INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Women's Softball Committee has selected the 48 teams that will participate in the NCAA Division II Women's Softball Regionals.
Six teams will participate at each of eight, on-campus regional sites in double-elimination tournaments to determine the final eight participants. Regional competition will be held May 6-9. Winners will advance to the finals to be held May 13-16, at the Seminole County Softball Complex in Altamonte Springs, Florida, and will be a part of the NCAA Division II Spring Sports Festival.
A list of teams by region follows. Complete brackets with matchups, dates and sites are attached.
SITES/PAIRINGS:
*Host Institution
Northeast Region at Smithfield, Rhode Island
1. Caldwell 41-5
2. Le Moyne 33-8
3. C.W. Post 33-11
4. Merrimack 30-16
5. *Bryant 25-15
6. New Haven 26-18
Mid-Atlantic Region at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
1. *Shippensburg 43-4
2. California (Pennsylvania) 30-9
3. Kutztown 28-17
4. Lock Haven 26-15
5. Bloomsburg 25-14-1
6. Virginia State 20-22
Great Lakes Region at Highland Heights, Kentucky
1. *Northern Kentucky 51-5
2. Lewis 44-11 3. Grand Valley State 32-6
4. SIU Edwardsville 35-17
5. West Virginia Wesleyan 44-15
6. Alderson-Broaddus 30-12
South Central Region at San Antonio, Texas
1. *St. Mary's (Texas) 45-10
2. Angelo State 39-10
3. Texas Woman's University 40-13
4. UC-Colorado Springs 35-11
5. Midwestern State 31-14
6. Tarleton State 28-15
North Central Region at Omaha, Nebraska
1. *Nebraska-Omaha 47-9
2. St. Cloud State 37-12
3. Truman 43-10
4. North Dakota State 38-9
5. Emporia State 42-16
6. Concordia-St. Paul 38-18
South Atlantic Region at Kennesaw, Georgia
1. *Kennesaw State 61-4
2. Armstrong Atlantic State 41-7
3. North Florida 45-11
4. Presbyterian 44-11
5. South Carolina-Spartanburg 37-14
6. Belmont Abbey 31-24
South Region at Lakeland, Florida
1. *Fla. Southern 48-5
2. Ala.-Huntsville 44-9
3. Rollins 40-14
4. Tampa 31-12
5. West Fla. 36-18
6. Benedict 28-11
West Region at Arcata, California
1. *Humboldt State 51-13
2. Western New Mexico 41-11
3. Cal State Bakersfield 44-18
4. San Francisco State 39-23
5. Seattle 27-13
6. Cal State Dominguez Hills 32-20
In 2003, University of California, Davis, claimed the national championship with a 7-0 victory over Georgia College and State University in Salem, Oregon.
For more information about the Division II Softball Championship, log on to www.ncaasports.com.
