Georgia has been selected as one of 16 regional host sites for the 2010 NCAA Division I Softball Championships, the NCAA announced on Sunday.

The 2010 NCAA Athens Regional at the UGA Softball Stadium will feature host Georgia (43-11) from the Southeastern Conference, Florida State (43-16) from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big South Champion Radford (36-15) and Southern Conference Champion Elon (38-19).

In addition to earning the top seed for the Athens Regional, Georgia is also the sixth-overall national seed. The regional round of play features a four-team double elimination bracket, and the Bulldogs opening round contest will come against Elon Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Florida State and Radford will play in the opening game of the Athens Regional Friday at 5 p.m.

Georgia is making its ninth-consecutive and ninth overall NCAA postseason appearance in school history, all under head coach Lu Harris-Champer. The Bulldogs are 29-16 overall in NCAA postseason play, and advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in school history last season.

A total of 64 teams were selected to the NCAA Tournament with 30 conferences being awarded automatic qualification, while the remaining 34 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket. The top 16 teams were seeded nationally with Georgia earning the sixth national seed. The SEC had a total of seven teams selected for the tournament, with five of those teams earning one of the 16 national seeds. Each of the 16 Regional winners will advance to the Super Regional round of play May 28-30. In Super Regionals, eight sites play host to a best-of-three game series with the winners earning one of eight spots in the 27th NCAA Division I Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City June 3-9.

2010 NCAA ATHENS REGIONAL SCHEDULE OF GAMES:

Friday, May 21

Game 1 – Florida vs. Radford – 2:30 p.m. ET

Game 2 – Georgia vs. Elon – 5 p.m. ET

Saturday, May 22

12 p.m.    Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

2:30 p.m. Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

5 p.m.      Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3

Sunday, May 23

12 p.m.    Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5

2:30 p.m. Game 7 (If Necessary): Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6

Tickets for the 2010 NCAA Athens Regional will go on sale Monday morning at 9 a.m. ET. Tickets will be available online at www.georgiadogs.com, by phone at 706-542-1231 or 877-542-1231, and in person at the UGA Ticket Office. All-Session Tickets for the three-day tournament will be available. Online sales will end at 11:59 p.m. on May 20. All-Session chair-back seats will be $25, all-session bleacher adult seats will be $20 and all-session bleacher seats for students, senior citizens and groups will be $15. Daily tickets good for all games played on that day will also be available at $10 for a chair-back seat, $7 for an adult bleacher seat and $5 for a bleacher seat for students, senior citizens and groups. On May 20, will-call pickup for pre-ordered tickets will begin at 9 a.m. at the UGA Ticket Office. Will-call and ticket sales will move to the UGA Softball Stadium May 21-23, and will open two hours before the first game.