No. 22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball is set to make the program's 23rd consecutive and 31st appearance overall in the NCAA Tournament, competing in the NCAA Clemson Regional at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina from Friday-Sunday, May 20-22.

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>> No. 22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball is set to make the program's 23rd consecutive and 31st appearance overall in the NCAA Tournament, competing in the NCAA Clemson Regional at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina from Friday-Sunday, May 20-22.

>> It's the 31st appearance overall in the past 32 editions of the NCAA Tournament for the Ragin' Cajuns. Since 1990, Louisiana has missed the NCAA's postseason event only once (1998).

>> Louisiana, the Sun Belt Conference's regular season and tournament champions for the third consecutive completed season (2019, 2021-22), secured its spot in collegiate softball's premier postseason event by capturing the league's automatic bid on Saturday, May 14 in Mobile, Alabama.

>> The Ragin' Cajuns used their power at the plate to clinch the SBC title, and secure the auto bid, by launching four home runs in a six-run fifth inning that put Texas State away in the 7-1 championship-game triumph. It marked Louisiana's 17th overall SBC Tournament title in the 22-year history of the event.

>> Heading into the NCAA Tournament, Louisiana carries a season-high, 13-game winning streak and has won 22 of its past 23 games dating back to April 8.

>> The NCAA Clemson Regional features No. 10 national seed Clemson (39-15), Auburn (38-15), Louisiana (45-11) and UNCW (32-13).

>> The winner of the regional will play the winner of the NCAA Stillwater (Okla.) Regional which features No. 7 national seed Oklahoma State (41-12), Nebraska (40-14), North Texas (35-14) and Fordham (30-20) in the super regional round the following week for a trip to the Women's College World Series scheduled for June 2-10 in Oklahoma City.

>> Louisiana makes its first trip to Clemson for an NCAA Regional. It is also the program's first-ever appearance in the state of South Carolina in the NCAA postseason.

>> The trip to Clemson, South Carolina marks the furthest distance Louisiana has traveled for the regional round of the NCAA Tournament since the super regional format was introduced in 2005. The 704 miles to Clemson tops the previous furthest traveled back in 2005 when the program was sent to Norman, Oklahoma (578 miles).