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NCAA Bracket
Eastern Illinois will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma for the NCAA Softball Regional on Friday. The Panthers and the Cowgirls will square off on Friday at 3:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
EIU defeated Lindenwood, 5-2, to win the OVC Softball Championship crown and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional. EIU is making its third appearance, second consecutive, in the NCAA tourney.
No. 4 OSU finished 38-15 overall and 16-8 in the Big 12.
Stanford (37-13) and Princeton (33-13) round out the Regional. Each regional tournament will be double-elimination, from May 15-17.