2018 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament

2018 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 12
Format Single-elimination tournament
Site
Champions Florida (4th title)
Winning coach Tim Walton (4th title)
MVP Amanda Lorenz (Florida)
Television SECN
ESPN2
ESPNU
2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#4 Florida ‍†‍‡‍y 20–4 .833  47–8 .855
#8 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .667  43–10 .811
#12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .625  43–13 .768
#7 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  44–11 .800
#11 LSU ‍‍‍ 13–10 .565  40–13 .755
#14 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  40–15 .727
#18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  37–14 .725
#13 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  32–17 .653
#15 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  40–14 .741
#19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  31–18 .633
#25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  35–20 .636
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  30–22 .577
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6–17 .261  28–27 .509
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of Mar. 25, 2018[1]; Rankings from NFCA

The 2018 SEC Softball tournament will be held at Mizzou Softball Stadium on the campus of University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri from May 9 through May 12, 2018. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN2 and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.

Tournament

  1st Round
May 9th
SECN		 Quarterfinals
May 10th
SECN		 Semifinals
May 11th
ESPNU		 Finals
May 12th
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1 Florida 5  
    8 Alabama 2  
8 Alabama 6
9 Auburn 4  
  1 Florida 10  
  4 Tennessee 2  
       
       
  4 Tennessee 1
    5 LSU 0  
5 LSU 4
12 Ole Miss 1  
  1 Florida 3
  3 South Carolina 1
       
       
  2 Georgia 3
    7 Arkansas 8  
7 Arkansas 3
10 Kentucky 1  
  7 Arkansas 1
  3 South Carolina 3  
       
       
  3 South Carolina 3
    11 Mississippi State 1  
6 Texas A&M 0
11 Mississippi State 2  
  • Only the top 12 teams are able to participate, therefore, Missouri was not eligible to play.
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[2] Radio Announcers Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 9
1 12:00 p.m. #6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Mississippi State SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon & Rob Joyce 1,307
2 2:30 p.m. #7 Arkansas vs. #10 Kentucky Rob Joyce & Dave Shook
3 5:00 p.m. #5 LSU vs. #12 Ole Miss Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dave Shook & Jack Condon 1,527
4 7:30 p.m. #8 Alabama vs. #9 Auburn Jack Condon & Rob Joyce
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 10
5 12:00 p.m. #3 South Carolina vs. #11 Mississippi State SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook & Jack Condon –
6 2:30 p.m. #2 Georgia vs. #7 Arkansas Jack Condon & Rob Joyce
7 5:00 p.m. #4 Tennessee vs. #5 LSU Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Rob Joyce & Dave Shook –
8 7:30 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #8 Alabama Dave Shook & Jack Condon
Semifinals – Friday, May 11
9 3:00 p.m. #3 South Carolina vs. #7 Arkansas ESPNU Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Rob Joyce & Dave Shook –
10 5:30 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #4 Tennessee Dave Shook & Jack Condon
Championship – Saturday, May 12
11 8:00 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #3 South Carolina ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon, Dave Shook, & Rob Joyce –
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
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