SEC Baseball Tournament tickets

About SEC Baseball Tournament

Founded: 1977

2019 Champion: Vanderbilt

Most Titles: LSU (12)

Most MVPs: Todd Helton (3)

2020 Location: Hoover, Ala.

Facility: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium

2020 Dates: May 19-24

SEC Baseball Tournament Tickets

Many of the nation’s best baseball players are on display for fans who make their way to Hoover, Ala., for the SEC Baseball Tournament. In fact, this conference has been unquestionably the nation’s best in one important measure. In 2019, 10 SEC teams were selected for the NCAA Tournament, which was the most from any conference. The SEC Baseball Tournament is also home to the nation’s most popular teams. For example,

LSU

has led the country in average attendance every season since 2002, averaging over 10,000 per game in 2019. Meanwhile, attendance at this event is also impressive as the 2019 competition attracted an average crowd of 9,571 per game. That’s near the seating capacity of Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, which is 10,800 for baseball games. If you want to join the crowd and root for your favorite team, then get your SEC Baseball Tournament tickets at StubHub.

When is the 2020 SEC Baseball Tournament?

The 2020 SEC Baseball Tournament’s 17 games will be played from May 19 to May 24. Four of the 12 teams will be eliminated on the first day, while the other eight teams are guaranteed to play at least twice. The single-elimination semifinals will be played on May 23, and the championship game is scheduled for May 24. Unsurprisingly, given the quality of the competition on display at the SEC Baseball Tournament, every contest will be broadcast on national television. The championship game will be aired on ESPN2.

Where will the 2020 SEC Baseball Tournament be held?

Hoover Metropolitan Stadium

, which is located in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, has played host to this event since 1998, and it will continue to do so through at least 2021. It’s also been home to minor league baseball as the Southern League’s

Birmingham Barons

played here from 1988 to 2012. Although it has a seating capacity of 10,800, it has an overall capacity of 16,000 if the grassy areas, patio and banquet are all used.

Which team has been the most successful in SEC Baseball Tournament history?

The LSU Tigers have been the unquestionable historic powerhouse team in this competition. Although it took nine years for this school to claim this event for the first time, initially doing so in 1986, it then started piling up the trophies. In fact, its pace has really quickened as of late as the Tigers won this competition six times in a recent 10-year span from 2008-17.

Who is the best player in SEC Baseball Tournament history?

Of course, many baseball fans have their own opinions about who is the best player in SEC Baseball Tournament history. However, only one player stands out if the measure is the most SEC Baseball Tournament MVP trophies. Tennessee’s Todd Helton is the only player to have won this multiple times, doing so in 1993, 1994 and 1995, although it should be pointed out that all three of those were awarded the three years that the SEC held separate tournaments, an Eastern Division Tournament and a Western Division Tournament. Helton claimed his MVP honors at the Eastern Division Tournament.

What was the largest crowd in SEC Baseball Tournament annals?

The largest crowd to ever attend an SEC Baseball Tournament game was 16,165. That impressive gathering watched

Alabama

, playing just 50 miles from its campus in Tuscaloosa, defeat Arkansas by a 9-3 score on May 23, 1999.