{"id":1608,"date":"2015-05-11T04:57:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T08:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2016-12-20T15:17:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T20:17:56","slug":"lady-vols-earn-no-8-national-seed-in-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/2015\/05\/11\/lady-vols-earn-no-8-national-seed-in-ncaa-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Vols earn No. 8 national seed in NCAA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/files\/2015\/05\/CEsd6o7UMAA77K5.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/files\/2015\/05\/CEsd6o7UMAA77K5.jpg?resize=600%2C285\" alt=\"photo via utsports\" width=\"600\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/files\/2015\/05\/CEsd6o7UMAA77K5.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/files\/2015\/05\/CEsd6o7UMAA77K5.jpg?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo via utsports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lady Vols softball team earned the No. 8 national seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. As announced on Sunday night, Tennessee will host the Knoxville regional from May 15-17, which includes Longwood, Virginia Tech and Utah.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 12 SEC teams received bids to the tournament, including five of the top eight seeds.<\/p>\n<p>The format is double elimination, with Tennessee facing Longwood at 6 p.m. on Friday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Friday&#8217;s winners will square off at 2 p.m on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Vols are 42-14 overall,\u00a015-9 in the SEC, and ranked No. 11 by USA Today\/NFCA Coaches poll.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 KNOXVILLE REGIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222\"><strong>Friday, May 15<\/strong><br \/>\n3:30 p.m. &#8211; Game 1 Virginia Tech (H) vs. Utah<br \/>\n6:00 p.m. &#8211; Game 2 Tennessee (H) vs. Longwood<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222\"><strong>Saturday, May 16<\/strong><br \/>\n2:00 p.m. &#8211; Game 3 (winner game 1 vs winner game 2)<br \/>\n4:30 p.m. &#8211; Game 4 (loser game 1 vs loser game 2)<br \/>\n7:00 p.m. &#8211; Game 5 (loser game 3 vs winner game 4)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222\"><strong>Sunday, May 17<\/strong><br \/>\n2:00 p.m. &#8211; Game 6 (winner game 3 vs winner game 5)<br \/>\n4:30 p.m. &#8211; Game 7 (if necessary)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222\">Forum discussion: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-lady-vols\/238548-softball-host-regional-super-regional.html\"><strong>Softball to host regional and super regional<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lady Vols softball team earned the No. 8 national seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. As announced on Sunday night, Tennessee will host the Knoxville regional from May 15-17, which includes Longwood, Virginia Tech and Utah. A total of 12 SEC teams received bids to the tournament, including five of the top eight seeds. 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