BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Fresh off the program's 14th Northeast Conference Tournament title, the LIU Brooklyn softball team will travel to Baton Rouge, La. to take on No. 10 LSU at NCAA Regionals beginning on Friday, May 20, it was announced on Sunday evening. The Blackbirds (30-25), who won their 14th Northeast Conference championship on Saturday, are the No. 4 seed in a regional that also includes McNeese State and Arizona State.

LIU won the NEC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament by virtue of a 3-2 victory over Robert Morris in the seventh game of the 2016 Northeast Conference Tournament. The Blackbirds used three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 3-0 lead, then held on for the one-run win.

Sophomore Erynn Sobieski was named NEC Tournament Most Valuable Player after winning two games and picking up the championship-clinching save in the contest against the Colonials. Sobieski tossed 21.0 innings over four games and struck out 16 batters without allowing a walk while garnering a 1.67 ERA.

Senior Whitney West and junior Kylie Mulholland also earned spots on the All-Tournament Team. West hit .385 at the top of the lineup and scored three times in four games, while Mulholland was stellar at third base and did not commit an error in 20 chances over the four contests.

LSU, who was ranked No. 12 nationally heading into the SEC Tournament, advanced to the finals of that event and picked up wins over Texas A&M, Kentucky and Tennessee. The Tigers fell to Auburn, 7-1, in the title game but enter NCAA Regionals with a 45-15 overall record.

The Blackbirds will be making their 10th trip to the NCAA Regionals and their first since the 2012 season when they played at the Arizona State regional. Schedule and ticket information will be announced early this week.