The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
05.12.2019 | Softball
Longhorns to face the Southland Conference champion Bearkats on Friday at 4 p.m. CT.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 9 national seed Texas earned the program's 15th consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament Field of 64 on Sunday night according to an announcement of the annual NCAA Tournament bracket on ESPN2.
Texas (41-14) will host a NCAA Regional in Austin for the first time since 2013, welcoming in Southland Conference champion Sam Houston State (34-21), Southeastern Conference stalwart Texas A&M (28-25) and Houston (37-17) out of the American Athletic Conference over May 17-19.
Remaining NCAA Regional general admission tickets ($10 - adult, $7 - youth/senior) will go on sale on Monday morning at 9 a.m. CT. Fans can purchase by calling Ticket Sales & Service at 512-471-3333, by visiting the Sandeep Soni Bellmont Ticket Office (located on the west side of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium) Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CT or online via this LINK.
Friday's action will open with the Aggies and Cougars battling at 1 p.m. CT before the Longhorns and Bearkats finish off the opening day's action at 4 p.m. CT. TV broadcast network information will be finalized and released later this week.
The winner of the Austin Regional would advance to face the winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional with No. 8 national seed Alabama hosting Arizona State, Lipscomb and Alabama State.
The Longhorns have already hosted two of its three regional opponents at Red & Charline McCombs Field during the 2019 season, topping SHSU back on Feb. 22 (9-1 in 5 inn.) and Houston on April 10 (5-0).
For Texas this marks the program's 20th overall NCAA Regional appearance, while the Longhorns are 38-27 all-time in NCAA Regional action and 52-39 overall in the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Austin Regional Schedule
Fri., May 17
1 p.m. CT Houston (37-17) vs. Texas A&M (28-25) (Game 1)
4 p.m. CT Sam Houston State (34-21) vs. TEXAS (41-14) (Game 2)
Sat., May 18
1 p.m. CT Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner (Game 3)
3:30 p.m. CT Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser (Game 4)
6 p.m. CT Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Winner (Game 5)
Sun., May 19
3:30 p.m. CT Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner (Game 6)
6 p.m. CT (If necessary) rematch of Game 6
