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Due to inclement weather forecasted, Friday's games at the NCAA Softball Amherst Regional will now start at 1 p.m. at the UMass Softball Complex. No. 1 Stanford will play Lehigh at 1:00 p.m. and No. 2 UMass will play No. 3 Princeton at 3:30.
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The 20th-ranked UMass softball team (39-11) will host Princeton (25-22) in the NCAA tournament on Friday evening at 5:00 p.m. This is the 14th straight and 18th overall NCAA Tournament for the Minutewomen. Stanford (46-12) will face off against Lehigh (38-15-1) in the other regional game Friday at 2:30 p.m. Both games will be at the UMass Softball Complex. Free live video streaming is available online at UMassathletics.com. Free live audio will be available for all UMass games through Sports Juice at UMassathletics.com.
Press Conferences:UMass | Lehigh | Princeton | Stanford
On Thursday afternoon, all four teams in the Amherst Regional for the NCAA Tournament held a press conferece at the UMass Softball Complex. Read about what all four teams had to say about the upcoming softball tournament.
2008 NCAA Softball Bracket
The Massachusetts Softball Team (39-11) will host a regional for the third straight season it was announced by the selection committee live on ESPNU Sunday evening. The Minutewomen are the No. 2 seed in the Amherst Regional and will face third-seeded Princeton (25-22) Friday at 5:00 PM. Stanford (46-12) is the top seed in the region and will play fourth-seeded Lehigh (38-15-1) Friday at 2:30 PM. The Cardinal are the No. 12 national seed. The regional (May 16-18) is double-elimination and runs through Sunday at the UMass Softball Complex. The winner of the Amherst Regional will match up with the winner of the College Station, Tx., Regional between No. 5 Texas A&M, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech and Auburn in the Super Regionals. Tickets for the Amherst Regional will go on sale through the UMass Athletic Ticket Office Monday morning at 9 a.m. EST. All-session general admission tickets are available for $27 for adults and $13 for UMass students and children 18 and under while all-session chair back seats are available for $30. Singe day tickets are available for $10 for adults and $5 for UMass students and children 18 and under while single day chair back seats are available for $12.
Four student-athletes from the University of Massachusetts Softball team have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Northeast Region teams it was announced Wednesday in voting conducted by head coaches. Junior Brandice Balschmiter, sophomore Carly Normandin and freshman Lindsay Maroney earned first-team, honors while junior Whitney Mollica received second-team accolades. Each All-Region pick across the country is now eligible for NFCA All-American status which will be released during the Women's College World Series later this month.
Men's lacrosse's Sean Krygier and softball's Lauren Proctor were named the Spring Scholar-Athletes of the season. Krygier and Proctor received plaques at the weekly sports luncheon at the Campus Center on Wednesday commemorating their success on the field and in the classroom.
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