The Missouri softball team begins its quest for a fourth straight College World Series appearance today when it hosts the Columbia Regional at University Field.
Missouri opens up play at 6:30 p.m. against Illinois State.
DePaul and Massachusetts play at 4 p.m. in today's other first-round game of the double-elimination tournament.
Missouri - the ninth overall seed - enters the tournament with a 43-12 record and is hosting a regional for the fourth straight season.