Texas A&M's Trisha Ford speaks after the NCAA selection show
Texas A&M earned the No. 16 seed and will host a tough NCAA Regional, adding a personal twist for Trisha Ford against her former program.
Texas A&M head softball coach Trisha Ford didn’t sugarcoat her reaction to the Aggies landing the No. 16 national seed , which secures a third straight NCAA Regional at Davis Diamond. “It’s going to be a tough regional,” Ford said after the bracket reveal.
The Aggies ended up almost exactly where projections had them grabbing one of the final hosting spots and sitting on a collision course with the Texas Longhorns in a potential Super Regional. But the more compelling storyline is the one that hits closer to home for Ford and her staff. As is often the case for lower‑seeded hosts, A&M drew one of the strongest bubble teams in the field.
This time, that team is Arizona State, where Ford spent six seasons and led the Sun Devils to a Women’s College World Series berth. The matchup adds a personal twist to an already challenging weekend. "I enjoyed my time there um but obviously chose to come to A&M and be in the SEC and I'm very happy about that choice.
" A&M’s early exit from last year’s regional will be a talking point all week, but Ford made it clear that this group isn’t carrying that baggage. "I addressed it. kind of an elephant in the room.