2023 SEC softball tournament
Teams | 13 |
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Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Tennessee (3rd title) |
Runner-up | South Carolina (3rd title game) |
Winning coach | Karen Weekly (3rd title) |
MVP | Kiki Milloy (Tennessee) |
Television | SEC Network ESPN2 |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Tennessee †‡y | 19 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .792 | 51 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Georgia y | 16 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .696 | 42 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Auburn y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 43 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Alabama y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 45 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Arkansas y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 40 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 LSU y | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 42 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M y | 12 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .500 | 35 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Florida y | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 38 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Kentucky y | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 31 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 South Carolina y | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 40 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss y | 8 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .333 | 32 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .304 | 28 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri y | 7 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .292 | 35 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2023[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2] |
The 2023 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament, played for the 2023 Southeastern Conference softball season, is the postseason softball tournament that determined the 2023 champion of the Southeastern Conference. It was held at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas from May 9–13, 2023. Tennessee won the tournament, earning the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All tournament games were televised on the SEC Network, with the semifinals and championship game broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN, respectively.[3]
Format
[edit]All thirteen teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top four seeds receiving a single bye, and the bottom two playing the first round game on May 9. The 13 team format has been the same since 2019.[4]
Record vs. conference opponents
[edit]Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2023 SEC softball game results, 2023 SEC softball schedule |
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW | ||
ALA | 14–10 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | 5–3 | 1–0 | |||
ARK | 14–10 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | ARK | 5–3 | 1–0 | |||
AUB | 15–9 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | AUB | 6–2 | 1–0 | |||
FLA | 11–13 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | FLA | 4–4 | 0–1 | |||
UGA | 16–7 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | . | . | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | UGA | 6–2 | 2–0 | |||
KEN | 10–14 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | KEN | 3–5 | 1–2 | |||
LSU | 13–11 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | LSU | 5–3 | 1–1 | |||
MSU | 7–16 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | MSU | 2–6 | 2–4 | |||
MIZZ | 7–17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | MIZZ | 1–7 | 0–2 | |||
MISS | 8–16 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | MISS | 1–7 | 0–1 | |||
SCAR | 9–15 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | SCAR | 2–6 | 1–2 | |||
TENN | 19–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | TENN | 7–1 | 4–0 | |||
TAMU | 12–12 | . | 2–1 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | TAMU | 5–3 | 1–2 | |||
Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Tie brkrs: ARK>ALA hd to hd.[5][6]
Bracket
[edit]First Round Tuesday, May 9 | Second Round Wednesday, May 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, May 11 | Semifinals Friday, May 12 | Championship Saturday, May 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Florida | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Kentucky | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Alabama | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Alabama | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Alabama | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Mississippi State | 1 | 13 | Missouri | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | Tennessee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Auburn | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Ole Miss | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | LSU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Ole Miss | 510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Auburn | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | South Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Georgia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | South Carolina | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | South Carolina | 18 |
Schedule
[edit]Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
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First Round – Tuesday, May 9 | ||||||
1 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 13 Missouri vs. No. 12 Mississippi State | 3–1 | SEC Network | 2,215 | |
Second Round – Wednesday, May 10/Thursday, May 11 | ||||||
2 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 LSU | 5−310 | SEC Network | 2,286 | |
3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 7 Texas A&M | 1−08 | |||
4 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 13 Missouri vs. No. 5 Alabama | 2−7 | 2,413 | ||
5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 8 Florida | 2−6 | |||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11/Friday, May 12 | ||||||
6 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Auburn | 7−8 | SEC Network | 2,500 | |
7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 2 Georgia | 2−18 | |||
8 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 4 Arkansas | 3−29 | 2,744 | ||
9 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 8 Florida vs. No. 1 Tennessee | 0−4 | |||
Semifinals – Friday, May 12 | ||||||
10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Auburn | 3−2 | ESPN2 | 2,443 | |
11 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 1 Tennessee | 6−7 | ESPN2 | ||
Championship – Saturday, May 13 | ||||||
12 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Tennessee | 1−3 | ESPN | 2,428 | |
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2023 Standings". Southeastern Conference. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ "2023 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll (Final)". NFCA. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "SEC Network Hits It Out of the Park with More Than 100 Regular Season Baseball and Softball Games". ESPN. February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Championships - Softball". Southeastern Conference. February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2023 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. January 26, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "SEC Softball Tournament". May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.