Softball regional this weekend

Well, the posts are going to get further and further apart as we head into summer. Between moving and my summer trip to Europe, I'll do my best. I'll be back strong for football season.

Here's some info on the Softball team that I found. They are hosting an NCAA regional this weekend and if they win they will host the super regional as well. This year they could be setup for their best shot at the College Softball World Series ever.

First game is against Nevada on Friday. Go Beavs!

Softball nabs No. 7 seed, will host regional

The Beavers have a 20-14 overall record in their seven previous trips to the Regional Tournament and have reached the championship game on five occasions (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005) before being eliminated. OSU is the only Pac-10 school never to have gone to the World Series.

Questions loom as softball championship approaches

Last year, the Beavers were shipped across the country after claiming a share of the Pac-10 title, but ace Brianne McGowan's squad gets to stay in Corvallis this year, thanks in part to the success of nearby Portland State. With two tournament teams representing different conferences coming out of Oregon, awarding the regional to Oregon State was both practical and overdue. This will be the eighth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament for the Beavers, but it's the first time they'll be playing at home.

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I'm also looking forward to the potential Pac-10 punch of California vs. Oregon State. The Beavers and Bears have met three times this year; Thorson shut out Oregon State twice, but the Beavers made the necessary strides and swiped a 4-2 win the third time around at home in Corvallis. These teams are not strangers; they have no secret weapons to release. They will each need some scrappy strategy to advance.

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5A. Which eight teams will reach Oklahoma City?

Buckheit: UCLA, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas, Georgia, Oregon State and Arizona.

Hays: UCLA, Michigan, Alabama, Northwestern, Texas, Georgia, Cal, and Arizona.