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Mizzou softball to host first round of 2024 NCAA Tournament

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri softball Tigers will once again be hosting a Regional in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Mizzou was selected as a 7-seed and will host Summit League champions Omaha, Indiana and Washington. This is Mizzou’s third time hosting an NCAA Regional in four years.

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Indiana will face Washington on Friday at 2 p.m. The Tigers will first face Omaha on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Mizzou reached the SEC Championship after their Thursday quarterfinal matchup against Arkansas was delayed until 9 a.m. Friday, where the Tigers won 3-1.

Mizzou went on to beat LSU 2-1 in the eighth inning on a sac fly to reach the championship where they fell 6-1 to Florida.

The Tigers ended the regular season with a record of 43-15 (13-11 in SEC play) and Mizzou was ranked 12th by USA Softball as of this past week.

The Regional will end on Sunday, May 19.

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