2024 Southeastern Conference softball tournament explained

Year:2024
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Shortconference:SEC
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:13
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Jane B. Moore Field
City:Auburn, Alabama
Champions:Florida
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Tim Walton
Coachcount:6th
Runnerup:Missouri
Mvp:Skylar Wallace
Mvpteam:Florida
Television:SEC Network
ESPN2

The 2024 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament, played for the 2024 Southeastern Conference softball season, was the postseason softball tournament that determined the 2024 champion of the Southeastern Conference. It was held at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama from May 7–11, 2024.[1] As the tournament winner, Florida earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All 12 tournament games were televised, the earlier nine games on the SEC Network and the semifinals and the championship game on ESPN2.[2]

Format

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.[3] [4]

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendance
First Round – Tuesday, May 7
17:00 p.m.No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Ole Miss2−7SEC Network1,905
Second Round – Wednesday, May 8
211:00 a.m.No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Alabama3−214SEC Network2,086
33:28 p.m.No. 5 Missouri vs. No. 13 Ole Miss3−1
46:00 p.m.No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 10 Auburn6-514
510:06 p.m.No. 6 Mississippi State vs. No. 11 South Carolina4−8
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
66:00 p.m.No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 LSU1−2SEC Network2,042
79:07 p.m.No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 5 Missouri1−3
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 10
811:32 a.m.No. 2 Florida vs. No. 7 Georgia9−4SEC Network2,130
92:23 p.m.No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 South Carolina3−2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
105:04 p.m.No. 8 LSU vs. No. 5 Missouri1−28ESPN21,998
118:00 p.m.No. 2 Florida vs. No. 3 Texas A&M7−3
Championship – Saturday, May 11
125:00 p.m.No. 5 Missouri vs. No. 2 Florida1−6ESPN22,094
  • Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auburn to host the 2024 SEC Softball Tournament . May 11, 2023 . NCAA . Feb 13, 2024.
  2. Web site: Batter Up! SEC Network Showcases More than 100 SEC Baseball and Softball Games in 2024. ESPN. Feb 4, 2024. Feb 18, 2024.
  3. Web site: Championships - Softball. Southeastern Conference. Aug 3, 2023. Feb 18, 2024.
  4. Web site: 2023 SEC softball: Bracket, schedule, scores, TV times for the tournament. NCAA. Aug 3, 2023. Feb 18, 2024.
  5. Web site: 2024 SEC Softball television schedule announced . Jan 31, 2024 . Southeastern Conference . Feb 18, 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024 SEC softball: Bracket, schedule, scores, TV times for the tournament . May 5, 2024 . NCAA . May 5, 2024.