2025 SEC Softball Tournament Bracket: Updated matchups, scores, schedule

The 2025 SEC Softball Tournament will take center stage this week. With the regular season is in the rearview, teams are heading to Athens to compete for the conference title, as Georgia is hosting the event this season.

It was a tremendous season for Oklahoma, and they’ll be the team to beat after bringing home the regular-season title during their first year in the conference. The Sooners went 17-7 in conference play, finishing ahead of Texas A&M, who came in as the No. 2 seed in the field. Fellow newcomer Texas will be the No. 3 seed. They had a 16-8 mark in league play.

All told, the 2025 SEC softball tournament begins May 6 at Georgia’s Jack Turner Softball Stadium. The top four received double-byes to the quarterfinals. Here’s the full bracket, seeds and schedule for the week. It’ll be updated live with scores as they roll in.

Tuesday, May 6

Game 1: No. 12 Georgia 8, No. 13 Kentucky, 0 (F/5 – Run Rule)
Georgia was looking to make a statement to kickoff the SEC Tournament, and they did in grand fashion, shutting Kentucky out to the tune of an 8-0 victory in the fifth inning via the run rule. They’ll advance to face Arkansas on Wednesday. The shining star of the Bulldogs’ win was Jadyn Goodwin, as she drove in four runs during the victory.

Game 2: No. 11 Ole Miss 1, No. 14 Missouri 0
In a bona fide pitchers’ duel, a second-inning double proved to be the only run of the game. Persy Llamas drove in Jaden Pone in the bottom of the first inning, and that proved to be the difference as Ole Miss defeated Missouri 1-0 in the first round of the SEC softball tournament.

Game 3: No. 10 Alabama 3, No. 15 Auburn 2
Tuesday’s finale featured plenty of defensive gems from both teams as Alabama and Auburn squared off in a thriller. Ultimately, the Crimson Tide held on to take down the rival Tigers 3-2 and advance to Wednesday’s second round of the SEC softball tournament.

Wednesday, May 7

Game 4: No. 9 LSU 5, No. 8 Mississippi State 0
From start to finish, LSU was in control of Wednesday’s opener from the SEC Tournament. Mississippi State was only able to put one hit on the board. Next up for the Tigers will not be an easy one, going up against the SEC Champions and the four-time reigning national champions.

Game 5: No. 5 Arkansas 5, No. 12 Georgia 1
Drama has hit the SEC Tournament. A tight game throughout seven innings, Arkansas got the bases loaded with a great chance to walk off the game. And instead of bringing in just one run, Bri Ellis decided to clear the bases with a grand slam.

Game 6: No. 11 Ole Miss 6, No. 6 Florida 3 (F/8)
Ole Miss looked like it was in line to pull off a stunner, but Florida put together a seventh-inning rally with two home runs to force extras in Wednesday’s third game. The Rebels responded once again with a three-run homer from Mackenzie Pickens, which held as the difference as Ole Miss took down the defending champion Gators.

Game 7: No. 7 South Carolina 6, No. 10 Alabama 2
Arianna Rodi’s huge night helped propel South Carolina past Alabama and into the quarterfinal round of the SEC softball tournament. She hit two-run home runs in back-to-back at-bats to lead the charge as the Gamecocks took down the Crimson Tide 6-2.

Thursday, May 8

Game 8: No. 1 Oklahoma 4, No. 9 LSU 1
Sooners senior starter Sam Landry carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning en route to holding the Tigers to just one hit Thursday. Fellow senior infielder Cydney Sanders led the way offensively with three RBIs, two coming on a two-run home run to give Oklahoma a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Game 9: No. 5 Arkansas 6, No. 4 Tennessee 1
Arkansas senior Raigan Kramer smacked a fifth inning grand slam to send the Razorbacks past foruth-seeded Tennessee on Thursday. Kramer went 2-for-4 with four RBI, while junior Reagan Johnson and senior Bri Ellis also adeed a pair of hits in the effort. Arkansas advances to play No. 1 seed Oklahoma on Friday.

Game 10: No. 3 Texas 7, No. 11 Ole Miss 6
A five-run fifth inning got Ole Miss right back into Thursday’s game against Texas as the Rebels brought it to a 6-6 tie. However, the Longhorns were able to take advantage of an error in the bottom of the seventh as Mia Scott lofted a walk-off double to center field to seal the 7-6 victory.

Game 11: No. 2 Texas A&M 12, No. 7 South Carolina 4 (F/5)
Throughout Thursday’s nightcap, South Carolina appeared to respond every time Texas A&M punched. However, the Aggies’ offense put its foot to the floor in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring six runs – the last of which came on the Gamecocks’ fifth error of the game – to seal the run-rule victory and advance to the semifinals.

Friday, May 9

Game 12: No. 1 Oklahoma 8, No. 5 Arkansas 6
Early in Friday’s opener, Arkansas looked like it was on its way to an upset, taking a 6-1 lead on top-seeded Oklahoma. The Sooners’ bats started to wake up, setting a new SEC record with six home runs – including the walk-off from Gabbie Garcia in the bottom of the seventh to complete the comeback and get the 8-6 victory.

Game 13: No. 2 Texas A&M 14, No. 3 Texas 2 (F/5)
Texas A&M didn’t waste any time getting started in Friday’s semifinal against Texas as the first six batters of the game scored. That was just the beginning for the Aggies, who broke their own record for most runs scored in a run-rule victory as they advanced to the championship game.

Saturday, May 10

Championship Game: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Texas A&M – Canceled (weather)

Saturday’s championship game between Oklahoma and Texas A&M was canceled due to inclement weather. The game will not be up, with the Sooners and Aggies being declared co-champions.

— On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.