Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Selected to NCAA Tournament
May 15, 2011 | Cowgirl Softball
May 15, 2011
Stillwater, Okla. — Oklahoma State's 20th-ranked softball team will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to compete in the regional round of the NCAA Tournament, it was announced this evening. The Cowgirls will serve as the regional No. 2 seed and will play No. 19 Georgia Tech in the first round of the regional tournament on Friday at 3 pm CT (4 pm ET).
OSU is 37-17 overall this season and finished 8-10 in Big 12 Conference action. The Yellow Jackets are 44-10 this season and finished 18-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia Tech won the regular-season title, but lost to Virginia in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Host-school Tennessee, ranked No. 7 nationally but serving as the 14th overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, will host Liberty in the first round. The Volunteers are 47-10 overall, finished 20-8 in the Southeastern Conference and won the SEC Tournament with a 6-5 win over Georgia.
Oklahoma State is 1-1 all-time against Georgia Tech and 0-1 vs. Tennessee. The Cowgirls have never played Liberty.
This marks Oklahoma State's third-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and the 18th overall trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Cowgirls have made six appearances in the Women's College World Series, most recently in 1998.
2011 NCAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
* Indicates host institution
Tempe Regional – May 20-22 at Tempe, Arizona
No. 1 seed Arizona State* (50-6) vs. North Dakota State (30-25)
San Diego State (32-19) vs. Long Beach State (37-16)
College Station Regional – May 20-22 at College Station, Texas
LSU (38-16) vs. Syracuse (44-11)
Sacred Heart (29-19) vs. No. 16 Texas A&M* (41-13)
Norman Regional – May 20-22 at Norman, Oklahoma
No. 9 seed Oklahoma* (37-16) vs. Iona (31-20)
Missouri State (29-23) vs. Tulsa (43-13)
Tucson Regional – May 20-22 at Tucson, Arizona
Texas Tech (40-14) vs. New Mexico State (43-15)
Harvard (36-14) vs. No. 8 Arizona* (40-16)
Columbia Regional – May 20-22 at Columbia, Missouri
No. 5 seed Missouri* (46-7) vs. Illinois State (35-17)
DePaul (39-13) vs. Indiana (37-16)
Seattle Regional – May 19-21 at Seattle, Washington
Auburn (39-17) vs. BYU (38-16)
Portland State (34-16) vs. No. 12 seed Washington* (34-14)
University Park Regional – May 20-22 at University Park, Pennsylvania
No. 13 seed Oregon (39-14) vs. Albany (NY) (28-21)
Fordham (41-17) vs. Penn State* (27-22)
Gainesville Regional – May 20-22 at Gainesville, Florida
UCLA (33-17) vs. Jacksonville (43-14)
Bethune-Cookman (33-24) vs. No. 4 seed Florida* (47-9)
Austin Regional – May 20-22 at Austin, Texas
No. 3 seed Texas* (44-8) vs. Texas State (33-23)
Houston (40-16) vs. La.-Lafayette (49-9)
Knoxville Regional – May 20-22 at Knoxville, Tennessee
Oklahoma State (37-17) vs. Georgia Tech (44-10)
Liberty (30-28) vs. No. 14 seed Tennessee* (47-10)
College Park Regional – May 20-22 at College Park, Maryland
No. 11 seed Baylor (40-12) vs. Lehigh (33-21)
East Carolina (39-20) vs. Maryland* (39-17)
Athens Regional – May 20-22 at Athens, Georgia
Florida State (30-26) vs. UAB (38-17)
Georgia State (36-23) vs. No. 6 seed Georgia* (47-12)
Louisville Regional – May 20-22 at Louisville, Kentucky
No. 7 seed California (39-10) vs. Jacksonville State (39-19)
Illinois-Chicago (25-22) vs. Louisville* (36-18)
Ann Arbor Regional – May 20-22 at Ann Arbor, Michigan
Notre Dame (45-9) vs. Kentucky (36-14)
Western Michigan (25-28) vs. No. 10 seed Michigan* (51-4)
Stanford Regional – May 20-22 at Stanford, California
No. 15 seed Stanford* (38-15) vs. Pacific (37-17)
Fresno State (34-17) vs. Nebraska (39-12)
Tuscaloosa Regional – May 20-22 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Chattanooga (42-12) vs. Memphis (35-12)
Jackson State (24-19) vs. No. 2 seed Alabama* (46-8)
