The SEC Tournament was already shaping up to be a tough week in Hoover for all 16 SEC baseball teams. Now it comes with a new wrinkle. D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers reported Monday that the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee has signed off on the SEC’s plan to roll out experimental ABS challenge reviews during the tournament. SCOOP: The @NCAA Baseball Rules Committee has approved the @SEC 's proposal to use experimental ABS (Automated Ball-Strike) Challenges in the upcoming conference tournament, I'm told. Coaches will have (3) specific ABS challenges per game in Hoover. pic.twitter.com/S8NQXXCVJy — Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) May 4, 2026 It’s the first time the league will use the system in live games, and it adds a new layer to how coaches manage the strike zone in a setting where every pitch matters. Each team will get three ABS challenges per game, and they operate separately from the standard replay reviews. Win a challenge and you keep it. Lose it and it’s gone.…