Softball Advances to Semifinals to Face Tennessee
5/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 14, 2010
| SEC Tournament | No. 1 Alabama (46-9, 23-4 SEC) vs. No. 5 Tennessee (42-12, 18-7 SEC) | |
| Date | Friday, May 14 4:30 p.m. CDT |
| Location | Fayetteville, Ark. | Bogle Park (1,200) |
| Tickets | SEC Tournament Ticket Information |
| Television | ESPNU (Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza) |
| Radio | None |
| Internet | Live Game Blog | |
| Game Notes | Alabama Notes  | Tennessee Notes |
| All-Time Series | Alabama leads, 28-14 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Alabama softball team (46-9, 23-4 SEC) advanced to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 9-0, in a game that went into the early morning hours Friday at Bogle Park. The Crimson Tide will now go on to face Tennessee (42-12, 18-7 SEC) with a scheduled start time of 4:30 p.m. CDT, just under 15 hours after the completion of Alabama's first-round game this morning.
The Tide will be facing Tennessee for the third time this season after sweeping a rain-shortened series earlier this year by scores of 4-2 and 7-6. Alabama is 3-3 all-time against the Lady Vols in past SEC Tournament matchups.
The winner of the game will advance to the championship game to face the winner of the other semifinal between Florida and Louisiana State. The championship game will be at 6:30 p.m. CDT Saturday and will be nationally televised by ESPN with Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza calling the action.
