DALLAS – North Texas softball enters the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Softball Championship as the No. 1 seed at UAB's Mary Bowers Field in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday.
 
The Mean Green (34-17, 19-5) earned a double-bye into the tournament after a 6-4 win over Middle Tennessee to secure the regular season title for the first time in program history.
 
The tournament opens play Wednesday, May 8 with the championship game Saturday, May 11.
 
No. 5 Southern Miss faces No. 8 UTSA in the opening game of the C-USA tournament Wednesday. The winner of the matchup moves on to face No. 4 Marshall at 5 p.m., and North Texas will face that game's winner Thursday, May 9 at 2 p.m.
 
The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds on Friday will act as a double-elimination setup until two teams remain and punch their tickets to the championship. The championship game will be played on Saturday at 12 p.m. and broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
 
Games one through nine (first round through semifinals) will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live streaming and stats links can be found on the C-USA Championship Central page.
 
Tickets are available online. Follow along with @MeanGreenSB on Twitter and Instagram for live updates.