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LWC set to serve as an NAIA Softball Opening Round host

By Christopher Coombs

For the seventh-straight year, Lindsey Wilson has been selected as a host site for the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round, the national office announced on Wednesday.

The Blue Raiders, along with Oklahoma City, are the lone institutions to serve as an Opening Round host all seven years since the format was adopted.

The NAIA Opening Round takes place from May 13-15 and features 10 four-team, double elimination tournaments. The 40 qualifiers and pairings for the National Championship Opening Round will be announced May 7 at 3pmCT on the NAIA Facebook page.


Other host institutions in 2019 include Columbia (Mo.), Dodge City Sports Commission and Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, Evangel University (Mo.), Georgia Gwinnett (Ga.), Oklahoma City, Southern Oregon, Mobile (Ala.), William Carey (Miss.) and Indiana Wesleyan. Each host school is guaranteed at least an at-large host berth in the National Championship Opening Round.

The site selection process takes into account geography, facilities, student-athlete experience and host qualification.

The champion of each Opening Round will advance to play in the 39th annual NAIA Softball World Series in Springfield, Mo., that runs May 23 - 29. The World Series is a 10-team double elimination tournament held at Killian Sports Complex with the championship and if-necessary games taking place on Wednesday, May 29. The World Series bracket will be announced on Wednesday, May 15.


This story was posted on 2019-04-24 19:42:09
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