Georgia Tech Advances to First Regional in a Decade

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball has been chosen because the No. 2 seed within the Gainesville Regional, hosted by No. 14 nationwide seed Florida on Friday by way of Sunday within the NCAA’s Regional spherical, as introduced by the NCAA Division I Softball committee through the choice present on Sunday.

To start Regional play, Georgia Tech (37-16, 11-13 ACC) will tackle No. 3 seed Wisconsin (28-19, 12-11 Huge Ten) on Friday at 2 p.m. at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. The sport shall be broadcast dwell on ESPNU.

As certainly one of 32 at-large picks within the 64-team area, the Yellow Jackets will make their twelfth NCAA look in program historical past and first since 2012. The looks marks the White and Gold’s first underneath the tutelage of skipper Aileen Morales as a head coach. Morales was additionally on workers as a scholar assistant in Tech’s lone NCAA Tremendous Regional look in 2009 earlier than serving as an assistant coach in three straight NCAA Regional appearances from 2010-12, the Jackets’ most up-to-date NCAA postseason competitors.

The Yellow Jackets and Badgers are joined by high Regional seed and host Florida (43-16, 13-11 SEC) together with No. 4 seed Canisius (32-16, 16-4 MAAC), who may also sq. off within the opening spherical. With double elimination format, the victors of day one will advance to the winner’s bracket whereas the defeated will drop into the loser’s bracket. The eventual winner of the Regional should keep away from dropping twice all through competitors to advance to a Tremendous Regional on Might 26-29 at a location decided by Regional outcomes.

The winners of the Gainesville Regional will advance to a Tremendous Regional for a head-to-head, best-of-three sequence with a possibility to advance to the 2022 Girls’s Faculty World Collection June 2-9/10 at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis. The WCWS will host a area of eight in double elimination format till the championship spherical, which is set by a best-of-three sequence to declare nationwide champions for the 2022 season.

Schedule

Sport 1 – Georgia Tech vs. Wisconsin – Friday, 2 p.m. – ESPNU

Sport 2 – Florida vs. Canisius – Friday, 4:30 p.m. – ESPN+

Sport 3 – TBD –Saturday, 3 p.m.

Sport 4 – TBD – Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Sport 5 – TBD – Saturday, 8 p.m.

Sport 6 – TBD – Sunday, Midday

Sport 7 – TBD – Sunday, 2:30 p.m. (if obligatory)

Wrecking into Regionals

Georgia Tech’s 2022 Regional choice marks the twelfth look in program historical past.  Tech’s first NCAA postseason motion got here in 2002 after profitable its first ACC Match title, starting a run of 11 straight Regional or higher appearances from 2002-12. The Jackets received each the ACC common season and match titles in 2005, 2009 and 2010, advancing to the White and Gold’s lone Tremendous Regional look in 2009. Tech was additionally topped ACC common season champions in 2011, adopted by one other ACC Match title in 2012, rounding out the totals to 4 common season championships and 5 match titles.

Tickets

Common Public can order All-Session Regional Passes – no assure reserved seats shall be accessible Wednesday, Might 18 at 9 a.m. (ET) and Single Sport tickets starting Thursday, Might 19, at 9 a.m. (ET).

To order, go to https://floridagators.com/sports activities/2016/11/10/softball-tickets.aspx, name the Gator Ticket Workplace at (352) 375-4683 or toll free (800) 344-2867 or go to the Gator Ticket Workplace, situated between Gates 1 & 2 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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2022 Gainesville All-Session Regional Pricing Per Ticket

Part 101-105 – $40.00

Part 106-107 – $30.00

Berm Common Admission – $15.00 (no limits)

2022 Gainesville Single Sport Regional Pricing Per Ticket

Part 101-105 – $15.00

Part 106-107 – $15.00

Berm Common Admission – $5.00 (no limits)

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