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#10 National Seed

Athens Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

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#10 Seed·Athens Regional

Gordon's Bats Survive Clemson's Postseason DNA

Our Pick
Georgia
CAUTIOUS

Sarah Gordon has been a National Player of the Week machine, and Tony Baldwin is in his third straight super regional run. But Clemson is the defending ACC Tournament champion with John Rittman's veteran group. UNC Greensboro has Brooklyn Shroyer — SoCon Pitcher of the Year, 1.58 ERA, 18 wins, 9 SHO — a top-50 arm hiding at the 3-seed line.

X-Factor

Whether Georgia's staff can outlast Clemson's veterans in a winners'-bracket showdown. Shroyer is the wild card — she's good enough to win Sunday outright if it gets there.

National Seed
#10
Host
Georgia
City
Athens, GA
Dates
May 15-17, 2026
Format
4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups
Game 1 — Fri 12:00 PM ET

Winners meet Saturday at 2:30 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 12:00 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 12:00 PM ET, with an if-necessary game at 2:30 PM ET.

Schedule

All times Eastern
GameDateTimeMatchupTV
Game 1Fri, May 1512:00 PM ET#1 Georgia vs #4 CharlestonESPN+
Game 2Fri, May 152:30 PM ET#2 Clemson vs #3 UNC GreensboroESPN+
Game 3Sat, May 1612:00 PM ETLoser G1 vs Loser G2 (Elimination)ESPN+
Game 4Sat, May 162:30 PM ETWinner G1 vs Winner G2ESPN+
Game 5Sat, May 165:00 PM ETWinner G3 vs Loser G4 (Elimination)ESPN+
Game 6Sun, May 1712:00 PM ETRegional ChampionshipESPN2
Game 7Sun, May 172:30 PM ETRegional Championship (if necessary)ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing
The Athens Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Knoxville Regional (#10 vs #7) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (Tennessee). Super Regionals are best-of-three; the winner advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 - June 5.

About the Host

Georgia

Georgia hosts the Athens Regional in Athens, GA as the #10 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the Georgia program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

All games at this regional are played at the Georgia home softball venue, with first pitch on Friday, May 15 and the championship round on Sunday, May 17.

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