@MizzouSoftball Earns 11th Consecutive NCAA Regional Bid
5/14/2017 10:26:00 PM | Softball
Tigers set for Eugene Regional at University of Oregon next weekend (May 19-21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Softball (29-26) was named to its 11th consecutive NCAA Regional, announced Sunday (May 14) evening by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. Beginning with head coach Ehren Earleywine's first campaign in Mid-Missouri (2007), the Tigers have made NCAA postseason play in each season.
Sunday's selection show placed Mizzou in the Oregon Regional as the No. 2 seed. Joining the Tigers in Eugene, Ore., will be host and No. 1 seed Oregon, No. 3 seed Wisconsin and No. 4 seed Illinois-Chicago.
Mizzou will meet Wisconsin in its opening matchup Friday night at Jane Sanders Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT and the game will broadcast live on ESPN. It will mark the Tigers and Badgers' fourth-ever meeting. Mizzou holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series.
For the complete 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament bracket, click here.
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