2015 SEC softball tournament

The 2015 SEC softball tournament will be held at Tiger Park on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and the semifinals will be broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.

2015 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsAuburn (1st title)
Runner-upTennessee (3rd title game)
Winning coachClint Myers (1st title)
MVPEmily Carasone (Auburn)
TelevisionSECN
ESPNU
ESPN

In addition to the TV broadcast, the semifinals and championship will be available to listen to online and through select radio stations via the SEC Radio Network.

2015 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Florida ‍‍‍y 18 5   .783 50 6   .893
No. 4 Auburn ‍‍y 18 6   .750 49 9   .845
No. 5 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 42 12   .778
No. 8 LSU  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 44 11   .800
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 42 14   .750
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 14 9   .609 40 14   .741
No. 12 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 39 14   .736
No. 24 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 38 18   .679
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 10 14   .417 37 20   .649
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 10 14   .417 35 18   .660
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 30 25   .545
Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 5 19   .208 29 24   .547
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1 23   .042 16 37   .302
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 12, 2015[1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches


Tournament

edit
1st Round
May 6th
SECN
Quarterfinals
May 7th
SECN
Semifinals
May 8th
ESPNU
Finals
May 9th
ESPN2
            
1 Florida 10
9 South Carolina 1(5)
8 Texas A&M 3
9 South Carolina 6
1 Florida 1
5 Tennessee 2
4 LSU 5
5 Tennessee 7
5 Tennessee 5
12 Kentucky 4
5 Tennessee 5
2 Auburn 6(9)
2 Auburn 5
7 Missouri 2
7 Missouri 9
10 Mississippi State 0(6)
2 Auburn 7
3 Alabama 1
3 Alabama 2
6 Georgia 1
6 Georgia 11
11 Ole Miss 0(5)
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.[2]

Schedule

edit
Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[3] Radio Announcers Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 6
1 11:00 a.m. #7 Missouri vs. #10 Mississippi State SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge 1,550
2 1:30 p.m. #6 Georgia vs. #11 Ole Miss
3 4:00 p.m. #8 Texas A&M vs. #9 South Carolina Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe
4 6:30 p.m. #5 Tennessee vs. #12 Kentucky
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 7
5 10:00 a.m. #2 Auburn vs. #7 Missouri SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge 1,973
6 12:30 p.m. #3 Alabama vs. #6 Georgia
7 3:00 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #9 South Carolina Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe
8 5:30 p.m. #4 LSU vs. #5 Tennessee
Semifinals – Friday, May 8
9 2:00 p.m. #2 Auburn vs. #3 Alabama ESPNU Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dan Wolfgang 1,769
10 4:30 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #5 Tennessee
Championship – Saturday, May 9
11 7:00 p.m. #5 Tennessee vs. #2 Auburn ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dan Wolfgang 1,853
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Regional conference softball tournament brackets released". KMA Land. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "College Softball Conference Tournaments: 50 Games, 11 Championships". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 5, 2015.