GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators softball team will host an NCAA Regional for the 18
th time at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The team found out their placement as the national No. 4-seed during tonight's selection show on ESPN2.
Joining Florida in the Gainesville Regional will be FGCU (37-19), Florida Atlantic (41-14) and South Alabama (32-18-1).
Florida has hosted an NCAA Regional for 17 out of the 18 national tournaments that have taken place while under the direction of head coach
Tim Walton. The double-elimination regional starts Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19.
As the No. 4-seed in this year's tournament, should the Gators prevail the team would then face the winner out of the Lafayette Regional hosted by No. 13-seed Louisiana.
All fans will be able to order tickets beginning Monday, May 13 at 6 p.m. ET.
Gators Road to Oklahoma City
Gainesville Regional – May 17-19 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium
No. 4 Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast | Friday, May 17, at 12 p.m. ET | SEC Network
South Alabama vs. Florida Atlantic | Friday, May 17, at 2:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Lafayette Regional – May 17-19 at Lamson Park
No. 13 Louisiana vs. Princeton | Friday, May 17, at 5:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Baylor vs. Ole Miss | Friday, May 17, at 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Super Regional – May 23-25 or 24-26
Women's College World Series – May 30 – June 6/7
Devon Park - OGE Energy Field in Oklahoma City
Gators vs. the Regional Field
Opponent |
All-Time Record |
Record this season |
FGCU |
7-2 |
1-0 |
Florida Atlantic |
8-5 |
- |
South Alabama |
3-0 |
- |
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Gators in the NCAA Tournament
- The Gators hold a 52-21 (.712) record overall at the NCAA Regionals.
- This is the 18th season that the Gators have host an NCAA Regional.
- Florida has earned a Top 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 14th season. It's also the fourth time that UF has been selected as the No. 4 national seed.
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