For the third time in school history, the Seton Hill softball team will play in the NCAA Tournament. The Griffins earned the second seed in the Atlantic Region and will meet seventh seed Clafin in the first round matchup on Thursday, May 12th at Shippensburg University's Robb Field.
Shippensburg, the number six seed in the Atlantic Region, will serve as host of the regional. The Raiders will meet third seed Bloomsburg in the other first round matchup on Thursday.
The Griffins enter the tournament with a 36-10 record. Bloomsburg is 28-18 on the season while Shippensburg is 31-18. Clafin, the CIAA Champion, enters with a 21-13 record.
The other Atlantic Regional will take place in Kutztown with the Golden Bears as the #1 seed. They will take on eighth seed and MEC Champion Fairmont State in the first round. #4 seed Mercyhurst and #5 seed WV State round out the bracket.
The two winners of each regional will meet in a best of three Atlantic super regional on Thursday and Friday May 19th and 20th. The super regional winner will advance to the NCAA Division II Softball Championships from May 26-31 at The Assembly Athletic Complex in Denver, Colorado.