No. 1 Tennessee advances to SEC tournament semifinals with 5-2 win over LSU

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HOOVER, Alabama – No. 1 Tennessee is two wins away from its first overall SEC Tournament championship.

Sophomore right-hander Chase Dollander kept a competive LSU team at arm’s length throughout the night for a 5-2 victory Friday in front of about 8,000 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium to advance to the semifinals.

Tennessee Volunteers infielder Cortland Lawson (9) throws the ball from shallow center field during the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers on May 21, 2022 at Dudy Noble Field at Polk-DeMent Stadium in Starkville, MS.  (Photo by Chris McDill/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Volunteers (51-7) will play the fourth game on Saturday at approximately 9 p.m. eastern time against the winner of Kentucky and LSU, which will play a mid-afternoon, elimination game. A win there, and the Vols will reach their second straight tournament title game. Tennessee lost the championship game to Arkansas last year and has previously only won three East Division titles from 1993-95.

The championship game will be at 3 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2. All other games are on the SEC Network.

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Tennessee Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello signals to the bullpen during the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers on May 21, 2022 at Dudy Noble Field at Polk-DeMent Stadium in Starkville, MS.  (Photo by Chris McDill/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The tournament opens on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with No. 7 seed Florida (37-21) playing No. 11 seed Alabama (31-26). No. 12 seed Kentucky (32-25) will play LSU (38-19) 30