Kentucky softball earns No. 14 seed, will host DePaul in NCAA opener
Kentucky’s softball team earned the No. 14 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament when the field was announced on Sunday night.
The Cats (36-17) will face DePaul (29-21) in their Lexington Regional opener on Friday. The other matchup in Lexington has Illinois (37-18) facing Marshall (41-10).
UK announced that tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday.
The Southeastern Conference was well represented in the NCAA field with 13 teams.
Florida is the No. 1 overall seed for the third striaght year. In addition to Kentucky, other top-16 seeds included Auburn (7), Tennessee (8), Texas A&M (9), Mississippi (12), LSU (13) and Alabama (16).
The field also includes Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Missouri.
We're hosting!
— UK Softball (@UKsoftball) May 15, 2017
The Lexington Regional will be May 19-21 at John Cropp Stadium!
Welcome, Marshall, Illinois and DePaul! #WeAreUK pic.twitter.com/DWvjLv8MVj
2017 NCAA Softball Lexington Regional
John Cropp Stadium – Lexington
Friday, May 19
Game 1 – Marshall vs. Illinois – Noon ET – ESPN2
Game 2 – DePaul vs. Kentucky – 2:30 p.m. ET – ESPN3.com
Saturday, May 20
Game 3 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – Noon ET – TV TBD
Game 4 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 – 2:30 p.m. ET – TV TBD
Game 5 – Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 – 5 p.m. ET – TV TBD
Sunday, May 21
Game 6 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 – Noon ET – TV TBD
Game 7 – (If necessary) – 2:30 p.m. ET – TV TBD
This story was originally published May 14, 2017 at 10:38 PM with the headline "Kentucky softball earns No. 14 seed, will host DePaul in NCAA opener."