Valley City (VCSU) The Valley City State University softball team was not selected to compete in the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round, the national office announced Tuesday.
The 40 teams that will compete in the opening round were revealed Tuesday afternoon, and VCSU was not among the eight teams selected for at-large tournament berths. The at-large bids were determined by a national selection committee comprised of NAIA softball coaches and athletic directors. A total of 32 teams had automatic berths into the tournament based on regular season and tournament championships.
Valley City State ends the season with a 35-7 overall record. The Vikings were second in the nation in runs per game (7.74) and had the 11th-best winning percentage. The Vikings were also Top 10 in several other categories, including second in opponent batting average (.186) and seventh in team batting average (.360).
The Vikings went 25-2 in conference play to claim their second straight NSAA regular season conference championship. Valley City State lost to Dickinson State in the NSAA Tournament Championship.
The 35 wins by this year’s Viking team is the fifth most wins in program history, and the .833 winning percentage is the second-best in team history.
The Vikings will graduate five seniors from this year’s squad, including pitchers Emily Smith and Amber Stewart and position players Autumn Perry, Keana Harmon and Kailee Fraser.
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