DePaul Softball Set To Face James Madison In NCAA Regional
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The DePaul Blue Demons softball team will take on James Madison in the Ann Arbor Regional of the NCAA Championship on Friday at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN3. No. 15 seed and host Michigan will battle St. Francis (Pa.) in the game to follow.
DePaul (34-14) enters the tournament as the BIG EAST’s automatic qualifier after taking the conference crown last weekend. The Blue Demons erased a six-run deficit in the title game against Villanova to win 11-10 in the highest-scoring championship game in league history.
This weekend will mark DePaul's sixth time competing in the Ann Arbor Regional with the other five appearances coming in 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004. DePaul has an overall mark of 9-8 in Ann Arbor Regional play; with its longest streak in this regional being a six-game win streak.
James Madison enters the Ann Arbor Regional with a 47-7 mark after defeating No. 5 College of Charleston and No. 2 Elon to take the CAA Championship title. The Dukes hold a 4-1 advantage all-time in the series against DePaul and won the last meeting between the two by a mark of 8-1 in 2016.
ANN ARBOR REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 17
Game 1 -- #2 seed James Madison vs. #3 seed DePaul, 2 p.m.
Game 2 -- #1 seed Michigan vs. #4 seed St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
Game 3 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, TBA
Game 4 -- Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, TBA
Game 5 -- Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, TBA
Sunday, May 19
Game 6 -- Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBA
Game 7 (if necessary) -- Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, TBA