Alabama Softball Earns No. 14 National Seed, Qualifies for 25th-Consecutive NCAA Tournament
5/12/2024 7:55:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide will be joined by Clemson, Southeastern Louisiana and USC Upstate at Rhoads Stadium
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament bracket was revealed Sunday evening, with the Alabama Crimson Tide earning its 25th-straight postseason bid and 19th-straight as a host, coming in as the No. 14 overall seed. The Crimson Tide will be joined this weekend at Rhoads Stadium by Clemson, Southeastern Louisiana and USC Upstate.
NCAA Regional action at Rhoads Stadium begins Friday, May 17 at 1 p.m. CT with Clemson (34-17) facing Southeastern Louisiana (45-13) on the ACC Network before Alabama (33-17) and USC Upstate (30-21) face off at 3:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Tickets will go on sale Monday at 9 a.m. CT on RollTide.com. All-session reserved tickets are $40 and brickyard tickets are $35. If available, single session tickets will go on sale Thursday, May 16 on RollTide.com.
The winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional will match up against the winner of the Knoxville Regional, featuring No. 3 Tennessee (40-10), Virginia (32-18), Miami Ohio (48-7) and Dayton (33-19).
ALABAMA AT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
- Alabama has played in every NCAA Tournament since 1999, Patrick Murphy's first year as head coach
- This year marks the 20th time the Crimson Tide has hosted the NCAA Regional round, including a streak of 19-straight from 2005-24 (no tournament in 2020)
- Alabama owns a 68-12 (.850) record in NCAA Regional play, advancing onto the Super Regional round in 17 of its 18 opportunities since the format was introduced in 2005
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