The University of Mississippi Athletics
Softball Earns No. 9 Seed in SEC Tournament
5/8/2016 | Softball
OXFORD, Miss. - After completion of the regular season Sunday, Ole Miss softball has earned the No. 9 seed for the 2016 SEC Softball Tournament, set to open Wednesday at Nusz Park in Starkville, Miss.
The Rebels will open play against No. 8 seed Georgia at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The winner of the 8/9 game will advance on to play No. 1 seed Florida at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Ole Miss finished the regular season with an 11-13 record in SEC play, five wins better than a year ago, tied for the most conference victories in school history (2007), finishing just a game behind Georgia in the league standings.
The matchup between the two teams on Wednesday will be the fourth this season as Ole Miss took a game from then No. 14 Georgia just over a week ago in Athens. The Rebels and Bulldogs also met in the opening round of the SEC Tournament just a year ago in Baton Rouge, as Ole Miss fell in just its fourth appearance all-time in the conference tournament.
Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Auburn earned the top four seeds in this year's tournament, which allows them a bye in the first round. The 8/9 game was originally scheduled to be played at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, but the host institution, Mississippi State, is allowed to choose their game time for the opening round, and will play No. 5 Alabama in that slot to close out day one's action.
All SEC Tournament contests can be seen live on the ESPN family of networks, with Wednesday and Thursday's games set to air on SEC Network.
For all Ole Miss Softball news and information, go to OleMissSports.com and follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissSoftball, on Facebook at Ole Miss Softball and on Instagram at Instagram.com/olemisssoftball. Fans can also follow head coach Mike Smith on Twitter at @msmithsb16. Additionally fans can get a behind the scenes look at Ole Miss Athletics on Snapchat under the handle, @WeAreOleMiss.
