SEC Baseball Tournament 2017: Thursday Scores, Updated Bracket and Schedule

The 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament continues on Thursday with four matchups, including two elimination games and a marquee showdown between LSU and Kentucky.

Mississippi State and Arkansas were supposed to play Wednesday but had to be delayed due to weather issues in Alabama over the past two days that have caused numerous scheduling issues. 

As long as the rains hold off, there should be a full day of action at the SEC tournament without incident for the first time this week.

2017 SEC Tournament Results

Game 8: No. 5 Mississippi State def. No. 4 Arkansas, 4-3

Game 9: No. 11 South Carolina def. No. 10 Missouri, 10-2

Game 10: No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 8 Auburn (7 p.m.)

Game 11: No. 2 LSU vs. No. 3 Kentucky (9 p.m.)

2017 SEC Tournament Bracket

South Carolina 10, Missouri 2

South Carolina stayed alive in the SEC tournament with an impressive 10-2 victory over Missouri on Thursday. 

The Gamecocks and Tigers were both facing elimination after losing on Tuesday. The Tigers will go home with a 36-23 record, awaiting their fate in the NCAA tournament as a potential at-large team. 

Spencer Impellizzeri of College Sports Madness listed Missouri as one of the last eight teams out in his most recent tournament update on May 22. 

Carlos Cortes was the offensive star in the victory for South Carolina. The freshman from Florida hit two home runs and drove in six runs. 

Per South Carolina's official Twitter account, Cortes' two homers and six RBI tied an SEC tournament single-game record. 

The Gamecocks will be back in action on Friday needing one more win to reach the semifinals. They haven't won a conference tournament title since 2004, their only SEC tournament championship in program history. 

Mississippi State 4, Arkansas 3

Mississippi State's bats came to life over the last two innings, scoring three of its four runs to earn a 4-3 victory over Arkansas. 

Arkansas started Trevor Stephan held Mississippi State's offense in check, scattering eight hits and allowing one run over six innings. Razorbacks head coach Dave Van Horn had to use six pitchers to get the final nine outs after Stephan left the game. 

Brent Rooker tied the game in the top of the ninth for the Bulldogs with an RBI double. Cody Brown had the go-ahead RBI on a bases-loaded walk. 

Per the SEC Network, Mississippi State led the SEC with 21 come-from-behind wins entering Thursday's game. 

The victory sets the Bulldogs up for a date with top-seeded Florida on Friday. It will be the first matchup between the two SEC rivals this season.