Who will UCF softball play in NCAA Tournament? Meet Tallahassee Regional teams

Only 20 Division I softball teams have reached the NCAA Tournament in each of the last six seasons, putting UCF in some pretty exclusive company. Three of those previous appearances, however, ended in the regional round with trips to Tallahassee. UCF returns to the state's capital city again, hoping to survive and advance to supers for just the second time in program history.

The Knights, seeded second in the Tallahassee Regional behind host Florida State, square off with Jacksonville State at 2:30 p. m. on May 15.

With a 38-16-1 overall record, and a 14-9-1 mark in the Big 12, the Knights achieved their most regular-season wins and highest league finish since joining in 2023-24. UCF launched a single-season program record 67 home runs; Beth Damon (15), Kendall Yarnell (14), Sierra Humphreys (13), Izzy Mertes (11) and Aubrey Evans (10) each surpassed double digits. Isabella Vega, chosen to the All-Big 12 first team for the second time in as many seasons, anchors the UCF pitching staff.

The Bradenton native has tossed 140⅔ innings, posting a 17-8 record, 2. 89 ERA, 98 strikeouts, 11 complete games, five saves and one shutout. Ava Stuewe and Hildie Dempsey added six wins apiece in the circle, though the latter suffered season-ending ACL and meniscus injuries in March.