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Softball Rodney Kirschner Deputy Athletics Director | Director of Strategic Communications | Sports Information Director

Southern Claims No. 3 Seed Heading into SWAC Tournament

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.| The Southern University softball team claimed the No. 3 seed in the western division entering the 2024 SWAC Softball Tournament. The Jaguars (16-25, 12-12 SWAC) will face Jackson State on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.
 
Prairie View A&M (23-1 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Western Division.
 
Texas Southern claimed the Western Division No. 2 seed (14-8 SWAC), followed by No. 4 seed Arkansas-Pine Buff (8-14 SWAC).
 
Florida A&M (19-5 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Eastern Division.
 
Bethune-Cookman claimed the No. 3 seed (16-8 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Alabama State (15-9 SWAC).

The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format with action set to start at 10:30 a.m. CST on Tuesday, May 7th with games slated to run through May 10th.
 
If necessary, the final tournament championship game has been scheduled for Saturday, May 11th at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Gulfport, Miss. All tournament games will be available live on the SWAC Digital Network.
 
The complete tournament bracket can be found at the link above. Please click here to purchase tickets for the event.
 
Tuesday, May 7
Game 1 – (W2) Texas Southern vs. (E3) Bethune-Cookman, 10:30 a.m.
Game 2 – (E2) Jackson State vs. (W3) Southern, 1:00 p.m.
Game 3 – (E1) Florida A&M vs. (W4) Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 3:30 p.m.
Game 4 – (W1) Prairie View A&M vs. (E4) Alabama State, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 8
Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 10:30 a.m.
Game 6 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:00 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 3:30 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 9
Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 10:30 a.m.
Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 1:00 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:30 p.m.
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, May 10
Game 13 – Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11, 10:30 a.m.
Game 14 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 11 (if necessary)
Game 15 – Championship Game 2, 11:00 a.m.
 
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