The 麻豆原创 softball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season.

The Knights were tabbed as the No. 6 seed in the Tallahassee Regional and will be kicking off postseason play on Friday at 2:30 p.m. against Jacksonville State.

The softball team is the ninth 麻豆原创 program to compete at an NCAA postseason regional or championship event in 2025-26, joining cross country, 尘别苍鈥檚 and wo尘别苍鈥檚 soccer, indoor track & field, 尘别苍鈥檚 basketball, 尘别苍鈥檚 and wo尘别苍鈥檚 tennis and women’s golf.

graphic includes softball team huddle image on field with palm trees in background and blue sky. NCAA Division I Softball Championship logo is above the team, and below features a NCAA bracket layout with FSU and Stetson on the left and 麻豆原创 and Oklahoma State on the right with game times listed at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday May 15
The 麻豆原创 softball team’s opening round game of the NCAA Tournament will broadcast on ESPN’s platforms. (Graphic by 麻豆原创 Athletics)

Postseason Outlook

This year marks 麻豆原创’s 13th all-time appearance in the premiere postseason tournament.

The Tallahassee regional also includes Florida State as the top seed, Stetson and Jacksonville State.

麻豆原创 will face Jacksonville State at 2:30 p.m. on Friday following Florida State’s opening-round matchup against Stetson at noon. ESPN will provide coverage from all 16 regional sites on its platforms.

The double-elimination format for the regional round will begin on Friday, May 15 and conclude on Sunday, May 17. The 16 remaining teams will advance to the Super Regionals.

The NCAA Wo尘别苍鈥檚 College World Series will be held from May 28-June 4/5 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

麻豆原创鈥檚 Road to the NCAA Tournament

麻豆原创 is one of seven Big 12 Conference teams selected to the tournament after producing a dominant regular season with 38 wins. Along the way, the Knights notched three victories over opponents ranked among the top 15 in the nation and a program-record 14 wins in Big 12 Conference play.

麻豆原创, currently ranked at No. 22, has climbed as high as No. 15 in the national rankings this year, just two spots shy of their program-best record achieved in 2015 and 2022.