Florida State Softball named No. 3 national seed, will host NCAA Tallahassee Regional
One day after claiming its 19th Atlantic Coast Conference championship, the Florida State softball team on Sunday evening learned its seeding and opponents for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
FSU was selected as the No. 3 national seed, and the Seminoles will host South Carolina, UCF and Marist in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional from May 19-21.
The Seminoles will face Marist in the opening round, while the Gamecocks and Knights will square off in the other opener. The FSU game is set for 4 p.m. on Friday (ESPN-Plus); the later game is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
Florida State enters the postseason with a 50-8 record and a 16-game winning streak.
UCF went 39-19 this season with a 15-3 mark in the American Athletic Conference. The Knights cruised to the AAC championship by sweeping Memphis, USF and Tulsa by a combined margin of 18-5.
*** Sign up for premium access to Warchant.com and the On3 Network for only $29.99. ***
South Carolina went 37-20 this season and 9-15 in the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks did reach the championship game of the SEC Tournament, though, by knocking off Texas A&M, Georgia and Auburn in a series of one-run games, but they fell to Tennessee in the title round, 3-1.
Marist (29-28, 12-8) reached the NCAA Tournament by winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. The Red Foxes stunned No. 1 seed Canisius in back-to-back games to win the MAAC title.
The Tallahassee Regional is paired with the Athens, Ga., Regional, which will be hosted by No. 14 Georgia and feature Virginia Tech, Boston University and North Carolina Central. The host Bulldogs are 39-13 with a 16-7 mark in the SEC.
*ALSO SEE: How mental toughness and intentional training have given Florida State Softball’s Team 40 its edge
Tickets for the Tallahassee Regional will go on sale Monday at noon at Seminoles.com.
Talk about this story with other die-hard FSU football fans on the Tribal Council.
