CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCCU) — Eastern Illinois softball will be making its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
EIU will appear in the Evanston Regional.
The Panthers will face Northwestern at 2:30 p.m. on Friday in Evanston. Northwestern won the Big Ten and finished the season with a 38-11 record.
EIU finished the season at 34-19 and won the OVC Tournament Championship.
In the Evanston Regional are Miami (Ohio) from the Mid-American Conference who had a 37-18 record and Kentucky from the SEC who finished the season with a 30-20-1 record.
EIU is 2-8 all-time against Northwestern with the last time the two schools played coming in 1998.
EIU is 3-8 all-time against Miami's last meeting in 2020. EIU is 1-2 against Kentucky, the last match-up in 2016.
Full Schedule (all times listed in central):
Friday, May 19
Saturday, May 20
Sunday, May 21