AUSTIN, Texas – On Sunday evening, in accordance to an announcement on ESPN2’s annual NCAA Selection Show, Texas softball (38-17-1) earned the program’s seventeenth consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament Field of 64 by receiving a berth in the NCAA Seattle Regional over May 20-22 to face Weber State (38-10), Lehigh (30-18-1) and No. 13 nationwide seed and host faculty Washington (35-15).
This marks the first regional street journey for the Longhorns since additionally being despatched out to Seattle for the 2018 NCAA Seattle Regional.
Texas opens its NCAA Tournament street in opposition to Big Sky Conference champion Weber State on Fri., May 20, at 4:30 p.m. CT dwell on Longhorn Network. Pac-12 stalwart and No. 13 nationwide seed Washington will host Patriot League titlists Lehigh at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Ticket data for the NCAA Seattle Regional will likely be posted to TexasSports activities.com as quickly because it turns into accessible.
The winner of the Seattle Regional will advance on to face the winner of the Fayetteville Regional the place No. 4 nationwide seed Arkansas is internet hosting Oregon, Wichita State and Princeton.
Texas owns a 2-0 all-time report in opposition to Weber State with wins in Austin again on Feb. 28, 2016 (5-0) and Feb. 23, 2020 (9-4).
For UT, this marks the program’s twenty second general NCAA Regional look. The Longhorns are 45-29 all-time in NCAA Regional motion and 61-45 in the NCAA Tournament play.
NCAA Seattle Regional Schedule
Fri., May 20
4:30 p.m. CT  Weber State (38-10) vs. TEXAS (38-17-1) (Game 1) – LONGHORN NETWORK
7 p.m. CT       Lehigh (30-18-1) vs. No. 13-seed Washington (35-15) (Game 2) – ESPN+
Sat., May 21
4 p.m. CTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner (Game 3)
6:30 p.m. CTÂ Â Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser (Game 4)
9 p.m. CTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4Winner (Game 5)
Sun., May 22
5 p.m. CTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5Winner (Game 6)
7:30 p.m. CTÂ Â (If obligatory Game 7) rematch of Game 6