DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University softball team has been selected to compete in the 2023 NCAA Athens Regional that will be hosted by University of Georgia and scheduled for Friday-Sunday, May 19-21, as announced during the Division I Softball Championship selection show that was aired on ESPN2 Sunday evening.
 
The 14th-seeded Bulldogs will host NCCU, Boston University and Virginia Tech University in the four-team, double-elimination Athens Regional.
 
NCCU will officially make its first NCAA softball postseason appearance at the DI level after winning the 2023 MEAC Softball Championship when regional play begins on Friday. The Eagles will face host Georgia in their opening game at Jake Turner Stadium at 4:30 p.m. The game is scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
The Terriers and Hokies will kick-off the regional on Friday beginning at 2 p.m.
 
There will be three games on Saturday, including Friday's two winners facing each other to go along with two elimination games. The regional championship game(s) will be on Sunday, with the advancing team headed to a Super Regional against the winner of the Tallahassee Regional.
 
Tickets are on sale now (purchase online here). All-session tickets will be sold for $25 each and will only be sold online in advance of the tournament. An all-session ticket grants admission to every game of the Athens Regional. All-session tickets will only be sold until Thursday, May 18 at 12 p.m., ET. Daily tickets can be purchased online for $10 each with daily tickets going on sale Thursday, May 18 at 12 p.m. All seating is general admission. Gates will open one hour prior to the first game each day.
 
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