PROVO, Utah — After winning a 12th-consecutive conference title and clinching an automatic bid to the NCAA regionals, BYU softball will head to the Tempe Regional to take on Virginia Tech on Thursday, May 20, the NCAA revealed Sunday night. 

This will be the 16th-straight NCAA Regional appearance for BYU (36-15, 11-1 WCC) and 17th in program history. The Cougars won the West Coast Conference championship for the seventh time in as many years and have won conference titles the last 12 tries through four different leagues. 
The four-team, double-elimination tournament will take place May 20-22 at the Sun Devils' Alberta B. Farrington Stadium. The host Arizona State (32-14), will take on Southern Illinois (37-14), while BYU and Virginia Tech (33-13) match up in the first round. Detailed game schedules and broadcast plans will be announced later. 

The top team from each of the 16 regional sites will advance to the NCAA Super Regionals held May 27-30 on eight campus sites. At each site, two teams play in a best-of-three tournament format. The winners from each site advance to the NCAA Women's College World Series (WCWS). 

The Cougars and Hokies will play at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised on ESPN3. The remaining is as follows: 

Thursday: 
7:30 p.m. — (Game 1) BYU vs. Virginia Tech
10:00 p.m. — (Game 2) Arizona State vs. Southern Illinois 
Friday: 
TBD — (Game 3) Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
TBD. — (Game 4) Non-Winner Game 1 vs. Non-Winner Game 2
TBD — (Game 5) Winner Game 4 vs. Non-Winner Game 3
Saturday: 
TBD — (Game 6) Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
TBD — (Game 7) If necessary