America East Champion Boston University is the No. 6 seed at the NCAA Softball Regional at Minneapolis, Minn. and will play No. 1 seed and defending College World Series Champion Arizona on Thursday. The Terriers (28-21) and Wildcats (48-10) are joined in the regional by No. 2 seed DePaul (46-9), No. 3 seed and host Minnesota (35-19), No. 4 seed Princeton (34-16) and No. 5 seed Penn State (32-24). All games will be played at teh 1,000-seat Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on the Minneapolis campus.
The bracket is as follows
NCAA Softball Championship
at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.
Thursday, May 16
(All times Eastern
Game 1- No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 6 Boston University, 1 p.m.
Game 2- No. 2 DePaul vs. No. 5 Penn State, 3:30 p.m.
Game 3- No. Minnesota vs. No. 4 Princeton, 6 p.m.
Game 4- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 17
Game 5- Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 3:30 p.m.
Game 6- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 6 p.m.
Game 7- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 5, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
Game 8 (if game)- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 6, 3:30 p.m.
Game 9- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6, 6 p.m.
Game 10 (if game)- Loser Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
Game 11- Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 12 (if game)- same teams, to follow