Texas A&M Baseball Helps SEC Tournament With 10-Run Rule Win Over Florida in 2:25

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HOOVER, Alabama - That will help.

No. 2 seed Texas A&M took just two hours and 25 minutes to beat No. 7 seed Florida, 10-0, in a game called after seven innings because of the 10-run rule in the SEC Tournament Thursday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

The game, which was delayed from 10:30 a.m. Thursday to a 3:47 p.m. start by rain, ended at 6:12 p.m. eastern time under clearing skies, leaving precious room for two more games on the night.

"Obviously, us getting that done in seven innings probably helps us at getting three games in today," Texas A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle said. "I know that's the goal."

The Aggies (36-17) scored seven runs with three home runs in the bottom of the sixth to finally get this tournament moving after a myriad of weather delays. Ryan Targac homered to start the inning for a 4-0 lead. Jordan Thompson added a two-run home run for a 6-0 lead. After Dylan Rock hit a sacrifice fly for a 7-0 bulge, Austin Bost later followed with a three-run bomb for the 10-0 advantage. Trevor Werner hit a two-run home run for the Aggies in the third for a 2-0 lead.

Texas A&M finished with 12 hits to one by the Gators (36-21). Aggies' sarter Micah Dallas (5-3) struck out seven and allowed the one hit and one walk for the win.

Asked about his next game, Schlossnagle said what many have said about next games in this confusing delay fest of a tournament.

"I have no idea," he said. "Who do we even play? Arkansas? No, Alabama beat them. I don't know."

It is Alabama, which beat Arkansas, 4-3, on Wednesday. The Aggies advance to play the No. 11 seed Crimson Tide (31-25) late Friday or on Saturday, depending how many games are completed and how long that takes.

No. 1 Tennessee and No. 8 seed Vanderbilt started the second game Thursday without a rain hitch at 6:50 p.m. Sophomore right-hander Blade Tidwell (2-1, 2.62 ERA) started for the Vols (49-7) against freshman left-hander Devin Futrell (8-2, 3.27 ERA).

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No. 4 seed LSU (37-18) and No. 12 seed Kentucky (31-24) were scheduled to play 30 minutes after the conclusion of Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

Florida (36-21) and Arkansas (38-17) are scheduled to play Friday at 10:30 a.m. in an elimination game.

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Guilbeau joined OutKick as an SEC columnist in September of 2021 after covering LSU and the Saints for 17 years at USA TODAY Louisiana. He has been a national columnist/feature writer since the summer of 2022, covering college football, basketball and baseball with some NFL, NBA, MLB, TV and Movies and general assignment, including hot dog taste tests. A New Orleans native and Mizzou graduate, he has consistently won Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) awards since covering Alabama and Auburn at the Mobile Press-Register (1993-98) and LSU and the Saints at the Baton Rouge Advocate (1998-2004). In 2021, Guilbeau won an FWAA 1st for a game feature, placed in APSE Beat Writing, Breaking News and Explanatory, and won Beat Writer of the Year from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA). He won an FWAA columnist 1st in 2017 and was FWAA's top overall winner in 2016 with 1st in game story, 2nd in columns, and features honorable mention. Guilbeau completed a book in 2022 about LSU's five-time national champion coach - "Everything Matters In Baseball: The Skip Bertman Story" - that is available at www.acadianhouse.com, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble outlets. He lives in Baton Rouge with his wife, the former Michelle Millhollon of Thibodaux who previously covered politics for the Baton Rouge Advocate and is a communications director.