For the 12th straight year, the TSU softball team has earned the top seed out of the SWAC West in the SWAC Tournament as they'll face Jackson State at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in Gulfport, Miss.
Both teams will meet for the first time since the 2019 SWAC Tournament and for the 13th time in 10 years as TSU holds a 9-3 mark. TSU enters the tournament looking for its first SWAC Championship since 2017 as this year's tournament marks the postseason debut of Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M from the SWAC East.
The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format with action set to start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday with games slated to run through May 13. If necessary, the final tournament championship game has been scheduled for Saturday, May 14
. All tournament games will be available live on theÂ
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The complete tournament bracket can be found at the link above. PleaseÂ
click here to purchase tickets for the event.
Tuesday, May 10
Game 1 – (E2) Alabama State vs. (W3) Grambling State, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – (W2) Prairie View A&M vs. (E3) Florida A&M, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – (W1) Texas Southern vs. (E4) Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – (E1) Bethune-Cookman vs. (W4) Southern, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11
Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9:00 a.m.
Game 6 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:00 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:00 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 12
Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7
Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10
Friday, May 13
Game 13 – Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11
Game 14 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13
Saturday, May 14 (if necessary)
Game 15 – Championship Game 2
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