How SEC baseball tournament meme battle got so big that Greg Sankey cut in
An unexpected rivalry has emerged from this year's SEC baseball tournament, and the commissioner of the league has spoken on the viral discourse.
An unexpected rivalry has emerged from this year's SEC baseball tournament in Hoover, and the commissioner of the league has spoken on the viral discourse. The automatic ball-strike system is the culprit of the latest back-and-forth between SEC social media admins. ABS was introduced to the SEC Tournament for the first time this season, also marking a first for college baseball.
After becoming the first team to challenge a call using ABS, Ole Miss baseball took to its X account to share news of the "HISTORY MADE. " HISTORY MADE‼️ pic. twitter.
com/pP9etn8rAT — Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) May 19, 2026 Little did the Rebels know that they would spark a series of dueling social media graphics which eventually prompted SEC commissioner Greg Sankey to make an X post of his own. "The first college baseball conference ever to start a social media trend about the automatic ball-strike system," the graphic read. FOLLOW ALONG!
2026 SEC Baseball Tournament live updates How ABS in 2026 SEC Tournament sparked social media showdown Had 9-seed Ole Miss won the challenge − or the game against 16-seed Missouri − there's a chance that the trend may have never taken off. #ItJustMeansMore pic. twitter.