SEC Softball Tournament Live Updates of No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 7 Arkansas

Alabama opens up play at the 2026 SEC Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky on Thursday against Arkansas. The Crimson Tide (47-6) earned a double bye as the No. 2 seed in the conference. The Razorbacks (42-10) are the 7-seed and beat Mississippi State on Wednesday.

First pitch is scheduled for approximatley 1 p.m. CT and will air on SEC Network. BamaCentral will provide updates throughout.

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Live Updates

(latest updates at the top)

Top 2

Diving stop by Young at second to rob a hit and get the lead runner. Two outs.

Briski bounces back with a strikeout. One out.

Leadoff single through the right side for Kennedy.

END 1: Alabama 0, Arkansas 0

Bottom 1- Alabama batting

Roman strikes out swinging, and Alabama can't make Arkansas pay for the leadoff error.

Pupillo hits a groundball to the right side that moves Young to third with two outs.

Wells can't put together a productive at-bat. She pops up to first base for the first out.

Young pops up the first pitch she sees, but the Arkansas SS drops the ball as she retreats into the outfield. Alabama gets a leadoff baserunner on the error as Young stands on second for Wells. Fortunate break for the Crimson Tide. Let's see if Alabama can take advantage.

Young, Wells and Pupillo due up to lead things off for the Crimson Tide.

MID 1: Alabama 0, Arkansas 0

Top 1- Arkansas batting

Briski bounces back from the walk with a fly ball to right field and a groundout to keep the Razorbacks off the board.

Bain battles through a long at-bat for a one-out walk to give Arkansas its first baserunner.

Just two batters in, it's looking like we're going to have a pretty tight strike zone today.

Briski opens the game with her first strikeout. One out.

The first pitch from Briski is a strike, and this game is underway.

Starting lineups

New leadoff for Alabama with Jena Young moving up in the lineup.

As expected, Jocelyn Briski for Alabama vs. Robyn Herron for Arkansas in the circle.

Pregame

Alabama will be wearing its pinstripes uniform while Arkansas will be dressed in all red.

First pitch for Alabama and Arkansas is now scheduled for 1:25 p.m. CT. The game will still air on SEC Network.

Florida beats Auburn 10-9, and the Crimson Tide will face the Gators in the semifinals if it advances.

Alabama's start will be delayed as the Auburn game has gone a little long.

The start time of Alabama and Arkansas might be slightly delayed depending on how long this Auburn Florida game lasts.

As the higher seed, Alabama will be the designated home team and bat second.

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