NCAA, Canady and softball
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NCAA Softball Tournament is set to start on Friday, May 16 with 64 teams chasing the ultimate prize. The Oklahoma Sooners have won four National Championships in a row, and look to extend their record-setting streak to five.
The Santa Clara Broncos, Stanford Cardinal and Cal Bears begin their quest to reach the College World Series on Friday.
OU fell behind 6-1 to Arkansas in the third inning of last Friday’s SEC tournament semifinal, got to within 6-5 by the sixth, then won 8-6 on Garcia’s walk-off three-run homer. It was the biggest comeback in SEC tourney history. The next day’s championship game against Texas A&M was rained out and the teams were named co-champions.
The NCAA Baton Rouge softball regional is set to begin Friday at Tiger Park. The first game of the double-elimination tournament will be between Nebraska (39-13) and UConn (35-17) at 2 p.m. on Friday (ESPN+). The Tigers (41-14) will take on Southeastern (48-14) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday (SEC Network).
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Oklahoma's powerhouse softball team looked primed to have a bit of a drop-off this season. The Sooners are the four-time defending Women’s College World Series champions, but they lost the core of the group that had won those titles.
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Indiana softball begins its NCAA Tournament adventure at 4 p.m. on Friday as the Hoosiers play Oklahoma State in the Fayetteville Regional.
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Twins Grace Jenkins, slugging catcher, and Hope, pitcher, came Easti to put UConn softball on the map. Huskies begin NCAA play Friday.
The bracket for the 2025 NCAA softball tournament was revealed Sunday. Here's a look at the bracket, regional hosts and top seeds:
The Binghamton Bearcats are heading west to play in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Eugene Regional. However, their trip there isn't going accordin