Coyotes selected to the Lincoln Regional
VERMILLION, S. D. (USD) — The South Dakota softball program will be heading to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Lincoln Regional in the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament.
After winning the program’s first-ever Summit League Tournament title, the Coyotes will partake in their first-ever NCAA Tournament in program history – in Division I or Division II – since the program began in 1978. Entering with a 20-34-1 record, South Dakota won four games in four days, including downing top-seed Omaha twice in two one-runs games behind the arm of Madison Evans – the 2026 Summit League All-Tournament Team MVP – to secure the tournament title and Summit League automatic qualifying berth. The Yotes became just the second team in Summit League history to win the softball tournament as the No.
4 seed. USD joins Western Illinois in 2008 to be the two teams to accomplish the feat. LINCOLN REGIONAL Where: Bowlin Stadium (2,530) | Lincoln, Neb.
DATES: May 15-17 TEAMS: (1) Nebraska, Grand Canyon, (8) Louisiville, South Dakota PARTICIPATING TEAMS Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten) 46-6 (23-1 B1G) Big Ten tournament champions Grand Canyon Lopes (Mountain West) 52-8 (21-4 MW) Mountain West tournament champions Louisville Cardinals (ACC) 44-12 (18-6 ACC) At-large selection South Dakota (Summit League) 20-34-1 (7-11 Summit) Summit League Tournament champions South Dakota will face regional host Nebraska as the No. 4 seed in the regional on Friday, May 15. Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc.
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