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Utah Softball to Host NCAA Regionals After Earning No. 15 National Seed
5/14/2023 7:34 PM | Softball
Utes to open NCAA Tournament against Southern Illinois on Friday at 1:30 p.m. MT
INDIANAPOLIS – One day after securing the first-ever Pac-12 Softball Tournament title, the University of Utah softball team learned they would be opening the NCAA Tournament at home as the No. 15 national seed and will start the national postseason by taking on the Southern Illinois Salukis on Friday at Dumke Family Softball Stadium at 1:30 p.m. MT, it was announced on Sunday.
All session tickets for the regional are on sale to the general public. Single day tickets will be available later in the week. To purchase tickets and learn about policies at the Dumke Family Softball Stadium, click here.
For the Utes, this marks their 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and their first since a 2017 campaign that saw them reach super regionals. They will trying to improve upon a 26-24 record in the regional round and make it three straight trips to the tournament which Utah has earned a ticket to supers.
Friday's clash will be the first ever between the Utes and the Salukis, who punched their ticket to the dance by rattling off four straight victories in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to take home the league championship and reach the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time.
Utah and Southern Illinois will not be the only teams competing in Salt Lake City, as Baylor and Ole Miss will get things started by squaring off on Friday at 11 a.m. MT.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
All session tickets for the regional are on sale to the general public. Single day tickets will be available later in the week. To purchase tickets and learn about policies at the Dumke Family Softball Stadium, click here.
The moment we found out.#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/KFD5nSzzsc
— Utah Softball (@Utah_Softball) May 14, 2023
For the Utes, this marks their 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and their first since a 2017 campaign that saw them reach super regionals. They will trying to improve upon a 26-24 record in the regional round and make it three straight trips to the tournament which Utah has earned a ticket to supers.
For the first time since 2017, the Utes are dancing and they get to start the NCAA Tournament at home as the No. 15 national seed!
— Utah Softball (@Utah_Softball) May 15, 2023
See you at Dumke this weekend!#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/oWTkuWkzYZ
Friday's clash will be the first ever between the Utes and the Salukis, who punched their ticket to the dance by rattling off four straight victories in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to take home the league championship and reach the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time.
Utah and Southern Illinois will not be the only teams competing in Salt Lake City, as Baylor and Ole Miss will get things started by squaring off on Friday at 11 a.m. MT.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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