Longhorns the No. 3 seed in SEC softball tournament, earn double bye

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns softball team ended its regular season with a series sweep of Kentucky and heads into the Southeastern Conference tournament in Athens, Georgia, as the No. 3 seed Thursday.

As a top-four seed, Texas gets the first two days of the tournament off and begins play at 4 p.m. CDT Thursday, possibly against sixth-seeded Florida, 11th-seeded Ole Miss or 14th-seeded Missouri. Ole Miss and Missouri meet Tuesday in the first round, with the winner advancing to play the Gators in the second round Wednesday.