The weather played the role of the villain to begin the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament, but the conference is off and running after a slow start.

To illustrate, multiple exciting games have led the SEC to six remaining squads, which will be cut to two final teams on Saturday. It’ll begin with a showdown between Florida and Alabama, followed by Kentucky and LSU facing off, all for the right to face Texas A&M and Tennessee for a shot in the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship.

Here’s the scheduled first pitch time for Saturday’s matchups, as the SEC gears up for an exciting day of baseball.

• Game 13: No. 7 Florida (11), No. 11 Alabama (6)
• Game 14: No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 4 LSU | 2:00 p.m. | SEC Network
• Game 15: No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 Florida | TBD | SEC Network
• Game 16: No. 1 Tennessee vs. Game 14 winner (No. 12 Kentucky/No. 4 LSU) | TBD | SEC Network

For live updates on the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament, click here.

Moreover, the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship will be played between the two teams who find victory in Game 15 and Game 16. While Tennessee and Texas A&M have the inside-track, anything can happen on the diamond — you can tune in to see who lifts the trophy on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN2.

The SEC is ready for two teams to separate themselves from the pack. Sit back and enjoy the games on Saturday, as the field gets cut down from six to our finale participants over the course of the day.