That means one of the roads to Oklahoma City will have to go through the Plains.
The Tigers earned the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament, which was announced in front of dozens of fans who came to support the Tigers at the team’s watch party. The other top seeds are No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Michigan.
If Auburn were to advance from its regional, the Tigers will automatically host the Super Regional for the first time in school history.
“The idea of hosting is awesome,” Auburn head coach Clint Myers said on Sunday night.