KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Oregon Tech softball team, ranked No. 12 in the final regular-season NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, earned the two-seed in the Oregon Tech Bracket of the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round when the national office announced the seeding of the 10 Opening Round sites.
It is the fifth consecutive week the Owls were ranked No. 12 in the poll. Concordia University fell a spot to No. 17 with Corban University moving up two spots to No. 22. Concordia is the two-seed in the Oklahoma City Bracket, while Corban heads back to Klamath Falls for the Opening Round as the three-seed in the Oregon Tech Bracket.
Joining the Owls and Warriors in the four-team double-elimination Oregon Tech Bracket will be fifth ranked and top-seed Saint Xavier, Ill., along with four seed Avila, Mo. The Opening Round tournament runs May 11-13 at the OIT Softball Complex on the campus of Oregon Institute of Technology.
The champions of each of the 10 Opening Round tournament sites will earn their way to Sioux City, Iowa to play in the 35th annual NAIA Softball World Series presented by Security National Bank and Morningside College.
Oregon Tech, the Cascade Collegiate Conference regular-season champions, will enter the tournament with a 41-14 overall mark. The Owls will host Corban University, the CCC tournament champion, in game one beginning at 1 p.m. on May 11.
Saint Xavier (43-5-2) is ranked No. 5 in the final NAIA poll and as the top-seed will play four-seed Avila University (32-11) in game two beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday. Saint Xavier is the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic regular-season champion while Avila secured its bid by advancing as the Heart of America Athletic tournament champion.
Ticket prices will be sold on a per day basis for the tournament. General Admission is $10, while seniors (60+), OIT faculty and military are $6. Students are $3 with OIT students with proper I.D. are free.
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No. 1 Saint Xavier (Ill.) (43-5-2, 0-0 OR)
No. 2 Oregon Tech (41-14, 0-0 OR)
No. 3 Corban (Ore.) (38-16, 0-0 OR)
No. 4 Avila (Mo.) (32-11, 0-0 OR)
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Monday, May 11
Game 1 - 1 p.m. No. 2 Oregon Tech (41-14) vs. No. 3 Corban (Ore.) (38-16)
Game 2 - 4 p.m. No. 1 Saint Xavier (Ill.) (43-5-2) vs. No. 4 Avila (Mo.) (32-11)
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Tuesday, May 12
Game 3 - 10 a.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4 - 1 p.m. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5 - 4 p.m. Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Wednesday, May 13
Game 6 - 11 a.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7 (If Necessary) - 1:30 p.m. Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser