Cardinal Opens NCAA Championships at Home; Hosts Fresno State in Opening GameCardinal Opens NCAA Championships at Home; Hosts Fresno State in Opening Game

Softball Prepares for Upcoming Season

Cardinal Opens NCAA Championships at Home; Hosts Fresno State in Opening Game

May 13, 2007

2007 NCAA Championship Bracket

Stanford, Calif. - The 16th-ranked Stanford softball team received an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Championships today and is one of 64 teams that will compete for a national title. The Cardinal will open the tournament at home against Fresno State (46-16) on Thursday at 6 p.m., following a match-up between tenth-seeded LSU (52-10) and Cal State Northridge (23-21) at 3 p.m.

Four teams will participate at each of the 16 regional sites in a double-elimination tournament. The regional winners will face off in the May 25-26 Super Regionals, with eight teams advancing to the 2007 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, May 31 thru June 6.

Stanford wrapped up the regular-season yesterday with a 33-19-1 record and a 7-13-1 mark in the Pac-10. The Cardinal finished sixth in the conference, and will be making a tenth-straight NCAA Championship appearance.

Defending National Champion Arizona was named the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament and the Pac-10 led all conferences with all eight teams selected.