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NCAA Eases Capacity Restrictions for Spring Championships

Posted on May 19, 2021

On Wednesday, the NCAA Medical Advisory Group announced that venue capacity for 2021 Spring NCAA Championships conducted outdoors will be determined by state/local guidelines and may increase to 100 percent.

As a result of the announcement, this weekend’s NCAA Knoxville Regional will see softball attendance at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium expand to 100 percent capacity.

Friday’s regional opening games will be the first games played at Sherri Parker Lee this season for which capacity restrictions will be lifted. Tickets for this weekend’s games are available for purchase at AllVols.com or by calling the UT Ticket Office at 1-800-332-8657.

-UT Athletics

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