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Five ACC Softball Teams Earn NCAA Tournament Bids

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State (51-8), Louisville (33-21), North Carolina (35-18), Notre Dame (36-16) and Virginia Tech (45-9) earned berths in the 2019 NCAA DI Softball Championship, as announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.
 
The fourth-seeded Seminoles have earned a top-eight seed for the fourth straight year, and the fifth time in the last six years. They will host Bethune-Cookman (26-29) first, with South Carolina (36-17) and South Florida (40-17) also in the Tallahassee Regional. The winner of the Tallahassee Regional will face the winner of the Stillwater Regional in the NCAA Super Regional. As a top-eight seed, if the Seminoles win their region, they will host the Super Regional.
 
Louisville punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time overall and will play in the Evanston Regional, hosted by No. 16 seed Northwestern (43-10). The Cardinals will face Southern Illinois (33-13) in their first game, while Northwestern will play Detroit Mercy (31-26), the Horizon League champion. The Evanston Regional winner will play the winner of the Norman Regional in the NCAA Super Regional.
 
Making its 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, North Carolina will play Ohio State (34-16) in the Knoxville Regional. As the host, No. 12 seed Tennessee (39-14) will play Big South champ Longwood (37-20). The winner of the Knoxville Regional will advance to the NCAA Super Regional against the winner of the Gainesville Regional.
 
Notre Dame earned its 21st consecutive NCAA bid, and 24th overall, and will play in the Norman Regional, hosted by overall 1-seed Oklahoma (49-2). The Fighting Irish are matched up with Wisconsin (40-12) first. America East champ UMBC (30-22) is also in the region.
 
Playing in the Lexington Regional, Virginia Tech is making its ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and will face Illinois (32-23). Regional host No. 14 Kentucky (33-22) is slated to play MAC champ Toledo (29-26), with the winner of the region advancing to play the winner of the Seattle Regional in the NCAA Super Regional.
 
The tournament format is double elimination in regional play May 16-19, then best of three series in the Super Regionals (May 23-26). The winners from each Super Regional site advance to the NCAA® Women’s College World Series (WCWS).