Four South Atlantic Conference Schools Heading to NCAA DII Softball Southeast Regional

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The NCAA Division II Softball Committee announced its field of 64 teams that will participate in the 2018 NCAA Division II Softball Championship on Monday (May 7). Four schools will represent the South Atlantic Conference in the double-elimination tournament, which will be held at 16 regional sites May 10-12.

Lenoir-Rhyne earned the No. 2 seed in the Southeast region and they will be one of the host sites for the tournament. They will take on No. 7 Young Harris in the opening round. Also traveling to Hickory, N.C. will be the No. 6 seed Carson-Newman. The Eagles will face the No. 3 seed Georgia College.

Heading to Dahlonega, Ga., and No. 1 seed North Georgia, will be the No. 4 seed Coker. The Cobras will have a familiar foe, as they will face the No. 5 seed Queens in the opening round.

Winners of the regional sites will advance to the super regionals, May 17-18. The finals of the 2018 NCAA DII Softball Championship will take place at the Moyers Sports Complex in Salem, Va., May 24-28.

View regional brackets | Selection Show

Southeast 1 Region at Dahlonega, Georgia

1. *North Georgia (56-2)
2. Coker (35-16)
3. Queens (North Carolina) (35-15)
4. King (Tennessee) (34-20)

Southeast 2 Region at Hickory, North Carolina

1. *Lenoir-Rhyne (42-8)
2. Georgia College (36-14)
3. Carson-Newman (32-19)
4. Young Harris (32-18)

* - Denotes host institution

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