Michigan Selected for Austin Regional, Will Open NCAA Play Against UCF
5/11/2025 8:33:00 PM | Softball
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The University of Michigan softball team returns to the NCAA Tournament, earning its 31st selection in program history, and will head to the Austin Regional to open play against UCF at 1 p.m. CDT on Friday (May 16) at Red & Charlie McCombs Field. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2.
No. 6 seed Texas will serve as the host school and face Eastern Illinois at 3:30 p.m. CT on Friday on the other side of the regional bracket. The regional round is a four-team, double-elimination tournament played over three days.
The winner of the Austin Regional will move on to a super regional against the winner of the regional being hosted by Clemson. That regional consists of No. 11 overall seed Clemson, Kentucky, Northwestern and USC Upstate. The super regional is a best-of-three format with the winner advancing to the eight-team Women's College World Series, scheduled for May 29-June 6 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Michigan (38-19) is making its 31st NCAA Tournament appearance (1992-93, '95-2022, '24-25) after earning the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid as tournament champions for the second year in a row. The Wolverines are 90-25 all-time in the NCAA Regional round and have won 18 regional titles.
Austin Regional Schedule
Friday, May 16
Game 1 -- #2 seed UCF vs. #3 seed Michigan, 1 p.m. CT
Game 2 -- #1 seed Texas vs. #4 seed Eastern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, May 17
Game 3 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, Noon CT
Game 4 -- Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2:30 p.m. CT
Game 5 -- Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 5:00 p.m. CT
Sunday, May 18
Game 6 -- Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, Noon CDT
Game 7 (if necessary) -- Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 2:30 p.m. CDT
