D 3 softball

[justafan12]

I do think I read somewhere that teams would be re-seeded for the final 8, and I would expect RMC to be the last team on that list.  However, Rowan and Trine are both ranked higher than VWU as of May 6th by the NFCA Coaches poll.  NPI rankings as of May 11th have VWU higher than Rowan and Trine.  I re-checked postings and confirmed that the NPI rankings were used to seed for finals as St. Mary's is also ranked lower than Redlands and Tx Lutheran in the coaches poll but higher in NPI rankings, thus the higher finals seed.

In the end, it really doesn't matter, just got to beat whomever shows up in the other dugout. I hope they are good games throughout and not a bunch of run rule games.

Well so far 2 games and 2 run rules.
Since 2014 (9 years total) 10% of games at D3 Championship have been run rule games.  That is too many for a championship in my opinion.

[hoopstermom]

Well, 3 out of 4 first round games complete in five innings. 

Hope things get a bit tighter and more interesting next round.

It's a shame to travel to the big event, as a player or a spectator, and not get to see or experience more of the game.

[justafan12]

Having the blessing of having 2 daughters play at a high level D3, I have attended many regionals, super regionals and finals games.  In my opinion, the order of competitive games are at:

super regionals
regionals
finals

The best 8 teams, again in my opinion, don't make it to the finals.  This is due to geographical seeding of teams in regionals.  I believe it has gotten better over the years but it still happens; or it seems to happen to me.