Tuscaloosa RegionalWhat: One of the 16 four-team, on-campus tournaments on the opening weekend of the NCAA softball tournamentFormat: Double eliminationAt stake: A berth in the Super RegionalsFriday's openers: Gophers (54-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (37-22); Albany (27-16) at No. 16 seed Alabama (42-16).
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Kevin Kane, who was hired last January, spent the 2025 season as Minnesota’s outside linebackers and nickels coach but will move on to another Big Ten team.
