College baseball season is well underway and many teams across the country have established themselves as teams to beat with goals of reaching the College World Series. When it comes to identifying the contenders in the SEC, you have your usual suspects — Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, LSU, and Texas A&M.
Programs like Kentucky, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama have impressed early and could be teams to watch.
Then there are other programs like Missouri, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State that have each struggled to find their footing this season.
Nonetheless, the SEC is unpredictable and consistently changing. Therefore, it is way too early to pencil teams in or out of any kind of postseason play.
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Missouri has struggled time and time again throughout non-conference play. Kerrick Jackson’s squad failed to generate any source of momentum heading into conference play. The Tigers have won three games in a row but find themselves just one game above .500. Things could seemingly go from bad to worse as the Tigers will travel to Fayetteville to take on the No. 1-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend. It will be a good test for the Tigers to see where they stand amongst the best in the SEC.
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Mississippi State got off to a slow start to the 2024 season. However, the Bulldogs have seemed to turned things around with conference play beginning this weekend. Chris Lemonis’ squad has won four of their last five games. Mississippi State will play host to No. 2-ranked LSU this weekend. It will be difficult, but the Bulldogs will have the home field advantage. That could play a factor. Dudy Noble Field is one of the best atmospheres to play in throughout college baseball.
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Ole Miss has won seven games in a row and appear to be trending in the right direction. Mike Bianco’s squad struggled tremendously to begin the season. It seemed like the Rebels were destined to finish below .500 in non-conference play. However, it has been the complete opposite over the last two weeks. During their seven-game winning streak, the Rebels are outscoring their opponents 59-23. Ole Miss will open up conference play against No. 20-ranked South Carolina this weekend.
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