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Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional

5/13/2013 2:34:00 AM | Softball

STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Softball will open the 2013 NCAA Softball Tournament on Friday afternoon against Big East Champion South Florida in the tournament's Gainesville Regional. GSU's opening game is set for 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Ticket information will be announced on Monday.

Georgia Southern's two other possible opponents in the regional are the No. 2 National Seed Florida and Hampton. The Eagles plated the Bulls last season in Tampa, dropping a 2-0 result early in the season and is 0-5 all-time against USF. GSU has never faced Hampton and only has one game against the Gators, a loss in 2001.

GSU enters its second-straight NCAA Tournament at 32-27, wining the program's second-straight SoCon Tournament Championship and fourth all-time. Two-time SoCon Pitcher of the Year Sarah Purivs went 11 innings in the Eagles' 11 inning win over UNCG on Saturday and has 17 wins this season. Kourtny Thomas provided a walk-off home run to clinch the title, her 12th long-ball of the season.

Ticket information and game times for the Gainesville Regional will be announced soon. GSEagles.com will have complete coverage of the Eagles' second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.

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