ASU softball will begin postseason play in the Baton Rouge regional, as announced on ESPNU Sunday evening.
LSU (44-11, 15-9 SEC) earned the No. 5 overall seed, but the Tigers have struggled down the stretch, losing six of their past eight SEC games. In March, the Tigers took two out of three games from No. 1 seed Florida and went 2-0 against Oklahoma.
But first, ASU (34-20, 12-11 Pac-12) will face Nebraska (34-21, 17-6) on Friday at 1:30 p.m. PT on ESPN3. Nebraska most recently qualified for the Women's College World Series in 2013, when ASU did as well. LSU squares off against Texas Southern (25-16) in the region.
If ASU advances in the regional, it would most likely face No. 12 seed Arizona (38-17, 13-11 Pac-12) in a Super Regional in Tucson. ASU took two of three from the Wildcats earlier this year.
ASU endured a turbulent season, losing 20 games for the first time since 2005, but ended the regular season on a high note, taking two of three from No. 6 UCLA after junior center fielder Jennifer Soria hit a walk-off homer Saturday.
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