Official Site of the Southeastern Conference

Site: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Hoover, AL)
Dates: May 24 (Wednesday) - 28 (Sunday)

TV SCHEDULING INFO

CSS * will air live the first two days (Games 1-8), as well as any 'if necessary' games (13-14) on Saturday evening.

FSN South, FSN Southwest and Sun Sports will air live, the remaining five games from the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala.

These five games will also air live nationally on the Fox College Sports (FCS) Central channel. In addition, three of those games will re-air on Turner South# .

* -- CSS is only available on cable. Please call your local cable provider for scheduling information or availibility in your area.
# -- On Friday, May 26, the 4 PM ET game will air on TSO at 11 PM ET; On Saturday, May 27, the 2:30 PM ET game will air on TSO at 11 PM ET; On Sunday, May 28, the championship game will air same day at 11 PM ET, and re-air on Monday, May 29 at 12 Noon ET

HOOVER MET RADIO FREQUENCIES

Fans can listen to their choice of radio broadcasts inside the stadium and in limited areas of the Hoover Met parking lot for each and every game of the 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament.

The home team's radio broadcast crew can be heard on 91.7 FM.

The visiting team's radio broadcast crew can he heard on 93.3 FM.

The Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament returns for a an ninth straight year to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Birmingham suburb of Hoover, Ala., May 24-28.

The SEC Tournament will follow an eight-team double elimination tournament that is modeled after the College World Series. The tournament field includes the top two teams from the SEC's Eastern and Western Divisions plus four at-large bids based on conference winning percentage.

The eight teams are seeded 1-8 with the two divisional champions guaranteed of the top two seeds. Last season, Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss 4-1 in front of a crowd of 12,290, to claim their second SEC Tournament in the last five years. The Hoover Met serves as home of the Double-A Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox) of the Southern League. The stadium also serves as a home field to the nationally renowned Hoover Buccaneer high school football program.

Located eight miles south of Birmingham, the stadium is regarded by many sports experts as one of the best of its kind in the nation. It seats 10,800 for baseball, but can accommodate up to 16,000 when the patio, banquet and side grassy areas are used. The stadium also houses 12 suites and state-of-the-art dressing and training rooms. Wireless internet access was added in 2004, and plans for second-level pressbox expansion and new outfield scoreboard are in the works for 2007.

The 2005 SEC Baseball Tournament, held in Hoover, Ala. drew 119,580 fans. That total was the third highest total attendance in the event's history. Over 12,000 fans were in attendance to the see championship game, the sixth largest single game crowd in tournament history and the third largest for a championship game. The 2003 SEC Baseball Tournament total attendance of 122,393 was the second largest total in tourney history, barely behind the 2002 event. New session and per game average records were set in 2003. The championship game pulled in 11,705 and was the third largest title game crowd in tournament history. It was also the sixth largest single game attendance in tourney history.

The 2002 SEC Baseball Tournament total attendance of 124,440 was the largest total in tourney history. The championship game pulled in 13,023 and was the second largest title game crowd in tournament history. It was also the third largest single game attendance in tourney history at the time.

The 2006 event will be held May 24-28 at the Hoover Met. Tickets for the 2006 tournament are $100 for reserved box seats, $17 for a single-game reserved seat, $60 for a Dr Pepper Six-Pack general admission book, and $12 for a single-game general admission.

The SEC athletic directors recently decided to extend, for five years, the SEC's contract to hold the baseball tournament at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Southeastern Conference will keep its baseball tournament in suburban Birmingham through 2006 with the current contract, and through 2011with the newly proposed deal.

NOTE: Dr Pepper Six Packs are no longer available for sale. The following tickets are available:

Reserved Books - $100
General Admission Books - $75
Reserved Singles - $17
General Admission Singles - $12

To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE or call 205-933-9556 or toll-free at 1-800-732-4849.

TIE-BREAKERS

SEC Tournament Seeding: The two division champions shall be automatically seeded number one and number two based on winning percentage in conference competition. The rest shall be seeded numbers three through eight based on winning percentage without regard to division. Ties will be broken in the following manner:

1. Two-Team Tie: When two teams are tied for a finish, the following procedure will be used (in the following order until the tie is broken):
   1. Won-lost results of head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.
   2. If they are divisional opponents:
      1. Won-lost percentage within their division (over the 15-game SEC division schedule).
      2. Won-lost percentage of the two teams versus the No. 1 team in their division (and proceeding through the No. 6 team, if necessary).
   3. If two teams are not divisional opponents:
      1. Won-lost record of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed using common opponents only (and proceeding through the No. 8 seed, if necessary).
      2. Coin flip by the Commissioner.
2. Three-Team Tie (or more): When three or more teams are tied for a finish, the following procedure will be used (in descending order until the tie is broken): Once the tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker procedure as stated in No. 1 above will be used.
   1. If all three teams are common opponents: Total won-lost percentage of games played among the tied teams.
   2. Won-lost percentage of the tied teams versus the No. 1 seed and proceeding through the No. 8 seed, if necessary, using common opponents only.
   3. If three or more teams still are tied, the Commissioner will conduct a draw.

2006 Tournament Bracket

• Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins game 11.
• Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12. If Game 13 is not necessary, Game 14 would start at 5 p.m.
• If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no 5 or 8:30 p.m. games on Saturday and the championship game will be the 13th game, which will be played on Sunday.

[FSN] - FOX Sports Net South, FOX Sports Net Southwest, Sun Sports
[CSS] - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast

The second and fourth games each day will begin 45 minutes following the previous game, but no earlier than the designated start time.

2006 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
May 24-28 • Hoover Met Stadium • Hoover, Ala.
Attendance Figures

2006 Attendance Figures - Hoover Met

Session 1:              4,933
Session 2:             12,838 (New Session 2 Record)
Session 3:              5,998
Session 4:              7,205
Session 5:             11,923 (New Session 5 Record)
Session 6:              3,552
Session 7:              8,488 
Session 8:              1,314
Session 9:              9,025
Total Attendance:     108,173
Average Per Game:       7,727
Average Per Session:    7,253

2005 Attendance Figures - Hoover Met

Session 1:              7,989
Session 2:             11,318 (New Session 2 Record)
Session 3:              6,452 (New Session 3 Record)
Session 4:              7,482 
Session 5:             11,519 (New Session 5 Record)
Session 6:              5,446
Session 7:              6,162
Session 8              12,290
Total Attendance:     119,580
Average Per Game:       8,541
Average Per Session:    8,582

1998 Total Attendance:  87,295
 Per Game Average:       6,235
 
1999 Total Attendance:  98,873
 Per Game Average:       7,062
 
2000 Total Attendance:  85,653
 Per Game Average:       6,589
 Per Session Average:    6,481
 
2001 Total Attendance:  85,771
 Per Game Average:       6,127
 Per Session Average:    6,005
 
2002 Total Attendance: 124,440
 Per Game Average:       8,296
 Per Session Average:    8,522
 
2003 Total Attendance: 122,393
 Per Game Average:       9,415
 Per Session Average:    9,965
 
2004 Total Attendance:  75,259
 Per Game Average:       5,789
 Per Session Average:    5,582
 
2005 Total Attendance: 119,580
 Per Game Average:       8,541
 Per Session Average:    8,582
 
2006 Total Attendance: 108,173
 Per Game Average:       7,727
 Per Session Average:    7,253

The SEC Baseball Tournament returns for an ninth straight year to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Birmingham.

Seating Diagram
Field Dimensions
Foul Lines: 340
Power Alleys: 385
Center: 405
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Year Built: 1988