The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
05.14.2023 | Softball
For the first time since the 2021 season, Texas to host NCAA Regional as the No. 13 seed
AUSTIN, TX – As a result of its overall body of work throughout the 2023 regular season as well as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships last week, The University of Texas' softball program has been selected as the No. 13 overall seed for the upcoming NCAA Division I Softball Championship. The selection marks the 18th consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament Field of 64 for the program.
Additionally, Texas, currently 10th in the latest USA Today/NFCA Coaches and 7th in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball polls with a 42-13-1 record, was selected as one of the 16 NCAA Regional sites. The Longhorns will host the Big East champions Seton Hall (42-16) in addition to at-large selections Texas A&M (33-19) out of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Texas State (34-23-1) out of the Sun Belt Conference.
The winner of the 2023 NCAA Austin Regional will advance to face the winner of the Knoxville Regional, where the No. 4 national seed Tennessee (44-8) is hosting Indiana (42-16), Louisville (35-18) and Northern Kentucky (23-30).
2023 will mark the first time Texas has hosted a NCAA Regional since the 2021 season, when the Longhorns knocked off then-No. 10 Oregon, 1-0, in the seventh game of the regional. The Longhorns went on to play then-No. 7 Oklahoma State in the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional.
NCAA Austin Regional Schedule
Friday, May 19
4 PM CT – Seton Hall vs. Texas (Game 1)
6:30 PM CT – Texas State vs. Texas A&M (Game 2)
Saturday, May 20
2 PM CT – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Game 3)
4:30 PM CT – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Game 4)
7 PM – Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 (Game 5)
Sunday, May 21
1 PM CT – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 (Game 6)
3:30 PM CT – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, if necessary (Game 7)
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