MOBILE, Ala. — No. 22 South Alabama softball has been seeded second for the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament and will open play Thursday, May 7, at 5 p.m. in San Marcos, Texas.
The No. 2 seed gives the Jaguars a bye past the tournament’s opening single-elimination games. South Alabama will play in Game 6 on Thursday against UL-Monroe, UT-Arlington or Texas State.
Tournament Format
The event will determine the Sun Belt’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The first day will be played in a single-elimination format, with the tournament switching to double elimination beginning on the second day. Every conference member that sponsors softball is eligible to compete.
Seeds
- 1. UL-Lafayette
- 2. South Alabama
- 3. Texas State
- 4. Troy
- 5. Georgia State
- 6. UL-Monroe
- 7. UT-Arlington
- 8. Georgia Southern
Television
Games beginning Friday, May 8, will be shown on ESPN3, including the 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. games and the 5 p.m. elimination-bracket game that day. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m., also on ESPN3.
