UNG to host NCAA softball regional

The opening day for NCAA tournament action is May 8 at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park in Dahlonega, Georgia. UNG (42-12) will face No. 7 seed Tusculum University (37-17) at 2 p.m. No. 3 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University (36-17) and No. 6 seed Lincoln Memorial University (34-18) will face off at 4:30 p.m.

The second day of games is set for noon, 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. May 9, with the championship of the four-team pod set for noon May 10 and a second game 2:30 p.m. May 10 if needed.

No. 1 seed Francis Marion, also ranked No. 3 nationally, will host the other Southeast Regional pod, which includes No. 4 seed Wingate University, No. 5 seed Flagler College and No. 8 seed Georgia Southwestern State University.

The winners of the two Southeast regional pods will meet at the highest-remaining seed May 15-16 in a best-of-three Super Regional series with a chance to advance to the NCAA Division II championship May 22-28 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the site of UNG's 2023 national championship run.

This marks the 12th consecutive season in which the Nighthawks will host a portion of the Southeast Regional tournament.

Following its regular-season Peach Belt Conference (PBC) championship, UNG fell 7-4 to Georgia Southwestern State in the PBC tournament title game. The Nighthawks won 1-0 against University of South Carolina Beaufort and 7-4 against Lander University to reach the PBC championship game.

NCAA Division II softball Southeast regional pod
Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park, Dahlonega, Georgia

May 8

Game 1: No. 2 seed University of North Georgia vs. No. 7 seed Tusculum University, 2 p.m.

Game 2: No. 3 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University vs. No. 6 seed Lincoln Memorial University, 4:30 p.m.

May 9

Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, noon.

Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2:30 p.m.

Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 5 p.m.

May 10

Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, noon.

Game 7 (if needed): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 2:30 p.m.