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REGIONALS DAY 1!

As we all know, mother nature remains undefeated and she played a part in Day 1 at the NCSA Regional Tournaments.  Both the New England Region and North Atlantic Region moved to a single elimination format and the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic had to play their respective tournaments in 1 day.  The Great Lakes and Great American Regionals had to halt their games due to rain but will pick up tomorrow.  Because of this 8 teams have officially punched their ticket to the 2023 NCSA World Series and 4 more have secured spots.

Sacred Heart University wins the North Atlantic Regional Tournament after defeating Penn State 6-1.  With Penn State being the runner-ups, they also move onto the NCSA World Series.  Maine also wins the New England Region and qualifies for the 2023 NCSA World Series after they defeated UConn in the Championship Game 7-6.  UConn also punches their ticket as the New England Runner up.  Virginia Tech is one step closer to defending their championship after they defeated JMU in the Mid-Atlantic Championship Game 9-1.  The Dukes from JMU as runner-ups are also Georgia bound.  Clemson defeats Georgia 8-5 in the South Atlantic Championship to move onto the World Series, while the Bulldogs also qualify for the World Series as the runner-ups.

Also, in the Pacific Region, the championship game is decided with both UC-Davis and Oregon vying for the championship but both securing spots in the World Series.  Additionally, in the Mid-America, Iowa and Air Force have secured spots at the NCSA World Series but who will win the region and who will finish runner-up is still to be decided.

Plenty more action all across the country so make sure to check out how Day 1 finished up.  Click HERE to view all 8 Regional Brackets after Day 1.

Also continue to follow the NCSA Regional Page HERE.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Bellarmine and Illinois State Club Softball Teams have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  They violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited  conference games to during Week 33 of the NCSA Season.

REGIONALS ARE SET!

The 2022-2023 NCSA Regular Season has come to a close and all 32 Regional Spots have been locked up!  Click HERE to view all 8 Regional Brackets.

Also continue to follow the NCSA Regional Page HERE.

POST-SEASON BOUND

In addition to Sacred Heart University – Red, Wisconsin, Air Force Academy, Oregon, Connecticut and Maine who punched their ticket to the 2023 NCSA Postseason, the following teams also secured their spot in regionals as Conference Champions.

  • Rutgers University (North Atlantic East Conference Champion)
  • University of Delaware (North Atlantic South Conference Champion)
  • Naval Academy (Mid-Atlantic North Confernece Champion)
  • Virginia Tech (Mid-Atlantic South Conference Champion)
  • NC State (South Atlantic East Conference Champion)
  • Florida State University (South Atlantic South Conference Champion)
  • University of Notre Dame (Great Lake South Conference Champion)
  • University of Cincinnati (Great American South Conference Champion)
  • Arlington Baptist University (Mid-American South Conference Champion)
  • Northern Arizona University (Pacific South Conference Champion)
  • Arkansas State University (Mid-America East Conference Champion)

Continue to follow all regional updates HERE.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

CSU-Fullerton, Maryville, Temple and Eastern Kentucky Club Softball Teams have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  They violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited  conference games to UC-Irvine, Pitt State, Lock Haven and Bellarmine respectively during Week 31 of the NCSA Season.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Cal Miramar University and UW-Milwaukee Club Softball Teams have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  They both violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited 3 conference games to CSU-Fullerton and UW-Whitewater respectively during Week 30 of the NCSA Season.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

The University of Kansas and the University of Missouri Club Softball Teams have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  They both violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited 3 conference games to Nebraska and Maryville respectively during Week 29 of the NCSA Season.

RAWLINGS APRIL NCSA TOP 20

The Hokies from Virginia Tech have finally been dethroned from atop the NCSA rankings with Sacred Heart University-Red taking over the top position.  Virginia Tech sat at #1 since the preseason rankings were released in September only to drop to #3 after some non-conference series losses to NCSU and UNC.

Sacred Heart-Red is now #1 with an unblemished record of 25-0 (12-0 in conference).  Not far behind is the University of Wisconsin in the #2 spot with VT, Air Force and Georgia rounding out the Top 5.  The biggest mover is the University of Iowa, jumping 12 spots from #20 to #8 after some big non-conference wins!

Click to see how the full Rawlings April NCSA Top 20 took shape.

POSTSEASON BOUND

In addition to Sacred Heart University – Red, who punched their ticket to the 2023 NCSA Postseason during the fall, the following teams also secured their spot in regionals as Conference Champions.

  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison (Great Lakes West Conference Champion)
  • U.S. Air Force Academy (Mid-America West Conference Champion)
  • The University of Oregon (Pacific North Confernece Champion)
  • The University of Connecticut (New England South Conference Champion)
  • University of Maine (New England East Conference Champion)

Continue to follow all regional updates HERE.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Rider University, Bradley University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) Club Softball Teams have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2022-2023 NCSA Season.  Both Rider, Bradley and SIUE violated NCSA Rule 19.01.0.  They forfeited 3 conference games to Fordham, Purdue and Pittsburg State State respectively during Week 28 of the NCSA Season.