NCAA Regional Schedule And Ticket Info Announced
5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 12, 2008
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The schedule for this weekend's Softball NCAA Championships Regional bracket at Texas A&M was announced late Sunday night. The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks will take on No. 5 national seed Texas A&M at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Their game will follow a 3:30 tilt between Louisiana Tech and Auburn.
The Ladyjacks will take on Texas A&M in the first round on Friday. SFA comes into the NCAA Tournament with a 36-23 record after winning the Southland Conference Tournament championship. The No. 5 Aggies are 49-7 on the season. A&M won the Big 12 regular-season title and took home the Big 12 Tournament championship Sunday.
The Ladyjacks' 36-23 record is the program's best mark since going 38-16 in 1991 and is the third-best win total since SFA joined the NCAA Division I ranks in 1988. The Ladyjacks finished fourth in the Southland this season, then won three straight games in the SLC Tournament to collect their second SLC postseason title. SFA won the Southland Tournament in 1990, which was the last time the Ladyjacks made the conference tourney field, prior to this season.
Louisiana Tech is 35-27 on the season. The Bulldogs finished fourth in the Western Athletic Conference regular-season race but defeated No. 1 seed Nevada in the WAC Tournament to earn their way into the NCAA field. Auburn (37-20) is the only team in SFA's bracket to earn an at-large bid. The Tigers finished third in the SEC West Division this season.
The winners of Friday's games will meet in Game 3 of the regional, set to begin at noon on Saturday. The two losing teams will square off in Game 4 Saturday at 2:30 p.m. At 5 p.m. Saturday, the winner of Game 4 will take on the loser of Game 3, with the victor advancing to take on the Game 3 winner on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Tickets are available for purchase through the Texas A&M Athletic Ticket Office. The ticket office can be contacted by phone at 1-888-99-AGGIE or via the Internet by clicking here.
A complete schedule and ticket price information is listed below:
College Station Regional Schedule:
Game one is Friday at 3:30 p.m. (Auburn vs. Louisiana Tech)
Game two is Friday at 6:30 p.m. (A&M vs. SFA)
Game three is Saturday at 12 p.m. (Friday winners)
Game four is Saturday at 2:30 p.m. (Friday losers)
Game five is Saturday at 5 p.m. (game three loser vs. game four winner)
Game six is Sunday at 1 p.m.
Game seven is Sunday 30 minutes following game six, if necessary.
Ticket Information:
All Session - Youth $15
All Session - GA $20
All Session - Reserved $25
Single Session - Youth $5
Single Session - GA $7
Single Session - Reserved $10
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