Florida softball to host Regional round of NCAA Tournament

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – The journey for a 3rd nationwide title for Florida softball will start in Gainesville.

On Sunday, the NCAA Match choice committee selected the Gators because the No. 14 seed within the 64-team discipline. The highway to Omaha will begin at residence for the orange and blue, as they are going to host the Regional spherical of competitors.

The opposite three groups of their area are Canisius, Georgia Tech, and Wisconsin. Florida will face Canisius first within the double elimination format.

Final season, the Gators had been the No. 4 seed and after breezing by the likes of South Florida and South Alabama in Regional motion, misplaced back-to-back video games to Southeastern Convention rival, Georgia, at residence within the Tremendous Regionals to get knocked out of the match.

This 12 months, Florida is one in all a dozen groups from the SEC in pursuit of a nationwide championship. It’s essentially the most represented convention by at the very least 5 faculties, because the PAC-12 has the second most groups within the discipline with seven.

The postseason motion kicks off at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Friday, Might 20.

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