Sunshine State Rivals UF, FGCU, UCF & USF Clash in 2012 NCAA Softball Gainesville Regional May 18-20

This weekend at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium promises entertaining 2012 NCAA Softball Regional action, as the No. 5 overall seed Florida Gators (46-11) play host to Sunshine State opponents in FGCU (37-22), UCF (39-17) and USF (45-11) in an all-Florida softball regional.   NCAA Tourney play kicks off in Gainesville May 18 at 3:30 p.m. with UCF vs. USF, while the Gators and FGCU Eagles will tilt at 6 p.m.  Action will continue Saturday and Sunday in the double-elimination format. The winner of the Gainesville Regional will play the winner of the Los Angeles Regional, featuring the No. 12 seed and host, UCLA (36-18), in addition to San Diego State (30-22), FSU (46-14) and Hofstra (38-13). The highest remaining seed will host the Super Regional.   For the 10th consecutive season, the University of Florida softball team will host a NCAA Regional at KSP Stadium after securing the program’s fifth –consecutive top-five national seed.