Tuesday, May 09, 2006

NCAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED

The pairings for the 2006 NCAA Division II softball tournament were announced yesterday, and D-II South Nation had a decent showing in the selection process, as eight of the 16 teams in both the South and South Atlantic regional brackets combined came from either the Gulf South Conference, the Peach Belt Conference, or the SIAC. The PBC placed four teams in the South Atlantic Regional, while the GSC sent three teams, and the SIAC one team, respectively, to the South Regional.

Here are the complete pairings for both regionals. Teams in conferences covered by D-II South Sports are marked in BOLD type.

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL--May 11-15 at Columbus, Ga.

#3 Wingate (45-9) vs. #6 Carson-Newman (40-13)

#2 GC&SU (40-11) vs. #7 Armstrong Atlantic State (37-25)

#4 Lenoir-Rhyne (49-10-1) vs. #5 USC Upstate (41-16-1)

#1 Columbus State (38-13) vs. #8 Queens (33-22)

SOUTH REGIONAL--May 11-15 at Lakeland, Fla.

#3 Alabama-Huntsville (48-15) vs. #6 Saint Leo (37-18)

#2 Barry (37-11) vs. #7 Valdosta State (38-22)

#4 North Alabama (39-18) vs. #5 Florida Gulf Coast (57-7)

#1 Florida Southern (49-5) vs. #8 Kentucky State (26-8)

South Regional Website

NCAA Sports.com

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