Instant replay will return to the 2020 SEC tournament, the conference announced in a news release on Thursday.
Replay debuted at the 2019 tournament, where it was used on a trial basis with special permission from the NCAA. For the 2020 tournament, a replay official will be located in the conference office in Birmingham, where they will have the capability to review plays and make decisions that will be communicated to the game’s umpiring crew.
The NCAA has approved a national standard of regulations for the use of replay in softball, specifically for regular-season conference games and conference tournaments. Coaches will be allowed two video challenges per game, and umpires will be allowed to initiate a video review beginning with the sixth inning.
SEC baseball began using centralized video review for the 2018 SEC Tournament and then used it throughout the 2019 regular season in addition to the 2019 Tournament.
The 2020 SEC softball tournament will take place at Alabama’s Rhoads Stadium from May 6-9 in Tuscaloosa.
