The road to Oklahoma City begins Friday as No. 9 seed Florida State softball opens NCAA Tournament play by hosting its 12th consecutive Tallahassee Regional.
The Seminoles face ASUN champion Stetson at noon in the double-elimination opener, followed by UCF vs. Jacksonville State at 2:30 p.m. Winners advance in the bracket, while losers move to Saturday elimination games.
FSU, a heavy favorite at home, can secure a Super Regional berth, where it would face the UCLA-hosted Los Angeles Regional winner. FSU enters with familiarity against multiple opponents as it pursues another Women’s College World Series trip again.
The Tallahassee Democrat collaborated with the Daytona Beach News-Journal and The Gadsden Times to put together a scouting report of each opponent. Here they are.
FSU softball, Tallahassee Regional
UCF
* Provided by Christopher Boyle, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Stetson
* Provided by Christopher Vinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Jacksonville State
*Provided by Maxwell Donaldson of The Gadsden Times
Tallahassee Regional schedule
Double elimination from Friday-Sunday (May 15-17) at JoAnne Graf Field at Seminole Softball Complex:
Friday’s games
Saturday’s games
Sunday’s games
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5, noon
*Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
* If necessary
Where to watch NCAA softball Regionals
Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)
TV channel: ESPN
Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics and Big Bend Preps for the Tallahassee Democrat. If you like to pitch a story on a high school athlete, don’t hesitate to get in touch with him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU softball foes in NCAA Tournament? Meet Tallahassee Regional teams
Reporting by Peter Holland Jr., Tallahassee Democrat / Tallahassee Democrat
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