The Lady Cardinals are in St. George, Utah, waiting for the start of the 2013 NJCAA National Softball Tournament. The 16-team, double-elimination event begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday.
Seedings and pairings for the tournament were announced Sunday. Coach Ashley Johnston’s squad (33-25), at the tournament for the first time in school history, drew the No. 13 seed. They will play fourth-seeded Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (42-9) at 5 p.m. (CDT) Wednesday.
The Lady Cardinals will play the winner/loser of the Pima Community College vs. Paris Junior College game. Pima (46-17) is the No. 5 seed and Paris (36-17), which defeated the Lady Cardinals for the Region XIV title, is the No. 12 seed.
With a win against NEO, the Lady Cardinals would play at 6 p.m. (CDT) Thursday. With a loss, they would play at 3:30 (CDT) Thursday.
Here are the pairings for the first round:
1-Butler College (50-2) vs. 16-Pitt Community College (28-13)
9-Santa Fe Community College (42-16) vs. 8-Wallace State Community College (50-11)
5-Pima Community College (46-17) vs. 12-Paris Junior College (36-17)
13-Trinity Valley Community College (33-25) vs. 4-Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (42-9)
3-Chipola College (43-9) vs. 14-Odessa College (46-19)
11-Lake Land College (49-5) vs. 6-Iowa Western Community College (41-12)
7-Walters State Community College (38-7) vs. 10-Weatherford College (48-6)
15-Georgia Perimeter College (21-14) vs. 2-Salt Lake Community College (48-9)
All games will be webcast online at http://www.ihigh.com/njcaatv.