Weather delays Missouri's SEC Softball Tournament quarterfinals game: Updates, forecast

Missouri softball’s game on Thursday in the quarterfinal of the SEC Softball Tournament has been delayed due to inclement weather. Play on Thursday in Auburn, Alabama, was postponed shortly before the first game of the day, which was due to begin at 10 a.m.

Missouri’s game was due to begin at 1 p.m. or 35 minutes following the conclusion of the opening game of the day. The Tigers are likely to experience at minimum a two-hour delay.

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As of 12:20 p.m. CDT, the opening quarterfinals matchup between No. 1 Tennessee and No. 8 LSU had not started. The conference issued an update via X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, at noon saying that it would “continue to monitor the situation.”

The No. 5-seeded Tigers are facing No. 4 Arkansas in the quarterfinals. There is not an official update on when play will resume.

Missouri defeated No. 13-seeded Ole Miss 3-1 in the opening round of the conference tournament, putting up all of its runs in a third-inning outburst and receiving a six-inning, three-hit gem from ace Laurin Krings in the circle.

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The Razorbacks, who won the regular-season series against Missouri in early April in Fayetteville, Arkansas, received a bye into the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament courtesy of their regular-season record.

The Columbia Daily Tribune will provide live updates on this page as and when updates are made available in Auburn.

Play to resume at SEC Softball Tournament at 5:02 p.m., SEC announces

Brew the coffee.

The Southeastern Conference confirmed in a social media post that play at the SEC Softball Tournament will begin at 5:02 p.m., starting with No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 LSU.

The first pitch in Missouri's game against Arkansas will begin 35 minutes following the conclusion of the UT-LSU, which will put the start time in the approximate range of 7:30-8 p.m., if the game goes a regulation seven innings.

The SEC's post also says that the tournament semifinals are to go ahead as scheduled Friday evening, with the third and fourth games of the quarterfinals now due to be played Friday morning.

Play seemingly to resume at 5 p.m. at SEC Softball Tournament

According to a post from the LSU softball account, the first game of the day is now due to start at 5 p.m. — a seven-hour delay.

That means Missouri softball's game against Arkansas is not likely to begin until 8 p.m., with a 35-minute warmup period given to teams following the conclusion of the previous game.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Weather delays Missouri softball’s SEC Tournament quarterfinals game