The Georgia softball teams hosts the 2011 NCAA Athens Regional this weekend at Jack Turner Softball Stadium, and the Bulldogs will play as the No. 1 seed for the regional.
In addition to earning the top seed in the regional, Georgia (47-12) was tabbed the overall No. 6 National Seed for the 2011 NCAA Division I Softball Championships. The Bulldogs opening game of the tournament will be the second contest in the Athens Regional at 5 p.m. on Friday against fourth-seeded Georgia State (36-23), the Colonial Athletic Association champion. Regional second seed Florida State (30-26), the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament champion, and third seed University of Alabama at Birmingham (38-17) from Conference USA will play in the first game of the Regional on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
Georgia is hosting a regional for the fourth time in school history and for the second-consecutive year. When hosting a regional, the Bulldogs have gone 13-4. Overall, Georgia is making its 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and all 10 appearances have come in consecutive years under head coach Lu Harris-Champer. Over the previous nine tournament berths, UGA has compiled a 36-18 record in NCAA postseason play.
The Bulldogs opening game of the regional will come against in-state foe Georgia State. The two teams have not played against each other since 2007, when the Bulldogs defeated the Panthers, 9-0. All-time, UGA holds an 8-2 lead in the series including winning the last seven meetings.
In the all-time UGA-FSU series, the Bulldogs and Seminoles are tied at 6-6. The last meeting between the two schools came in the 2010 Athens Regional with the Bulldogs winning 5-2. It was the second meeting of the 2010 season between UGA and FSU with the Seminoles winning in Athens during the regular season, 4-3. This year will mark the third time FSU has come to Athens for the NCAA Regionals. In 2006, the Seminoles won the Athens Regional including going 2-1 vs. the Bulldogs.
In the all-time UGA-UAB series, the Bulldogs lead 5-1. The last meeting between the Bulldogs and the Blazers was in 2001, a 2-0 UGA victory. The two schools played four times that year with UGA winning the first game, UAB taking the second and the Bulldogs winning the final two.
2011 NCAA ATHENS REGIONAL SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Friday, May 20
2:30 p.m. Game 1: UAB vs. Florida State
5 p.m. Game 2: Georgia State vs. Georgia
Saturday, May 21
12 p.m. Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
2:30 p.m. Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
5 p.m. Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Sunday, May 22
12 p.m. Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
2:30 p.m. Game 7 (If Necessary): Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6
Source: http://www.redandblack.com/2011/05/19/georgia-softball-gears-up-for-ncaa-tournament/
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