BIRMINGHAM, Ala.| The Jackson State softball team will enter the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Softball Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Division, the conference announced. The Tigers will face the No. 1 seed, Prairie View A&M Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Gulfport, Miss.

Prairie View A&M (22-2 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Western Division. Grambling State claimed the Western Division No. 2 seed (15-9 SWAC), while Texas Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (12-12 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Alcorn State (11-13 SWAC).
 
Alabama State (17-7 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Eastern Division. Bethune-Cookman claimed the Eastern Division No. 2 seed (15-9 SWAC), while Florida A&M claimed the No. 3 seed (13-11 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Jackson State (13-11 SWAC).

In the event of a tie in conference records the league's tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
  
The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format with action set to start at 9:00 a.m. CST on Tuesday, May 9^th with games slated to run through May 12^th.
 
If necessary, the final tournament championship game has been scheduled for Saturday, May 13^th.  All tournament games will be available live on the SWAC Digital Network.
 
The complete tournament bracket is attached. Please click here to purchase tickets for the event. 
Tuesday, May 9
Game 1 – (E2) Bethune-Cookman vs. (W3) Texas Southern, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – (W2) Grambling State vs. (E3) Florida A&M, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – (W1) Prairie View A&M vs. (E4) Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – (E1) Alabama State vs. (W4) Alcorn State, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 10
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 11
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 12
Game 13 – Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11
Game 14 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13

Saturday, May 13 (if necessary)
Game 15 – Championship Game 2

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