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2025 SEC softball conference tournament: Bracket/ Schedule
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2025 SEC softball conference tournament: Bracket/ Schedule

The 2025 SEC softball conference tournament will be held from Tuesday, May 6 to Saturday, May 10 at Jack Turner Stadium in Athens, Georgia.  The winning team will earn an automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA tournament bracket, which will be revealed Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. 2025 SEC conference tournament…

#5/12 Vols Split Sunday Games Against #5/10 Auburn
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#5/12 Vols Split Sunday Games Against #5/10 Auburn

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5/12 Tennessee started its Sunday afternoon on a high note with a walk-off win in extra innings over No. 5/10 Auburn, but dropped the series finale, 8-1, to cap the day at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.  Game 2 Recap: UT 5, Auburn 4 (11 Inn.) The Vols evened up the series against the Tigers…

#5 Tennessee Drops Series Finale to #2 Texas A&M
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#5 Tennessee Drops Series Finale to #2 Texas A&M

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5 Tennessee fell 13–2 to No. 2 Texas A&M in Saturday’s regular-season finale at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, dropping the final SEC series of the year. The game resumed Saturday morning in the bottom of the second inning after being suspended Friday night due to inclement weather in the Knoxville area. Texas A&M (43–9,…

#5 Lady Vols Win Game 1 of Doubleheader, Game 2 Suspended
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#5 Lady Vols Win Game 1 of Doubleheader, Game 2 Suspended

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5 Tennessee took Game 1 of Friday’s scheduled doubleheader against No. 2 Texas A&M 5-1 before Game 2 was suspended due to weather in the bottom of the second inning. The final game of the series will resume on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET. Senior Sophia Nugent headlined game one with a standout performance on…

#5 Lady Vols Fall 1-0 to #2 Texas A&M
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#5 Lady Vols Fall 1-0 to #2 Texas A&M

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In a tightly contested showdown between top-five teams, No. 5 Tennessee fell 1-0 to No. 2 Texas A&M on Thursday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. The game lived up to its billing as a pitcher’s duel, with Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens and Texas A&M’s Emiley Kennedy each recording 10 strikeouts. Offense was hard to come by on…