VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University softball team is headed to Columbia, Mo., as a No. 1 seed for the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round.

The seedings and pairings for the 10 opening round sites were announced Tuesday afternoon by the NAIA national office. The Vikings – ranked No. 6 in Tuesday’s final Top 25 Coaches’ Poll – will be the No. 1 seed for the Columbia Bracket hosted by Columbia College at Antimi Sports Complex in Columbia, Mo.

Valley City State (51-3, NSAA Tournament Champion) will play their first game against No. 4 seed Madonna (Mich.) (35-13, WHAC Regular Season Champion) on May 13. The Vikings and Crusaders met once earlier this season in Tucson, Ariz. Valley City State won that game 8-7 on a walk-off home run by Riley Perryman.