Alabama Opens Play at 2023 SEC Softball Tournament Wednesday as No. 5 Seed
5/7/2023 5:40:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide will face the winner of Tuesday’s game between Mississippi State and Missouri
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama enters the 2023 SEC Softball Tournament as the No. 5 overall seed, opening play on Wednesday, May 10 at 4 p.m. CT live on the SEC Network against the winner of Tuesday's matchup between Mississippi State and Missouri.
Action at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Ark., begins Tuesday, May 9 and continues through the championship game on Saturday, May 13. No. 13 seed Missouri and No. 12 seed Mississippi State will play on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. CT with the winner advancing to face the Crimson Tide the following day. The winner of that game will advance to face tournament host and fourth-seeded Arkansas on Thursday, May 11 at 4 p.m. CT.
All games Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will air live on the SEC Network with Friday's semifinals and Saturday's championship on ESPN2.
Alabama owns a 44-27 (.620) all-time record in the SEC Tournament, including a 40-24 (.625) mark under Head Coach Patrick Murphy. The Crimson Tide have won six tournament titles, doing so in 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2022.
2023 SEC Softball Tournament Schedule (Fayetteville, Ark.)
- Tuesday, May 9
- No. 12 Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Missouri – 6:30 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- Wednesday, May 10
- No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Ole Miss – 10 a.m. CT – SEC Network
- No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 South Carolina – 1 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- No. 5 Alabama vs. Game 1 winner – 4 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Kentucky – 7 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- Thursday, May 11
- No. 3 Auburn vs. Game 2 winner – 10 a.m. CT – SEC Network
- No. 2 Georgia vs. Game 3 winner – 1 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- No. 4 Arkansas vs. Game 4 winner – 4 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- No. 1 Tennessee vs. Game 5 winner – 7 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- Friday, May 12
- Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner – 3 p.m. CT – ESPN2
- Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner – 5:30 p.m. CT – ESPN2
- Saturday, May 13
- Championship Game – 4 p.m. CT – ESPN2
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