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Erin Jancic and her teammates earned NU's first NCAA bid in softball since 1987

Softball Team Earns NCAA Tournament Bid

5/14/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball

May 14, 2000

EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern University softball team has earned an invitation to the 2000 NCAA Softball Championship. The Wildcats will be making their first appearance in the NCAA's 48-team field since 1987.

Northwestern -- which finished fourth in the Big Ten with a 28-24 overall record -- will be the fifth seed in a regional to be held in Norman, Okla. The Wildcats will meet second-seeded Oregon State (37-19-1) in a first-round game Thursday at 5 p.m. CT.

Thursday's first-round pairings for the Norman, Okla., regional:

(3) Arkansas (41-28) vs. (4) Cal. State-Northridge (26-24), 2:30 p.m.
(2) Oregon State (37-19-1) vs. (5) Northwestern (28-24), 5 p.m.
(1) Oklahoma (56-8) vs. (6) Harvard (19-19), 7:30 p.m.

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