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Things to know about No. 15 national seed FSU softball, NCAA Softball Tournament

peter holland jr., tallahassee democrat
·3 min read

Florida State is the No. 15 national seed in the NCAA softball tournament. For the 10th consecutive year, FSU will host its regional.

The Seminoles (43-14) will play Chattanooga (42-14) on May 17 at 4:30 p.m. The winner of the double-elimination regional advances to the best-of-three Super Regional round.

The Mocs are one of the 32 automatic bids that won its 16th Southern Conference title. Their 42 wins rank them ninth in program history.

The winner will face the winner of the UCF-Auburn matchup. Auburn played the Mocs earlier in the season and won 12-1 in a run-rule game.

Auburn (27-9-1) will be making its first appearance in Tallahassee since 2021. The Tigers played in the Tallahassee Region four times in school history. Auburn lost to Georgia in the SEC Tournament.

UCF (30-23) will make its fourth straight tournament appearance, which is a first in program history. It is also the Golden Knights' first tournament as a Big 12 team.

The Women's College World Series is set for May 30 in Oklahoma City.

FSU-OU pair together, potential Women's College World Series rematch?

Jun 7, 2021; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Florida State utility Kalei Harding (8) makes a catch in the outfield to end the game and defeat Alabama during an NCAA WomenÕs College World Series semi finals game at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 7, 2021; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Florida State utility Kalei Harding (8) makes a catch in the outfield to end the game and defeat Alabama during an NCAA WomenÕs College World Series semi finals game at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports

Unfortunately, FSU softball is that it won't host the Super Regional. However, the Seminoles could likely get a Women's College World Series rematch.

FSU was paired up with No. 2 seed Oklahoma in the brackets. If both teams win their region, the Seminoles will have to travel to Norman with the chance of facing the three-time champion. The Seminoles were swept Oklahoma in last year's WCWS.

More SEC teams host regionals

Of all the 16 regions, half are in SEC country. Four of those eight teams could be Super Regional if victorious. Tennessee is the highest in the conference as the third seed. FSU's in-state rival, Florida, carries the fourth seed. Other SEC teams hosting its regional include No. 7 Missouri, No. 9 LSU, No. 11 Georgia, No. 12 Arkansas, No. 14 Alabama and No. 16 Texas A&M.

Florida State and No. 10 Duke are the only two ACC teams that get to host its regional. The Blue Devils defeated the Seminoles in the ACC Championship.

2024 Tallahassee Regional Schedule

Jun 5, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Florida State Seminoles outfielder Hallie Wacaser (1) hits a home run in the sixth inning against the Tennessee Lady Vols during the semifinal game at OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 5, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Florida State Seminoles outfielder Hallie Wacaser (1) hits a home run in the sixth inning against the Tennessee Lady Vols during the semifinal game at OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Friday

Game 1 - 2 p.m. UCF (Visitor) vs. Auburn (Home)

Game 2 - 4:30 p.m. Chattanooga (Visitor) vs. Florida State (Home)

Saturday

Game 3 – 3 p.m. (Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2)

Game 4 – 5:30 p.m. (Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2)

Game 5 – 8 p.m. (Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4)

Sunday

Game 6 – TBA (Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5)

Game 7 (If Necessary) – TBA

NCAA Softball Tournament regionals

Austin Regional

  1. Texas (1)

  2. Northwestern

  3. Saint Francis

  4. Siena

Norman Regional

  1. Oklahoma (2)

  2. Oklahoma

  3. Boston

  4. Cleveland State

Knoxville Regional

  1. Tennessee (3)

  2. Virginia

  3. Maryland

  4. Dayton

Gainesville Regional

  1. Florida (4)

  2. South Florida

  3. Florida Atlantic

  4. Florida Gulf Coast

Stillwater Regional

  1. Oklahoma State (5)

  2. Kentucky

  3. Michigan

  4. Northern Colorado

Los Angeles Regional

  1. UCLA (6)

  2. Virginia Tech

  3. San Diego State

  4. Grand Canyon

Columbia Regional

  1. Missouri (7)

  2. Washington

  3. Indiana

  4. Omaha

Palo Alto Regional

  1. Standford (8)

  2. Mississippi State

  3. Cal State Fullerton

  4. Saint Mary's

Baton Rouge Regional

  1. LSU (9)

  2. California

  3. Southern Illinois

  4. Jackson State

Durham Regional

  1. Duke (10)

  2. South Carolina

  3. Utah

  4. Morgan State

Athens Regional

  1. Georgia (11)

  2. Charlotte

  3. Liberty Flames

  4. UNC Wilmington

Fayetteville Regional

  1. Arkansas (12)

  2. Arizona

  3. Villanova

  4. Southeast Missouri State

Lafayette Regional

  1. Louisiana (13)

  2. Baylor

  3. Ole Miss

  4. Princeton

Tuscaloosa Regional

  1. Alabama (14)

  2. Clemson

  3. Southeastern Louisiana

  4. South Carolina Upstate

Tallahassee Regional

  1. Florida State (15)

  2. Auburn

  3. UCF

  4. Chattanooga

College Station Regional

  1. Texas A&M (16)

  2. Penn State

  3. Texas State

  4. UAlbany

Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU to face Chattanooga in home regional