HUNTSVILLE | The NCAA Division II Softball Committee announced the field of 64 teams for the upcoming NCAA Division II Softball Tournament, and the UAH softball team earned the program's 21st consecutive berth as the No. 6 seed in the South Region.
 
The Chargers have now made the NCAA tournament 26 times overall in the program's 29-year history.
 
UAH's opening matchup in the NCAA tournament is slated for Thursday against No. 3 seed Tampa at the South 2 Regional on the campus of No. 2 seed Mississippi College. West Alabama will also compete as the No. 7 seed taking on the Choctaws.
 
UAH and UT will have the opening game of the South 2 Regional on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., followed by UWA and MC at 5 p.m.
 
In the South 1 Regional, No. 1 seed Auburn Montgomery will host No. 4 seed Nova Southeastern, No. 5 seed Saint Leo and No. 8 seed Spring Hill.
 
Following the conclusion of the two double-elimination tournaments, the two winners will face next week in the in the South Super Regional to determine the South's representative at the 2024 NCAA Division II Softball National Championship.