South Alabama softball headed to Baton Rouge regional after Sun Belt title

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The South Alabama softball team learned its NCAA tournament destination Sunday afternoon at Walk Ons, finding out it will head to Baton Rouge to face LSU, Virginia Tech and Akron.

South defeated Texas State to claim its first Sun Belt championship since 2015.

Fairhope’s Ryley Harrison was named most outstanding player and made the all-tournament team, along with Olivia Branstetter, Kara Wine and Lillie Stagner.

This will be South’s seventh appearance in the tournament.

The regional kicks off Friday. The Jags will face Virginia Tech.