Alabama Earns No. 2 Seed, First-Round Bye In SEC Softball Tournament

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Alabama softball (41-10, 16-8 SEC) received a No. 2 overall seed and first-round bye for the SEC Softball Tournament in Gainesville, Florida.

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The Crimson Tide will open the tournament on Thursday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m. local time on the SEC Network, facing off against the winner of Missouri and Auburn on Wednesday.

The first round of the tournament kicks off Tuesday, May 10 and continues through the championship game on Saturday.

Alabama has a 44-26 all-time record in the SEC Tournament, winning six tournament titles in 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2022.

Here's a look at the schedule for the 2022 SEC Softball Tournament

• Tuesday, May 10
  • No. 12 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 South Carolina – 6 p.m. CT – SEC Network
• Wednesday, May 11
  • No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Mississippi State – 11 a.m. CT – SEC Network
  • No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Auburn – 1:30 p.m. CT – SEC Network
  • No. 5 Florida vs. Game 1 winner – 4 p.m. CT – SEC Network
  • No. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Georgia – 6:30 p.m. CT – SEC Network
• Thursday, May 12
  • No. 3 Tennessee vs. Game 2 winner – 11 a.m. CT – SEC Network
  • No. 2 Alabama vs. Game 3 winner – 1:30 p.m. CT – SEC Network
  • No. 4 Kentucky vs. Game 4 winner – 4 p.m. CT – SEC Network
  • No. 1 Arkansas vs. Game 5 winner – 6:30 p.m. CT – SEC Network
• Friday, May 13
  • Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner – 2 p.m. CT – ESPN2
  • Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner – 4:30 p.m. CT – ESPN2
• Saturday, May 14
  • Championship Game – 4 p.m. CT – ESPN2

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