Lafayette, La. NCAA Softball Regional Begins On Friday At Lamson Park

The Lafayette, La. NCAA Softball Regional gets underway on Friday at Lamson Park with two games on the schedule.

The regional is a double-elimination format, with the finals scheduled for Sunday.

Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajun softball team, the #6-overall national seed, is the top-seed in the tournament, followed by the Texas Longhorns, the Mississippi Bulldogs, and the Texas Southern Tigers.

After the top-seed in each regional, there are no official 2-4 seeds, however most would agree that Texas is the #2-seed, with Mississippi St. the three-seed, and Texas Southern the four-seed.

Louisiana, who won the regular season, as well as the postseason Sun Belt Conference Championships, will go into the regional with an overall record of 44-8-1.

The Cajuns, who are a national seed for the first time in program history, is entering their 24th regional in 25 years, and will be hosting a regional for the second time since the Super Regional format began in 2005, and first time since 2012.

Louisiana is ranked 11th, nationally, in the latest USA Today/NFCA top 25 poll.

Texas brings in a record of 33-21 into the regional. The Longhorns finished third in the Big XII Conference this year, with a 12-6 record.

Texas, a Women's College World Series qualifier last year, will be participating in their 15th regional in program history.

Mississippi St. will enter the regional with an overall record of 38-19, including a 10-14 league mark, which placed them in seventh place in the SEC. The Bulldogs will be making their 11th regional appearance.

Texas Southern is currently 31-18, while finishing SWAC play with a record of 16-2. The Tigers are playing in their first-ever regional.

The first game on Friday will feature Texas taking on Mississippi St. at 3 pm.

That game will be followed by a match-up between Louisiana and Texas Southern at 6 o'clock.

The two winners will meet in a winners bracket game on Saturday at noon, while the two losers fall into an elimination match-up at 3 o'clock on Saturday.

The championship game is slated for Sunday at noon, with an if necessary game at 3 o’clock.

The complete tournament bracket is below:

Friday: 3 pm---Game 1---Texas  vs.  Mississippi St.

Friday: 6 pm---Game 2---Louisiana  vs. Texas Southern

Saturday: Noon---Game 3---Winner Game 1  vs. Winner Game 2

Saturday: 3 pm---Game 4---Loser Game 1  vs.  Loser Game 2

Saturday: 6 pm---Game 5---Loser Game 3  vs. Winner Game 4

Sunday: Noon---Game 6---Winner Game 3  vs. Winner Game 5

Sunday: 3 pm---Game 7---Winner Game 6  vs. Loser Game 6  (if necessary)

Get more information on the Lafayette, La. Regional here.

View the complete NCAA softball bracket here.