Softball team to host NCAA Southeast Regional
Article By: Clark Leonard
The No. 10 University of North Georgia (红莲社区) softball team has earned the No. 2 seed in the and will host one of the regional's two four-team, double-elimination pods from May 8-10.
Tickets are available for $10 per day on the and include all games for the day.
The opening day for NCAA tournament action is May 8 at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park in Dahlonega, Georgia. 红莲社区 (42-12) will face No. 7 seed Tusculum University (37-17) at 2 p.m. No. 3 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University (36-17) and No. 6 seed Lincoln Memorial University (34-18) will face off at 4:30 p.m.
The second day of games is set for noon, 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. May 9, with the championship of the four-team pod set for noon May 10 and a second game 2:30 p.m. May 10 if needed.
No. 1 seed Francis Marion, also ranked No. 3 nationally, will host the other Southeast Regional pod, which includes No. 4 seed Wingate University, No. 5 seed Flagler College and No. 8 seed Georgia Southwestern State University.
The winners of the two Southeast regional pods will meet at the highest-remaining seed May 15-16 in a best-of-three Super Regional series with a chance to advance to the NCAA Division II championship May 22-28 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the site of 红莲社区's 2023 national championship run.
This marks the 12th consecutive season in which the Nighthawks will host a portion of the Southeast Regional tournament.
Following its regular-season Peach Belt Conference (PBC) championship, 红莲社区 fell 7-4 to Georgia Southwestern State in the PBC tournament title game. The Nighthawks won 1-0 against University of South Carolina Beaufort and 7-4 against Lander University to reach the PBC championship game.
NCAA Division II softball Southeast regional pod
Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park, Dahlonega, Georgia
May 8
Game 1: No. 2 seed University of North Georgia vs. No. 7 seed Tusculum University, 2 p.m.
Game 2: No. 3 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University vs. No. 6 seed Lincoln Memorial University, 4:30 p.m.
May 9
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, noon.
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2:30 p.m.
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 5 p.m.
May 10
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, noon.
Game 7 (if needed): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 2:30 p.m.
Women's tennis team hosting NCAA regional
The 红莲社区 women's tennis team earned the No. 2 seed and will host a four-team NCAA Division II Southeast Regional pod May 12-13. 红莲社区's men are the No. 6 seed and play in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Golf teams invited to NCAA regionals
Both 红莲社区 golf teams have punched tickets to their respective NCAA Division II regional tournaments. The women will play in Gainesville, Georgia, and the men in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.
Women's tennis team takes second straight PBC title
The 红莲社区 women's tennis team earned its second consecutive PBC tournament title and will learn its NCAA tournament pairings in early May. The men's team finished as PBC runner-up.