Mavericks reach NCAA softball tourney

By Staff
Monday, April 30, 2012

The Colorado Mesa University softball team’s RMAC tournament effort was enough to get the Mavericks into the NCAA tournament.

The Mavericks (26-22) came up one game shy of reaching the championship game, but this morning received the No. 7 seed in the Central Region tournament.

Mesa plays second-seeded Augustana (45-9) at 1:30 p.m. (MDT) on Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D. At 11 a.m., No. 2 Winona (Minn.) State plays first-year program Colorado Christian, coached by former Mesa baseball and basketball standout Daven Bond.

The NCAA splits each regional into two sites, with Minnesota State-Mankato receiving the No. 1 overall seed and playing No. 8 Fort Lewis, which won the RMAC tournament and received the automatic bid from the conference.