Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament
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.
| SEC Softball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Softball Championship | |
 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 | Davis Diamond (Texas A&M University) |
| Current location | College Station, Texas |
| Played | 1997-present |
| Last contest | 2019 - David Diamond, College Station, Texas |
| Current champion | Florida Gators |
| Most championships | Florida, Alabama, LSU (5) |
| TV partner(s) | SEC Network and ESPN |
| Official website | SECSports.com Softball |
Tournament
The SEC Softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament held each year at various SEC-conference campus stadiums. 13 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
| Year | School | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | South Carolina | Columbus, Georgia | Trinity Johnson, P, South Carolina |
| 1998 | Alabama | Columbus, Georgia | Autumn Anderson, P, Mississippi State |
| 1999 | LSU | Columbus, Georgia | Ashley Lewis, P, LSU |
| 2000 | South Carolina | Columbus, Georgia | Megan Matthews, P, South Carolina |
| 2001 | LSU | Jim Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, Tennessee | Britni Sneed, P, LSU |
| 2002 | LSU | Jim Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, Tennessee | Britni Sneed, P, LSU |
| 2003 | Alabama | Plant City Stadium, Plant City, Florida | Kristin Schmidt, P, LSU |
| 2004 | LSU | University of Alabama Softball Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Kristin Schmidt, P, LSU |
| 2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Ole Miss | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee | Kaitlin Lee, P, Ole Miss |
| 2018 | Florida | Mizzou Softball Stadium, Columbia, Missouri | Amanda Lorenz, OF, Florida |
| 2019 | Florida | Davis Diamond, College Station, Texas | Kelly Barnhill, P, Florida |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
By school
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012 |
| Florida | 5 | 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| LSU | 5 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 |
| Auburn | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 1997, 2000 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 2006, 2011 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2014 |
| Ole Miss | 1 | 2017 |
| Arkansas | 0 | |
| Kentucky | 0 | |
| Mississippi State | 0 | |
| Missouri | 0 | |
| Texas A&M | 0 |