LSU will play both of the new members of the Southeastern Conference – Missouri and Texas A&M – during the 2013 baseball season. The SEC released its conference schedule Thursday.
The Tigers will play at Missouri on the weekend of March 29-31, and they will play at Texas A&M on May 10-12. Missouri will be in the Eastern Division and Texas A&M in the Western Division.
SEC teams will continue to play a 30-game conference regular-season schedule. LSU begins league play next season on March 15-17 at Mississippi State.
“Certainly, the addition of Texas A&M and Missouri makes an already very competitive conference even stronger,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said in a statement. “We’re looking forward to the benefits those two schools will bring our league as we form relationships with them.”
The Tigers will play all six of their Western Division opponents (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A&M) and four Eastern Division opponents (Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina).
LSU will not play Georgia, Tennessee or Vanderbilt during the regular season.
Ten of the 14 league teams will qualify for the 2013 SEC Tournament May 21-26 in Hoover, Ala.
The SEC Athletics Directors are putting together scheduling principles for the expanded league for the 2014 season and beyond.
2013 SEC BASEBALL SCHEDULE
March 15-17
Tennessee at Alabama
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Vanderbilt at Auburn
Kentucky at Florida
Georgia at Texas A&M
LSU at Mississippi State
South Carolina at Missouri
March 22-24
Alabama at Georgia
Arkansas at South Carolina
Auburn at LSU
Florida at Vanderbilt
Mississippi State at Kentucky
Texas A&M at Ole Miss
Missouri at Tennessee
March 29-31
Alabama at Auburn
Mississippi State at Arkansas
Ole Miss at Florida
Georgia at Kentucky
LSU at Missouri
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
April 5-7
Arkansas at Alabama
Auburn at Texas A&M
Florida at Mississippi State
Missouri at Georgia
Kentucky at LSU
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Tennessee
April 12-14
Alabama at Ole Miss
LSU at Arkansas
Georgia at Auburn
South Carolina at Florida
Tennessee at Kentucky
Mississippi State at Texas A&M
Missouri at Vanderbilt
April 19-21
LSU at Alabama
Texas A&M at Arkansas
Auburn at Mississippi State
Florida at Missouri
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Kentucky at South Carolina
Ole Miss at Tennessee
April 26-28
Texas A&M at Alabama
Arkansas at Georgia
Auburn at Missouri
Tennessee at Florida
Kentucky at Ole Miss
South Carolina at LSU
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt
May 3-5
Alabama at Mississippi State
Arkansas at Kentucky
Ole Miss at Auburn
Florida at LSU
Georgia at Tennessee
Missouri at Texas A&M
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
May 10-12
Missouri at Alabama
Tennessee at Arkansas
Auburn at Florida
Georgia at South Carolina
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
LSU at Texas A&M
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
May 16-18
Alabama at Vanderbilt
Arkansas at Auburn
Florida at Georgia
Kentucky at Missouri
Ole Miss at LSU
South Carolina at Mississippi State
Texas A&M at Tennessee
