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Huskies Picked As Top Seed In NCAA Tournament UW will host the No. 1 Regional, Thursday through Sunday.
Coach Teresa Wilson will lead the Huskies into their seventh straight NCAA tournament.
 
Coach Teresa Wilson will lead the Huskies into their seventh straight NCAA tournament.

May 14, 2000

SEATTLE - Washington's No. 1 billing for the past 13 weeks held up with the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, as the Huskies (57-7) were the No. 1 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament and will host Region No. 1. Joining UW at Husky Softball Stadium in the double-elimination tournament Thursday through Sunday will be, in order of seeding, Mississippi State (42-25), Utah (39-21), Western Illinois (46-14), UT-Chattanooga (46-25) and Army (27-16).

The Huskies will be hosting their fourth regional tournament in the past five years, also doing so in 1996, 1998 and 1999. UW has not lost a regional game since 1995 and is vying for its fifth straight trip to the College World Series May 25-29 in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Game times on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. On Sunday, the first game will be at 1 p.m. and the second, if necessary, will be at 3:30 p.m. Fox Sports Northwest will be televising the championship game on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The 1 p.m. game will be tape-delayed if it proves to be the final.

Thursday, May 18
10 a.m. Game 1:
No. 3 Utah (39-21) vs. No. 4 Western Illinois (46-14)

12:30 p.m. Game 2:
No. 2 Mississippi State (42-25) vs. No. 5 Tennessee-Chattanooga (46-25)

3 p.m. Game 1:
No. 1 Washington (57-7) vs. No. 6 Army (27-16)

Friday, May 19
10 a.m. Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
12:30 p.m. Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3
3 p.m. Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

The bracket on Saturday and Sunday will be determined on Friday based on the number of teams still alive.

Tickets
Ticket prices are $20 for the All-Session Pass, $6 for reserved seats in the main grandstand, and $5 for general admission (adult and children) in the outfield. For more information or to order tickets, please call (206) 543-2200.

Go Huskies!