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2018 SEC softball tournament

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{{Infobox NCAA Softball Conference Tournament

| Year=2018

| Conference=Southeastern Conference

| ShortConference=SEC

| Division=I

| Gender=Women's

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=12

| Format= Single-elimination tournament

| Ballpark= Mizzou Softball Stadium

| City=Columbia, Missouri

| 1stRoundBallpark=

| 1stRoundCity=

| QuarterBallpark=

| QuarterCity=

| SemiBallpark=

| SemiCity=

| FinalBallpark=

| FinalCity=

| Champions= Florida

| TitleCount= 4th

| Coach= Tim Walton

| CoachCount= 4th

| RunnerUp= {{csb link|year=2018|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| RunnerUpGameCount= 4th

| MVP= Amanda Lorenz

| MVPTeam= Florida

| Attendance=

| Television = SECN
ESPN2
ESPNU

| Different Previous= 2017

| Different Next= 2019

}}

{{2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings}}

The 2018 SEC softball tournament will be held at Mizzou Softball Stadium on the campus of University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri from May 9 through May 12, 2018. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN2 and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.

Tournament

{{4RoundBracket-Byes|

| RD1=1st Round
May 9th
SECN

| RD2=Quarterfinals
May 10th
SECN

| RD3=Semifinals
May 11th
ESPNU

| RD4=Finals
May 12th
ESPN2

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Alabama

| RD1-score03=6

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Auburn

| RD1-score04=4

| RD1-seed07=5

| RD1-team07={{csb link|year=2018|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}

| RD1-score07=4

| RD1-seed08=12

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2018|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}

| RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed11=7

| RD1-team11={{csb link|year=2018|team=Arkansas Lady Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| RD1-score11=3

| RD1-seed12=10

| RD1-team12={{csb link|year=2018|team=Kentucky Wildcats|title=Kentucky}}

| RD1-score12=1

| RD1-seed15=6

| RD1-team15={{csb link|year=2018|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}

| RD1-score15=0

| RD1-seed16=11

| RD1-team16={{csb link|year=2018|team=Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}

| RD1-score16=2

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{csb link|year=2018|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=Alabama

| RD2-score02=2

| RD2-seed03=4

| RD2-team03={{csb link|year=2018|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}

| RD2-score03=1

| RD2-seed04=5

| RD2-team04={{csb link|year=2018|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}

| RD2-score04=0

| RD2-seed05=2

| RD2-team05={{csb link|year=2018|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}

| RD2-score05=3

| RD2-seed06=7

| RD2-team06={{csb link|year=2018|team=Arkansas Lady Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| RD2-score06=8

| RD2-seed07=3

| RD2-team07={{csb link|year=2018|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| RD2-score07=3

| RD2-seed08=11

| RD2-team08={{csb link|year=2018|team=Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}

| RD2-score08=1

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{csb link|year=2018|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}

| RD3-score01=10

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02={{csb link|year=2018|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}

| RD3-score02=2

| RD3-seed03=7

| RD3-team03={{csb link|year=2018|team=Arkansas Lady Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| RD3-score03=1

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-team04={{csb link|year=2018|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| RD3-score04=3

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{csb link|year=2018|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}

| RD4-score01=3

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02={{csb link|year=2018|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| RD4-score02=1

}}

  • Only the top 12 teams are able to participate, therefore, Missouri was not eligible to play.
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.

Schedule

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!Game

!Time*

!Matchup#

!Television

!TV Announcers{{cite news|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/05/mayhem-college-softballs-biggest-month-begins-50-conference-tournament-games-11-championship-games-espns-networks/|title=#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks |newspaper=ESPN Media Zone|accessdate=2017-05-08}}

! Radio Announcers

! Attendance

colspan=7| First Round – Wednesday, May 9
style="text-align:center;" | 1

| 12:00 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Mississippi State

| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | SEC Network

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge

| style="text-align:center;" | Jack Condon & Rob Joyce

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 1,307

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| 2:30 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #7 Arkansas vs. #10 Kentucky

| style="text-align:center;" | Rob Joyce & Dave Shook

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| 5:00 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #5 LSU vs. #12 Ole Miss

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe

| style="text-align:center;" | Dave Shook & Jack Condon

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 1,527

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| 7:30 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #8 Alabama vs. #9 Auburn

| style="text-align:center;" | Jack Condon & Rob Joyce

colspan=7| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 10
style="text-align:center;" | 5

| 12:00 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #3 South Carolina vs. #11 Mississippi State

| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | SEC Network

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge

| style="text-align:center;" | Dave Shook & Jack Condon

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | –

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| 2:30 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #2 Georgia vs. #7 Arkansas

| style="text-align:center;" | Jack Condon & Rob Joyce

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| 5:00 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #4 Tennessee vs. #5 LSU

|rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe

| style="text-align:center;" | Rob Joyce & Dave Shook

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | –

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| 7:30 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #1 Florida vs. #8 Alabama

| style="text-align:center;" | Dave Shook & Jack Condon

colspan=7| Semifinals – Friday, May 11
style="text-align:center;" | 9

| 3:00 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #3 South Carolina vs. #7 Arkansas

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | ESPNU

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge

| style="text-align:center;" | Rob Joyce & Dave Shook

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | –

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| 5:30 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #1 Florida vs. #4 Tennessee

| style="text-align:center;" | Dave Shook & Jack Condon

colspan=7| Championship – Saturday, May 12
style="text-align:center;" | 11

| 8:00 p.m.

| style="text-align:center;" | #1 Florida vs. #3 South Carolina

| style="text-align:center;" | ESPN2

| style="text-align:center;" | Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge

| style="text-align:center;" | Jack Condon, Dave Shook, & Rob Joyce

| style="text-align:center;" | –

colspan=7| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

See also

References

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{{Southeastern Conference softball navbox}}

{{SEC softball tournament}}

{{2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament navbox}}

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