SEC Softball Tournament Central: Schedule and Updates

All 15 teams are in action this week at the 2025 SEC Tournament in Athens, Ga.

Follow along with Softball On SI for all of the results.

Tuesday

(12) Georgia 8, (13) Kentucky 0

The Georgia Bulldogs raced out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and the Kentucky Wildcats only mustered three hits aginst Lilli Backes to open the 2025 SEC Tournament.

Backes pitched a complete-game shutout in the circle, and gave up three hits, struck out six, and walked two.

Jaydyn Goodwin led UGA at the plate going 2-for-3 with four runs batted in and two runs scored.

(11) Ole Miss 1, (14) Mizzou 0

Brianna Lopez pitched a complete-game gem. She struck out seven batters and allowed just three hits.

Ole Miss, as a team, only had five hits but a leadoff single by Jaden Pone and a Percy Llamas double in the first inning was all the offense needed to get the opening round win.

The loss for Mizzou ended the Tigers' season.

(10) Alabama 3, (15) Auburn 0

The Iron Bowl of softball lived up to the hype Tuesday night.

Auburn raced out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a first-inning home run but a couple of RBIs from Salen Hawkins and a run-scoring triple by Kali Heivilin was enough for the Crimson Tide to hold off the Tigers.

Wednesday

(9) LSU 5, (8) Mississippi State 0

Freshman pitcher Jayden Heavener threw her fifth shutout of the season and a four-run second was enough offense for the LSU Tigers.

Jalia Lassiter and Avery Hodge drove in two runs each. Lassiter finished 2-for-4 and Hodge was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Heavener only allowed one hit and struck out eight.

(5) Arkansas 5, (12) Georgia 1

Bri Ellis did Bri Ellis things.

The Arkansas slugger hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Razorbacks the win. The home run for Ellis set the Arkansas single-season home run and RBIs records. She finished 1-for-1 with two walks, a run scored and four RBIs.

Robyn Herron earned the win in relief, pitching three shutout innings.

(11) Ole Miss 6, (6) Florida 3

Ole Miss freshman Mackenzie Pickens blasted a three-run shot to break a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth inning to power the Rebels to to victory.

The Rebels scored three in the third to take an early lead but Florida homered its way back with Jocelyn Erickson and Taylor Shumaker going back-to-back in the bottom of the seventh to send the contest into extras.

Brianna Lopez earned her second save of the season, striking out five acorss 4.1 innings of work.

BIG MACKKKKKK 🗣️🗣️@kenziepickens | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/hcZfTirsIq
— Ole Miss Softball (@OleMissSoftball) May 7, 2025

(10) Alabama, 2 (7) South Carolina 6

Arianna Rodi hit a pair of home runs and finished the night 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Her second home run was her 16th of the season.

Rodi set a new single-season program record she held with Jana Johns (2019) and Alaynie Page (2015). She also became the first Gamecock to hit two home runs in an SEC Tournament game.

Jori Heard earned the win in relief, allowing one hit and striking out four in three innings of relief.

Thursday

(1) Oklahoma 4, (9) LSU 1

Sam Landry pitched a one-hitter and led the Oklahoma Sooners to an SEC Tournament debut win. She struck out seven in 7.0 innings of work and walked four.

Senior Cydney Sanders homered in the fifth to give the Sooners a 4-0 lead which proved to be enough for Landry to work with.

(4) Tennessee 1, (5) Arkansas 6

The Arkansas Razorbacks used a grand slam for the second consecutive game to power them to victory.

This time it was Reigan Kramer, who launched a home run to extend the Arkansas lead to 6-1 in the top of the seventh inning.

Robyn Herron allowed just six hits and struck out nine batters in a complete-game victory.

(3) Texas 7, (11) Ole Miss 6

Mia Scott doubled in Ashton Maloney in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Texas Longhorns to victory over the Ole MIss Rebels.

The two teams combined to score 13 runs on 19 hits but a three-hit night for Scott was too much for Ole MIss to handle.

Scott was 3-for-4 with a run scored an RBI. Citlaly Gutierrez earned the win, pitching three innings of scoreless relief.

(2) Texas A&M 12, (7) South Carolina 4

Texas A&M scored four runs in the second, two in the fourth and six in the fifth to score 12 runs in the quarterfinal matchup against South Carolina.

The Gamecocks committed five errors in the loss.

Mya Perez was 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored. KK Dement had four RBIs and Kennedy Powell had two.

Emiley Kennedy won her 20th game of the season and struck out six.

📍 Run-Rule, GA.#GigEm pic.twitter.com/Vos7pqeOcz
— Texas A&M Softball (@AggieSoftball) May 9, 2025

Friday

(5) Arkansas 6, (1) Oklahoma 8

The Oklahoma Sooners earned their championship appearance in walk off fashion when freshman Gabbie Garcia crushed a three-run home run in the bottom of seventh.

The Sooners came from behind after being down 6-1 in the third.

Gacia's home run was the sixth of the game for the Sooners, setting an SEC Tournament record for home runs in a game.

(2) Texas A&M 14, (3) Texas 2

The Texas A&M Aggies came out swinging and didn't let the Texas Longhorns come up for air. By the second inning, the Aggies led 11-0.

A&M's 12-run margin of victory is the largest by either team in their 50 all-time meetings.

Saturday

(2) Texas A&M vs. (1) Oklahoma, DNP

🚨 Official statement on the 2025 #SECSB Tournament Championship game from @GregSankey:#SECTourney pic.twitter.com/smnDQZy2BP
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) May 10, 2025

*All times are central.