2025 SEC Softball Tournament: Trisha Ford reacts to 'unfortunate' championship game cancellation

After a more than 2.5-hour delay, the SEC announced the 2025 softball tournament championship would be canceled due to weather. The game was set to start at 1 p.m. after an earlier schedule change, but the tarp remained on the field in Athens ahead of Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M.

Afterward, Aggies coach Trisha Ford shared her reaction to the decision. She pointed out the need to make sure the two teams could play a full game as one of the many “factors” that played into the move.

The title game was originally scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, but the conference shifted it to 1 p.m. in anticipation of weather in the area. As a result of the cancellation, OU and Texas A&M were co-tournament champions, and Ford pointed out the amount of rain at Jack Turner Stadium as a reason for the move.

“There’s just a lot of factors [that went into it],” Ford said, via The Eagle’s Robert Cessna. “It hasn’t stopped raining since about noon today. It [didn’t] look like we’d get a window big enough for us to be able to play a game. So with just the field conditions and then for everybody being able to get home safely [it was] just one of those unfortunate things.”

The coaches for both teams met for a long period of time behind home plate at Jack Turner Stadium during a break in the rain, but it started again shortly thereafter. Ultimately, the league made the decision not to play the game. Oklahoma gets the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the regular-season champion, but both teams will appear in the bracket during Sunday’s reveal show.

“Due to inclement weather now and predicted for the rest of the day, today’s championship game will not be played,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement announcing the cancellation. “Both Oklahoma and Texas A&M are declared co-champions for the 2025 SEC softball tournament. Congratulations to the Sooners and the Aggies, and best of luck to both teams in the postseason!

“Thank you to Georgia for hosting a tremendous tournament all week. Thank you to all the fans for attending the 2025 SEC softball tournament, and please arrive home safely.”

Now, the debate will be about which program will come in as the No. 1 overall seed in Sunday’s bracket reveal. Texas A&M headed into Saturday ranked as the top team in the country while Oklahoma came in at No. 2.

Both the Sooners and Aggies will find out their NCAA Tournament fate during Sunday’s selection show. The bracket reveal is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.