May 13, 2009
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SDSU Softball Opens NCAA Tempe Regional at Defending National Champ and No. 10 Overall Seed Arizona State
The San Diego State softball team begins its quest for the Women's College World Series this weekend when it travels to the campus of Arizona State to compete in the NCAA Tempe Regional. The Aztecs (33-18) earned the No. 4 seed in the double-elimination regional and will face the No. 10 overall seed and defending national champion Arizona State on Friday. SDSU and the Sun Devils (40-16) will meet at 5 p.m. at Farrington Stadium, immediately after the previous game between second-seeded LSU (32-16-1) and No. 3 seed Cal State Fullerton (29-19). The entire Tempe Regional will be broadcast live nationally on ESPNU.
SDSU earned its fifth trip to the NCAA tournament in nine seasons by being picked as an at-large selection on Sunday. It is the first time in program history that San Diego State has been selected to two consecutive NCAA tournaments. The Aztecs, who join league champion Brigham Young and UNLV as participants from the six-team Mountain West Conference, enter the tournament as winners in 28 of their last 38 contests.
This year's national tournament features 64 teams, with four teams participating at 16 regional sites in a double-elimination tournament. The regional winners will advance to super regional competition for a best-of-three series from May 21-24 at eight campus sites. The remaining eight teams will advance to the Women's College World Series (WCWS), an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with the championship final being a best-of-three series. The WCWS will be conducted May 28-June 3 at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
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