The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
05.16.2021 | Softball
Longhorns to face Northeast Conference champion St. Francis (PA) on Friday at 4 p.m. CT
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 12 national seed Texas earned the program's 16th consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament Field of 64 on Sunday night according to an announcement on ESPN2's NCAA Selection Show.
Texas (39-11) will host a NCAA Regional in Austin for the second straight tournament, welcoming in Pac-12 Conference power Oregon (37-15), Texas State (38-12) of the Sun Belt Conference and Northeast Conference regular-season and tournament champion St. Francis (PA) (40-8).
**Available NCAA Austin Regional tickets will go on sale Monday morning at 9 a.m. CT. Fans can purchase by calling Ticket Sales & Service at 512-471-3333 (Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CT). Ticket's are sold out.
Friday's action will begin with St. Francis (PA) facing Texas at 4 p.m. CT (Longhorn Network) while Texas State and Oregon will finish off the opening day's play at 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN3).
The winner of the Austin Regional would advance to face the winner of the Stillwater Regional where No. 5 national seed Oklahoma State is hosting Mississippi State, Boston University and Campbell.
The Longhorns have already faced Texas State twice this season in Austin, winning 1-0 (8 inn.) back on Feb. 24 and 5-4 in a rematch on April 21.
For Texas, this marks the program's 21st overall NCAA Regional appearance. The Longhorns are 42-28 all-time in NCAA Regional action and 57-42 overall in the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Austin Regional Schedule
Fri., May 21
4 p.m. CT St. Francis (PA) (40-8) vs. TEXAS (39-11) (Game Two)
6:30 p.m. CT Texas State (38-12) vs. Oregon (37-15) (Game One)
Sat., May 22
1 p.m. CT Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner (Game Three)
3:30 p.m. CT Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser (Game Four)
6 p.m. CT Game 3 Loser vs. Game Four Winner (Game Five)
Sun., May 23
3 p.m. CT Game 3 Winner vs. Game Five Winner (Game Six)
5:30 p.m. CT (If necessary) rematch of Game Six
