ECSU to face Bloomsburg in NCAA Softball Regionals
May 10, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Women's Softball Committee has selected the 48 teams that will participate in the NCAA Division II Women's Softball Regional Championships. CIAA Champion Elizabeth City State will meet Bloomsburg at noon, Thursday, May 12 in the Mid-Atlantic Regional.
Six teams will participate at each of eight, on-campus regional sites in double-elimination tournaments to determine the final eight participants. Regional competition will be held May 11-15. Winners will advance to the finals to be held May 19-23, at the James I Moyer Softball Complex in Salem, Virginia.
A list of teams by region follows.
SITES/PAIRINGS:*Host Institution
Great Lakes Region at Highland Heights, Kentucky
| 1. | *Northern Kentucky | 50-0-0 |
| 2. | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 40-13-0 |
| 3. | West Virginia Wesleyan | 41-16-0 |
| 4. | Ferris State | 30-18-0 |
| 5. | Northwood | 31-12-0 |
| 6. | Gannon | 32-16-0 |
Mid-Atlantic Region at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
| 1. | *Shippensburg | 40-3-0 |
| 2. | Lock Haven | 33-8-0 |
| 3. | Bloomsburg | 39-8-0 |
| 4. | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 22-15-0 |
| 5. | Kutztown | 27-22-0 |
| 6. | Elizabeth City State | 16-10-0 |
North Central Region at Emporia, Kansas
| 1. | *Emporia State | 52-11-0 |
| 2. | Concordia-St. Paul | 41-13-0 |
| 3. | Missouri Western State | 47-18-0 |
| 4. | Truman | 34-21-0 |
| 5. | Nebraska-Omaha | 34-21-1 |
| 6. | Winona State | 39-14-0 |
Northeast Region at Syracuse, New York
| 1. | C.W. Post | 37-11-0 |
| 2. | Caldwell | 39-9-0 |
| 3. | *Le Moyne | 37-8-0 |
| 4. | Dowling | 32-18-0 |
| 5. | Bryant | 29-15-0 |
| 6. | New Haven | 29-15-0 |
South Region at Huntsville, Alabama
| 1. | West Florida | 58-4-0 |
| 2. | *Alabama-Huntsville | 51-14-0 |
| 3. | Lynn | 46-7-0 |
| 4. | Florida Southern | 36-9-0 |
| 5. | Saint Leo | 35-15-0 |
| 6. | Albany State (Georgia) | 30-25-0 |
South Atlantic Region at Kennesaw, Georgia
| 1. | *Kennesaw State | 48-10-0 |
| 2. | North Florida | 39-10-0 |
| 3. | South Carolina-Upstate | 43-13-0 |
| 4. | Carson-Newman | 39-9-0 |
| 5. | Columbus State | 33-12-0 |
| 6. | Coker | 31-15-0 |
South Central at San Antonio, Texas
| 1. | *St. Mary's (Texas) | 45-9-0 |
| 2. | Central Oklahoma | 39-12-0 |
| 3. | Angelo State | 43-14-0 |
| 4. | Midwestern State | 38-19-0 |
| 5. | Regis (Colorado) | 37-9-0 |
| 6. | Abilene Christian | 30-20-0 |
West Region at Carson, California
| 1. | Humboldt State | 60-4-0 |
| 2. | *Cal State Dominguez Hills | 45-10-0 |
| 3. | Montana State-Billings | 34-12-0 |
| 4. | San Francisco State | 36-18-0 |
| 5. | Hawaii-Hilo | 31-9-0 |
| 6. | Cal State Chico | 30-14-0 |
In 2004, Angelo State University claimed the national championship with a 7-3 victory over Florida Southern College in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
