The Huskers (33-19) will open regional play on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN2 against Louisville (35-15), which earned an at-large bid from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Baylor’s all-time postseason record is 38-23, and the Lady Bears are coming off a 2015 NCAA appearance in the Lafayette Regional, falling to the Ragin’ Cajuns in the region’s final. The Wolverines are the second overall seed. With a No. 13 ranking in the most recent NCAA RPI record, the Lady Bears ended up left out of the top-16 teams to earn a hosting opportunity for the first round.
Upon first glance it looks like a snub, but after digging a little deeper, KU simply didn’t win the games they needed to in order to receive an invitation.
Ol’ Colony features Bermuda grass and undulating greens, so the Salukis played Saturday at a similar course en route to Alabama, and they will have a practice round at the tournament site on Sunday.
Yet her high standards belie another largely dominant season: Her ERA finished as the second-lowest in the conference, and her opposing batting average of.
The Gators are aiming to join UCLA as the only teams to win three consecutive national championships. “This team worked really hard this season and I am really proud for the girls in the program and all of the alumni and everyone who has helped build this program”.
“If we can play with that chip-on-our-shoulder mentality, the pressure is on everybody else”, Fetcho said. So excited to head to the Columbia Regional! The Huskers have qualified for the postseason in 20 times in the last 22 seasons, as Rhonda Revelle becomes just the fifth active Division I coach to coach in 20 NCAA Tournaments.
The Huskers are hoping to lean on that experience this week. “We saw their ace here a year ago”. “So a lot of us know what it’s like to be there”.
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After losing in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament, Northwestern will have to wait and see if it makes the NCAA Tournament. “That feels good bringing that to this community and our fans”.
