SEC Baseball Tournament to stay in Hoover, conference announces

The SEC Baseball Tournament is staying put in Hoover, Alabama.

In October, it was reported by college baseball insider Kendall Rogers that league coaches had voted to keep the tournament at the Hoover Met. Dallas reportedly made a lucrative offer to host the tourney.

On Thursday, the SEC made the Hoover news official. The conference announced that the SEC Tournament will be played in Hoover through at least 2028. The conference will have options to exercise additional extensions for 2029 and ’30.

“The SEC Tournament has become one of the premier events in college baseball and the Hoover Met is a special venue for our fans,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a release. “We look forward to continuing a positive relationship with the City of Hoover as the home of our baseball tournament.”

Greg Sankey at the Hoover Met for the formal announcement of the SEC extending its deal four years for the baseball tournament. pic.twitter.com/Zh1pQuKLqs

— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) August 22, 2024

The Hoover Met has been the home of the SEC Tournament since 1998. Attendance records have been set in each of the last two tournaments, with a total attendance of 180,004 in 2024.

“For the past 27 years, the City of Hoover has been pleased to host the SEC Baseball Tournament,” Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato said via an SEC release. “Over those years, we’ve developed a great partnership with the SEC. The City has worked extremely hard to provide stellar customer service, and make sure we understand what players, coaches, fans, and the SEC expect from us. Working as a team, we believe we’ve built a brand and with all our members, we have created what we believe is the best environment in college baseball. We are so grateful that the SEC continues to support hosting the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover.”

Tennessee won the 2024 SEC Tournament. The 2025 tournament will be the first to include all 16 programs in a single-elimination format.

Home.#SECTourney to be held at Hoover Met through at least 2028!https://t.co/L0q3PrjjP4 | #SECBSB pic.twitter.com/ZZvVk2VdAQ

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) August 22, 2024

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