2015 SEC softball tournament

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2015 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams12
Finals site
Champions Auburn  (1st title)
Runner-up Tennessee (3rd title game)
Winning coachClint Myers (1st title)
MVP Emily Carasone (Auburn)
Television SECN
ESPNU
ESPN

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.

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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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Florida  y185 .783506 .893
No. 4 Auburn  y186 .750499 .845
No. 5 Alabama  y177 .7084212 .778
No. 8 LSU  y159 .6254411 .800
No. 10 Tennessee  y159 .6254214 .750
No. 14 Georgia  y149 .6094014 .741
No. 12 Missouri  y1410 .5833914 .736
No. 24 Texas A&M  y1212 .5003818 .679
South Carolina  y1014 .4173720 .649
Mississippi State  y1014 .4173518 .660
Ole Miss  618 .2503025 .545
Kentucky  y519 .2082924 .547
Arkansas  123 .0421637 .302
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 12, 2015 [1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament

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
5Tennessee2
4 LSU 5
5Tennessee7
5 Tennessee 5
12 Kentucky 4
5 Tennessee 5
2Auburn6(9)
2 Auburn 5
7 Missouri 2
7 Missouri 9
10 Mississippi State 0(6)
2Auburn7
3 Alabama 1
3 Alabama 2
6 Georgia 1
6 Georgia 11
11 Ole Miss 0(5)

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionTV Announcers [3] Radio AnnouncersAttendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 6
111:00 a.m.#7 Missouri vs. #10 Mississippi StateSEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge 1,550
21:30 p.m.#6 Georgia vs. #11 Ole Miss
34:00 p.m.#8 Texas A&M vs. #9 South Carolina Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe
46:30 p.m.#5 Tennessee vs. #12 Kentucky
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 7
510:00 a.m.#2 Auburn vs. #7 MissouriSEC NetworkAdam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge1,973
612:30 p.m.#3 Alabama vs. #6 Georgia
73:00 p.m.#1 Florida vs. #9 South CarolinaBeth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe
85:30 p.m.#4 LSU vs. #5 Tennessee
Semifinals – Friday, May 8
92:00 p.m.#2 Auburn vs. #3 AlabamaESPNUBeth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly RoweDan Wolfgang1,769
104:30 p.m.#1 Florida vs. #5 Tennessee
Championship – Saturday, May 9
117:00 p.m.#5 Tennessee vs. #2 AuburnESPN2Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly RoweDan Wolfgang1,853
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

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