Behrend Softball Set to Battle North Central at NCAA Regionals

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will travel to Angola, Indiana for the 2022 NCAA Division III Regional on May 13-15 hosted by Trine University. The third-seed Lions (23-13) will face second-seed North Central (25-11) in the first round on Friday at 2 p.m.

Trine earned the top seed and will battle fourth-seed Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the second game of the day at 4:30 p.m. The tournament is double elimination with the winner advancing to the super regionals, which will take place from May 20-21.

The Lions won their 10th Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championship with three straight wins in the tournament, including a 5-2 victory on Sunday in the title game. Behrend earned the conference's automatic bid to make its ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

The Cardinals earned an at-large bid after falling in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships to Illinois Wesleyan, 4-3. North Central is making its 14^th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament, winning three regional titles.

There are 62 teams that are competing in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament. There are 15 four-team regional sites and one with two teams. Forty-three conferences received automatic bids (Pool A). The 19 remaining schools were selected on an at-large basis from the automatic qualifying conferences and the remaining independent institutions in Pool B.

Friday, May 13
Game 1: #2 North Central vs. #3 Penn State Behrend, 2 p.m.
Game 2: #1 Trine vs. #4 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 14
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 12 p.m.
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 2:30 p.m.
Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 15
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5, 12 p.m.
Game 7: (if necessary), 2:30 p.m.