FROM KEITH GROLLER
The DeSales softball team, featuring several kids from the Lehigh Valley, will be competing in the Montclair State University Regional as announced on the NCAA Division III Selection Show on Monday morning. The Bulldogs are seeded fifth and will take on No. 4 Kean University in the first round on Thursday to open the tournament.
The Bulldogs are making just their second appearance in the NCAA Tournament after winning its second Freedom Conference championship this past weekend with three straight wins in the Freedom Conference Tournament. The only other appearance in the NCAA Tournament came in 2008.
The NCAA Tournament is made up of 62 total teams with seven eight-team regionals and one six-team regional. The winner of each regional tournament advances to the NCAA Division III College World Series played at Carson Park, in Eau Claire, WI from May 17-21.
The other six teams at the Montclair State Regional include the host Montclair State University, College of Staten Island, Virginia Wesleyan College, Roger Williams University, SUNY-Farmingdale, and Susquehanna University.
Lehigh Valley-bred players on the DeSales roster include freshmen Emily Hockman (Emmaus) and Amanda Setzer (Nazareth), sophomores Shelby Wilson (Southern Lehigh) and Ericka Esposito (Notre Dame) and senior Julie Brugger (Liberty).
The Bulldogs are making just their second appearance in the NCAA Tournament after winning its second Freedom Conference championship this past weekend with three straight wins in the Freedom Conference Tournament. The only other appearance in the NCAA Tournament came in 2008.
The NCAA Tournament is made up of 62 total teams with seven eight-team regionals and one six-team regional. The winner of each regional tournament advances to the NCAA Division III College World Series played at Carson Park, in Eau Claire, WI from May 17-21.
The other six teams at the Montclair State Regional include the host Montclair State University, College of Staten Island, Virginia Wesleyan College, Roger Williams University, SUNY-Farmingdale, and Susquehanna University.
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