Day 2 SEC Softball Tournament results, updated bracket

Day Two of the 2024 SEC Softball Tournament is in the books, and the four quarterfinal matchups are official after a historic Wednesday slate.

8-seed LSU defeated 9-seed Alabama 3-2 in 14 innings in the first of four games in what turned out to be the longest game in SEC Tournament history. That wouldn’t last long, though.

After nearly eight innings of scoreless softball — Taylor Pleasants knocked in a single to center field in the bottom of the 14th to score Sierra Daniel from third base to give the Tigers their sixth walk-off of the season. They’ll play top-seeded Tennessee to begin day three on Thursday.

The second matchup of the day saw 5-seed Missouri control their matchup against 13-seed Ole Miss after scoring three early runs. The Rebels wouldn’t find the scoreboard until the seventh, but by that time it was too late thanks to the pitching performance of Laurin Krings and Taylor Pannell.

Excitement continued in game three, seeing 7-seed Georgia and 10-seed Auburn battle into extra innings at two runs a piece. After a pitcher’s duel sent this game into 14 innings tied at 2-2 — seven combined runs from both teams were scored in the 14th as Bulldogs catcher Sarah Gordon worked an 0-1 count over the fence to walk it off for Georgia, who will now face 2-seed Florida on Thursday.

This game broke the LSU-Alabama record for the longest game in SEC Tournament history by nearly 30 minutes, playing for a whopping 4 hours and 21 minutes.

After all the fireworks throughout the day, the night ended with a little less of a bang as 11-seed South Carolina defeated 6-seed Mississippi State 8-4. The Gamecocks stormed off to an 8-1 lead through four and a half innings before the Bulldogs tried to rally with a three-run bomb by first baseman Madisyn Kennedy in the bottom of the fifth stanza.

That homer would prove to be the last of the scoring as the Gamecocks would advance to the next round. Gamecocks second baseman Denver Bryant led the way with four hits producing two RBIs while also scoring twice herself. South Carolina will now face the 2-seed Texas A&M Aggies to finish off Thursday’s action.

2024 SEC Softball Tournament bracket, schedule

Tuesday, May 7

Game 1: Ole Miss 7, Kentucky 2

Wednesday, May 8

Game 2: LSU 3, Alabama 2
Game 3: Missouri 3, Ole Miss 1
Game 4: Georgia 6, Auburn 5
Game 5: South Carolina 8, Mississippi State 4

Thursday, May 9

Game 6: No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 LSU, 10 a.m. on SEC Network
Game 7: No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 5 Missouri, 35 minutes after Game 6 on SEC Network
Game 8: No. 2 Florida vs. No. 7 Georgia, 4 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 9: No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 South Carolina, 35 minutes after Game 8 on SEC Network

Friday, May 10

Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 3 p.m. on ESPN2
Game 11: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 35 minutes after Game 10 on ESPN2

Saturday, May 11

Championship Game: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 4 p.m. on ESPN2

All times are CT.