SEC softball tournament

{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament

| name = SEC softball tournament

| optional_subheader = Conference softball championship

| defunct =

| image = Image:SEC Softball Champ logo.png

| caption = SEC Softball Championship Tournament logo

| sport = Softball

| conference = Southeastern Conference

| number_of_teams = 13

| format = Single-elimination tournament (2006-present)
Double-elimination tournament (1997-2006)

| current_stadium = Jane B. Moore Field

| current_location = Auburn, Alabama

| years = 1997-present

| most_recent = 2024 Southeastern Conference softball tournament

| current_champion = Florida Gators

| most_championships = Alabama & Florida (6)

| television = SEC Network and ESPN

| website = [http://secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=6 SECSports.com Softball]

| sponsors =

| all_stadiums =

| all_locations =

}}

The SEC softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It is a single-elimination (since 2006) tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Tournament

The SEC softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament held each year at various SEC-conference campus stadiums. Thirteen of the 14 teams in the SEC make the tournament each year (Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team).

History

The tournament has been held since 1997, when the SEC began sponsoring softball. In 1997 it was an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with byes for the top two seeds. From 1998 until 2005 it was an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with no byes. In 2006 it became an eight-team, single-elimination tournament. In 2013, with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M into the SEC, the tournament moved to a ten-team, single-elimination tournament with the top 6 teams earning first round byes.

Champions

=Year-by-year=

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Southeastern Conference|border=2|Year|Champion|Venue|MVP}}

1997

| {{csb link|year=1997|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| Columbus, Georgia

| Trinity Johnson, P, South Carolina

1998

| {{csb link|year=1998|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| Columbus, Georgia

| Autumn Anderson, P, {{csb link|year=1998|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}

1999

| {{csb link|year=1999|team=LSU Lady Tigers|title=LSU}}

| Columbus, Georgia

| Ashley Lewis, P, LSU

2000

| {{csb link|year=2000|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| Columbus, Georgia

| Megan Matthews, P, South Carolina

2001

| {{csb link|year=2001|team=LSU Lady Tigers|title=LSU}}

| Jim Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, Tennessee

| Britni Sneed, P, LSU

2002

| {{csb link|year=2002|team=LSU Lady Tigers|title=LSU}}

| Jim Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, Tennessee

| Britni Sneed, P, LSU

2003

| {{csb link|year=2003|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| Plant City Stadium, Plant City, Florida

| Kristin Schmidt, P, LSU

2004

| {{csb link|year=2004|team=LSU Lady Tigers|title=LSU}}

| University of Alabama Softball Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

| Kristin Schmidt, P, LSU

2005

| {{csb link|year=2005|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

| Stephanie VanBrakle, DP/UT, Alabama

2006

| Tennessee

| Jack Turner Stadium, Athens, Georgia

| Monica Abbott, P, Tennessee

2007

| {{csb link|year=2007|team=LSU Lady Tigers|title=LSU}}

| Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn, Alabama

| Dani Hofer, P, LSU

2008

| Florida

| Tiger Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| Stacey Nelson, P, Florida

2009

| Florida

| Sherri Parker Lee Softball Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

| Kristina Hilberth, C, Florida

2010

| Alabama

| Bogle Park, Fayetteville, Arkansas

| Kelsi Dunne, P, Alabama

2011

| {{csb link|year=2011|team=Tennessee Lady Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}

| Ole Miss Softball Complex, Oxford, Mississippi

| Ellen Renfroe, P, Tennessee

2012

| Alabama

| Rhoads Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

| Jaclyn Traina, P, Alabama

2013

| Florida

| John Cropp Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

| Kristi Merritt, OF, Florida

2014

| {{csb link|year=2014|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}

| South Carolina Softball Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina

| Chelsea Wilkinson, P, Georgia

2015

| Auburn

| Tiger Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| Emily Carosone, 2B, Auburn

2016

| Auburn

| Nusz Park, Starkville, Mississippi

| Emily Carosone, 2B, Auburn

2017

| {{csb link|year=2017|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}

| Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

| Kaitlin Lee, P, Ole Miss

2018

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

| Mizzou Softball Stadium, Columbia, Missouri

| Amanda Lorenz, OF, Florida

2019

| {{csb link|year=2019|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}

| Davis Diamond, College Station, Texas

| Kelly Barnhill, P, Florida

2020

| colspan=3 align=center|Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

2021

| Alabama

| Rhoads Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

| Montana Fouts, P, Alabama

2022

| {{csb link|year=2022|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

| Chenise Delce, P, Arkansas

2023

| Tennessee

| Bogle Park, Fayetteville, Arkansas

| Kiki Milloy, OF, Tennessee

2024

| Florida

| Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn, Alabama

| Skylar Wallace, SS, Florida

2025

| -

| Jack Turner Stadium, Athens, Georgia

2026

| -

| John Cropp Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

2027

| -

| Ole Miss Softball Complex, Oxford, Mississippi

2028

| Mizzou Softball Stadium, Columbia, Missouri

2029

| Nusz Park, Starkville, Mississippi

=By school=

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Southeastern Conference|border=2|School|Championships|Years}}

Alabama

| 6

| 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021

Florida

| 6

| 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2024

LSU

| 5

| 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007

Tennessee

| 3

| 2006, 2011, 2023

Auburn

| 2

| 2015, 2016

South Carolina

| 2

| 1997, 2000

Georgia

| 1

| 2014

Ole Miss

| 1

| 2017

Arkansas

| 1

| 2022

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

External links

[http://www.secsports.com/ SECSports.com]