UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The 2024 Penn State softball team put an end to a 13-year NCAA Tournament drought, earning the No. 3 seed in the Bryan-College Station Regional of the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament following the announcement of the field of 64 from the NCAA Selection Committee Sunday night. PSU booked its first national postseason appearance since earning the right to host a regional in 2011.
Penn State heads to Bryan-College Station for the second time in program history, joining the ninth-ranked and 16th seeded Texas A&M Aggies, the regional second-seeded Texas State Bobcats and the region’s fourth-seeded Albany Great Danes. The Blue & White will square off in the opening round of the tournament against the Bobcats, marking the fourth meeting of the two programs this season. Texas State took the first three contests by narrow margins in San Marcos, with the Nittany Lions notably missing the services of B1G Freshman of the Year and Tucci/NFCA National Freshman of the Year finalist Bridget Nemeth for all three games.
The Nittany Lions secured their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance and 13th national postseason appearance overall following the selection committee’s announcement on Sunday, with PSU’s 11 NCAA bids joining a pair of appearances in the EAIAW Tournament in 1978 and 1982. Penn State owns 12 wins in the tournament dating to their first postseason victory over Texas A&M in the 2000 Tempe Regional, with the Nittany Lions maintaining a 12-20 mark in the event all-time. Penn State’s best finish in the current NCAA Tournament format came in the 2005, 2006 and 2011 seasons in which the Blue & White battled their way to respective regional finals.
Penn State’s 2024 roster has cemented its place as one of the most successful and decorated teams in the program’s 60-year varsity history, with the Nittany Lions boasting a 34-18 overall record in addition to a 12-11 finish in Big Ten Conference competitions this year. The Blue & White have recorded the fourth-most overall victories in school history in addition to the fourth-most B1G wins in a…
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