No. 8 seed Tennessee baseball is playing No. 1 Texas in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals after beating Alabama 15-10 in its opener.

Following an abrupt exit from the SEC baseball tournament on Thursday, Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle thought about a 10-year-old text message. A 7-5 loss to Tennessee that was decided by Gavin Kilen’s two-run double in the 12th inning had just eliminated Texas from the SEC’s postseason competition at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium;

Led by JD Thompson and Sawyer Hawks, Vanderbilt baseball put up an elite pitching performance in the SEC tournament vs Oklahoma with Tennessee next.

LSU headlines a two-game slate at the SEC Baseball Tournament on Friday. Here's the quarterfinal lineup in Hoover.