Augustana Softball Set to Host NCAA First Round

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The NCAA announced the 59 teams that will compete in the Division III Softball Championship Monday, and Augustana will be the lone College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin school participating in post-season play.

The Vikings (33-8) will host a double-elimination regional May 11-15, welcoming seven other teams to their campus. Joining Augustana will be UW-Eau Claire (34-4), Coe (34-10), Aurora (36-9), Central (Iowa) (32-11), Chicago (19-13), Hope (30-12) and Lake Forest (24-13). The finals, hosted by Peace College, will be held May 19-23 at the Walnut Creek Softball Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Augustana earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after winning the regular season and tournament title, going 13-1 during the regular season and defeating Illinois Wesleyan 3-2 in the championship game of the CCIW Tournament on Saturday. The CCIW was one of 35 Division III conferences to be granted one automatic qualifier.

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Augustana Press Release

Thursday, May 11
Game 1: #1 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (34-4) vs. #8 Lake Forest (24-13) @ 10:00 a.m.
Game 2: #5 Central of Iowa (32-11) vs. #4 Aurora (36-9) @ 12:00 noon
Game 3: #3 Coe (34-10) vs. #6 Chicago (19-13) @ 2:00 p.m.
Game 4: #2 Augustana (33-8) vs. #7 Hope (30-12) @ 4:00 p.m.

Friday, May 12
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser @ 10:00 a.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser @ 12:00 noon (loser eliminated)
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner @ 2:00 p.m.
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner @ 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 13
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser @ 10:00 a.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser @ 12:00 noon (loser eliminated)
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner @ 2:00 p.m.
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner @ 4:00 p.m. (loser eliminated)

Sunday, May 14
Game 13: Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 loser @ 12:00 noon (loser eliminated)
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner @ 2:00 p.m.

Monday, May 15
Game 15: necessary only if Game 13 winner beats Game 11 winner in Game 14.