Oregon Tech to Host NAIA Softball Opening Round
Women's Softball
May 01, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oregon Tech was selected as one of 10 venues for the 2023 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round, set for May 15-17.
The winner of the 10 4-team brackets will earn bids to the NAIA Softball World Series in Columbus, Ga., set for May 26-31. The 40-team NAIA Opening Round field will be announced on May 10.
It marks the second-straight season that OIT has earned a host-bid for the Opening Round and the third time Klamath Falls has hosted the tournament (2015, 2022, 2023). The Lady Owls defeated St. Xavier (Ill.) to win the 2015 Opening Round tournament, while defeating Jessup to claim the 2022 Opening Round title.
Other venues for the tournament include Baldwin City, Kan. (Baker University), Williamsburg, Ky. (University of the Cumberlands), Henderson, Tenn. (Freed-Hardeman University), Lawrenceville, Ga. (Georgia Gwinnett College), Indianapolis, Ind. (Marian University), Oklahoma City, Okla. (Oklahoma City University), San Antonio, Tex. (Our Lady of the Lake University), Chickasha, Okla. (University of Science & Arts) and Ashland, Ore. (Southern Oregon University).
The No. 1-ranked Lady Owls will play host this weekend to the Cascade Conference Championships, presented by U.S. Bank, opening play Friday at 2 p.m. against either Eastern Oregon or British Columbia.
