The next chapter of Oklahoma’s season begins on Thursday.

The No. 1 Sooners successfully defended their SEC regular-season title, and the first taste of postseason play will come at the SEC Tournament in Lexington, Ky.

Oklahoma split the tournament title with Texas A&M last year after inclement weather scrapped the title game, so the Sooners’ quest for a first outright tournament title in their new league will start in a rematch against Georgia.

The Bulldogs are the 9-seed, and they took down LSU 7-3 on Wednesday to advance to meet OU.

The Sooners swept Georgia at Love’s Field during Oklahoma’s senior weekend.

OU took the opener 10-2 in six innings on April 24 before grinding out a 3-1 victory to take the series the next day.

The Sooners closed the weekend with a 6-5 win on April 26.…