ASU softball is in the NCAA Tournament. Find out where they land
The Arizona State softball team, which upset three consecutive teams to win the Big 12 Conference tournament, soon finds out where it will play next.
The Arizona State softball team, which upset three consecutive teams over three days, May 7-9, to win the Big 12 Conference tournament, will soon find out where it's headed to begin play in the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The conference champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney, which will be the school's 35th Regional appearance. The announcement comes during the NCAA selection show, televised by ESPN2 at 4 p.
m. MST (7 p. m.
EDT). The Sun Devils completed their strong, late-season run by knocking off top-seeded Texas Tech, 4-0, in the championship game of the Big 12 tourney Saturday, May 9, at Oklahoma City. Coach Megan Bartlett was full of pride for the program.
"I’m just so grateful for this group of young women; so proud of just everything that’s gone into this season by everyone," Bartlett said via the school's athletic website. "There were newcomers like Emily Schepp who bought into what we were saying during the summer and how we were building this program over the last four seasons. "And then people like Kenzie (Brown), who stayed when she could’ve left and believed and trusted us.