USAO Seeded 3^rd in Regional Softball Tourney

Coming off a second-place finish in the conference tournament, the USAO softball team travels to Farmers Branch, Texas, to compete in the NAIA Region VI tournament on Thursday and Friday at Oran Good Park.

The Drovers are the No. 3 seed in the six-team event, and face No. 6 St. Gregory’s at 10 a.m. Thursday. With a win, USAO would move on to face No. 2 Oklahoma City at noon. The other 10 a.m. game Thursday matches No. 4 Bacone and No. 5 Oklahoma Christian, with the winner to face No. 1 Houston Baptist at noon. 

Four of the six teams in the regional tournament were ranked in the top 15 of the most recent NAIA softball poll. Houston Baptist came in at No. 2 with two first-place votes, and Oklahoma City was tabbed at No. 7 in the poll. USAO came in at No. 9, followed by No. 13 Bacone. Neither St. Gregory’s nor Oklahoma Christian are ranked in the poll.

The tournament championship game is set for 2 p.m. Friday, followed by the “if necessary” game at 4 p.m. A complete bracket is available on the USAO athletics website, or on the NAIA Website.