{"id":67,"date":"2026-05-11T04:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T04:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2026-05-11T04:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T04:34:22","slug":"ucf-softball-headed-to-tallahassee-after-earning-spot-in-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"UCF softball headed to Tallahassee after earning spot in NCAA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>UCF softball is back in the NCAA tournament, with the Knights heading to familiar surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=65\">Daily Horoscope for May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UCF (38-16-1) is headed to the Tallahassee Regional for the fifth time since 2005. The Knights will face Jacksonville State (45-14) in their first game of the double-elimination regional Friday at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s really awesome about what this team did is we knew we were going in. It was just where,\u201d said UCF coach Cindy Ball-Malone. \u201cThat\u2019s a cool feeling to have, because we have had some years where we know we\u2019ve done some good stuff, but are we going to get in? And this time, we knew for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida State (49-8) and Stetson (36-20) complete the regional field and meet at noon Friday. FSU is the No. 9 overall seed in the 64-team field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as we saw Florida State pop up, it\u2019s very familiar, and I feel good about how much experience that our senior class has had there,\u201d said Ball-Malone.<\/p>\n<p>It is the sixth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance for the Knights. UCF has made one appearance in a Super Regional (2022) and was swept by top-seeded Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=64\">Florida golf teams thriving together entering NCAA postseason play<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c(I\u2019m) super grateful,\u201d said senior infielder Aubrey Evans. \u201cFour years going to the postseason, that\u2019s a big deal. To see what we\u2019ve done over the past four years has been super fun and super competitive. I\u2019m excited for what this team can do for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UCF is 3-2 all-time against Jacksonville State. The schools\u2019 last meeting was March 2, 2007.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Knights are coming off their best season since joining the Big 12 in 2023, finishing fourth in the conference with a 14-9 record. UCF recently lost to No. 5 Kansas, 6-5, in the first round of the Big 12 Softball Tournament on May 7.<\/p>\n<p>Evans is looking forward to one more trip up north to JoAnne Graf Field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a great environment, but I think we\u2019re ready,\u201d she said. \u201cTallahassee, we\u2019ve been there a lot of years, I don\u2019t even know how many, but I\u2019m just super excited for this group and the experience that we have, and just the competitive atmosphere and drive that we all give each other. I\u2019m really excited to be back at FSU, because I think we have some unfinished business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other state schools in the tournament are regional host Florida, Florida A&amp;M and South Florida. UF plays Georgia Tech and FAMU faces Texas State in the Gainesville regional. South Florida plays Washington in the Fayetteville, Arkansas, regional.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=62\">Wild 10th sends Hagerty to final 4; Bishop Moore, Orangewood also clinch | State baseball<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Matt Murschel can be reached at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Knights will face Jacksonville State on Friday in the Tallahassee regional to open NCAA tournament play. 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