Blue Demons Will Face Wisconsin at NCAA Regional
5/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | SOFTBALL
NCAA Bracket
DePaul (40-19) received Conference
DePaul and host
This is the ninth consecutive year and the 11th time in the past 12 seasons that DePaul will appear in the NCAA Regionals. The Blue Demons have also made two trips to the College World Series in 1999 and 2000.
The Division I championship provides for a field of 64 teams. The championship will be extended to three weekends of competition for the first time this year. Four teams will participate at each of 16 regional sites in a double-elimination tournament.
The regional winners will advance to super regional competition for a best-of-three series May 27-28 (Memorial Day Weekend) at eight campus sites.
The remaining eight teams will advance to the WCWS, an eight-team, double-elimination tournament. The championship final will best-of-three-series for the first time this year. The WCWS will be conducted June 2-8 at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in
Regional No. 8
Game 1: Friday, May
(# 2) DePaul vs. (#3)
Game 2: Friday, May
(#1)
Game 3: Saturday, May
Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Saturday, May
Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5: Saturday, May
Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Championship Game: Sunday, May
Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
If Game: Sunday, May