ATHENS, Ga. -- Radford enters the 2010 NCAA Softball Championships after winning its second straight Big South Championship with a 5-2 win over Winthrop on May 15.

Follow Radford's trip to regionals here as daily videos and pictures will be posted. You can follow action live at the Tournament Central page.

The Highlanders (36-15), making their second NCAA appearance, will face No. 25 Florida State (43-16) on Friday at 2:30 pm in the first game of the Athens, Ga. regional. After the No. 2 (FSU) and 3 (RU) seeds battle, host and national six-seed Georgia (43-11) will take on Southern Conference champion Elon (38-19) in the night cap.

Game Notes

In the league championship game, Radford rallied from an early 2-0 hole with a five-run second and received six innings of shutout relief from Kellie Snooks to claim the 2010 league title. The Highlanders reached the championship game with a 5-2 first round victory over Gardner-Webb, followed by a 8-3 triumph over Winthrop in the semifinals.

In Radford's first NCAA appearance in 2009, it dropped a tough 3-1 contest to a familiar foe in Georgia, who went on to be a national semifinalist. The Highlanders bounced back with a 9-5 victory over Campbell, before dropping a 9-4 decision to host North Carolina.

The winners of the day one contests will face each other at 12:00 pm on Saturday, while the losers will battle at 2:30 pm.

2010 NCAA ATHENS REGIONAL SCHEDULE OF GAMES:
Friday, May 21
2:30 p.m. - Game 1: Florida State vs. Radford
5:00 p.m. - Game 2: Georgia vs. Elon

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