South Carolina’s historic softball season added another chapter Sunday evening.
The Gamecocks (45-14) were chosen as an NCAA regional host and will be a No. 1 seed for the first time since 2002. Games at Beckham Field will begin this weekend.
USC, the No. 9 national seed, opens against UNC Greensboro (46-11) at 7:30 p..m. Friday. In the other matchup in the regional, Liberty (47-12) faces Hofstra (40-12) at 5 p.m. Friday. Both games will stream on the WatchESPN app.
Should Beverly Smith’s club advance, it will play in the super regional round – May 24-27 – at a site to be determined.