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Utah Softball Hosts NCAA Regional for First Time
5/14/2017 10:05 PM | Softball
Utes are No. 11 seed in tournament, begin play Thursday
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Softball will host a NCAA Regional for the first time in program history, Thurs.-Sat. at the Dumke Family Softball Stadium
BYU will play Mississippi State on Thursday at 4 p.m. with the Utes taking on Fordham, champions of the Atlantic 10, in the nightcap at approximately 6:30 p.m. All of the games can be seen live via ESPN3
The Utes went 33-14 overall and finished fifth in the Pac-12 Conference with a record of 13-9. Utah is ranked No. 13 in the latest NFCA/USA Today Poll and checked in at No. 16 in the most recent RPI standings.
With 11 wins against teams ranked in the Top 25, including a series victory over No. 1 Arizona, a sweep of No. 10 UCLA in Westwood and shutouts of No. 13 Tennessee and No. 7 LSU, Utah will be heading to the NCAA Tournament for a record third year in a row and 15th time overall. The Utes have an all-time record of 21-32 in NCAA postseason play, including a 20-24 record in Regional Tournaments.
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Last season, Utah won three of four games at the Lexington Regional to advance to Super Regionals for the first time since the expansion of the NCAA Tournament. The Utes were then beaten by No. 8 Florida State
Utah and the Cougars met this season in Provo with BYU coming out on top, 4-3. The Utes are 4-2 all-time vs. Mississippi State with the last contest occurring in 2005 and 1-0 vs. Fordham with the only meeting in 2007.
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