2017 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament
The 2017 SEC Softball tournament was held at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on the campus of University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee from May 10 through May 13, 2017. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.[2]
2017 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Teams | 12 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
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Champions | Ole Miss (1 title) |
Winning coach | Mike Smith (1 title) |
Runner-up | LSU (11th title game) |
MVP | Kaitlin Lee (Ole Miss) |
Television | SECN ESPN2 ESPN |
2017 Southeastern Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida †y | 20 | – | 3 | .870 | 53 | – | 7 | .883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Auburn y | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 49 | – | 10 | .831 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Tennessee y | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 47 | – | 10 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Texas A&M y | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 45 | – | 10 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Alabama y | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 45 | – | 16 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 LSU y | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 45 | – | 19 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Kentucky y | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 39 | – | 17 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Ole Miss ‡y | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 43 | – | 18 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State y | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 South Carolina y | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 34 | – | 25 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri y | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 29 | – | 28 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas y | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 31 | – | 24 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Georgia y | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 35 | – | 23 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 22, 2017[1]; Rankings from NFCA |
Tournament
1st Round May 10th SECN |
Quarterfinals May 11th SECN |
Semifinals May 13th SEC, ESPN2 |
Finals May 13th ESPN |
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1 | #1 Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | #19 Ole Miss | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | #19 Ole Miss | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Mississippi State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | #19 Ole Miss | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | #15 Alabama | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | #11 Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | #15 Alabama | 2(10) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | #15 Alabama | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Arkansas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | #19 Ole Miss | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | #21 LSU | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | #7 Auburn | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | #18 Kentucky | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | #18 Kentucky | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | #24 South Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | #7 Auburn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | #21 LSU | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | #9 Tennessee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | #21 LSU | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | #21 LSU | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Missouri | 5 |
- Only the top 12 teams are able to participate, therefore, Georgia was not eligible to play.
- Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | TV Announcers[3] | Radio Announcers | Attendance |
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First Round – Wednesday, May 10 | ||||||
1 | 11:00 a.m. | #5 Alabama vs. #12 Arkansas | SEC Network | Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge | Mike Coulter, Dave Shook, & Paul Roper | – |
2 | 1:30 p.m. | #8 Ole Miss vs. #9 Mississippi State | Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter | |||
3 | 4:00 p.m. | #7 Kentucky vs. #10 South Carolina | Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe | Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook | 2,171 | |
4 | 6:30 p.m. | #6 LSU vs. #11 Missouri | Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter | |||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11 | ||||||
5 | 11:00 a.m. | #4 Texas A&M vs. #5 Alabama | SEC Network | Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge | Dave Shook, Mike Coulter, & Paul Roper | – |
6 | 2:30 p.m. | #1 Florida vs. #8 Ole Miss | Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook | |||
7 | 5:00 p.m. | #2 Auburn vs. #7 Kentucky | Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe | Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter | 2,448 | |
8 | 7:30 p.m. | #3 Tennessee vs. #6 LSU | Paul Roper, Mike Coulter, & Dave Shook | |||
Semifinals – Saturday, May 13 | ||||||
9 | 10:00 a.m. | #8 Ole Miss vs. #5 Alabama | SEC | Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge | Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter | – |
10 | 1:00 p.m. | #2 Auburn vs. #6 LSU | ESPN2 | Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter | ||
Championship – Saturday, May 13 | ||||||
11 | 7:00 p.m. | #8 Ole Miss vs. #6 LSU | ESPN | Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge | Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter | 2,248 |
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |
- Due to rain the semifinals were delayed to May 13 and moved from ESPNU to SEC Network and ESPN2.
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References
- "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- 2017 SEC Softball Tournament Central
- "#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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