The University of North Florida softball team is heading to Columbia, S.C., for its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.
The Ospreys, who won the ASUN Championship on May 10 with a 5-4 victory over Eastern Kentucky, will play in a regional at the University of South Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field May 16-18. UNF (45-13) is the No. 3 seed and will play No. 2 Virginia (37-17) on May 16 at 3 p.m.
South Carolina (40-15), the overall No. 8 national seed, will play No. 4 Elon (33-19) at 5:30 p.m.
The winners play on May 17 at 1 p.m. The losers face off in the first elimination game at 3:30 p.m. the same day.
How did each team reach the Columbia Regional?
What is UNF’s record against the teams in the Columbia regional?
Who are the key players for Columbia Regional teams?
Where can UNF fans purchase Columbia Regional tickets?
South Carolina is putting tickets on sale at 10 a.m. on May 12. Visit the school’s website at gamecockonline.com or call (800) 472-3267 between 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: University of North Florida will face Virginia in first round of NCAA Columbia, S.C. region
Reporting by Garry Smits, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union / Florida Times-Union
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