Rowan returns to final round of NCAA Division III softball championship after super regionals comeback
It's the second straight season the Profs completed the feat. Now, they open a run to title against host East Texas Baptist on Thursday.
Rowan is headed back to the final round of the NCAA Division III softball tournament for the second consecutive season.
The Profs came from behind in their super regional series against Christopher Newport, winning their two games Friday after dropping the first game in a best-of-three series. All were played on Rowan’s campus in Glassboro. Following a 6-0 loss Thursday in Game 1, Rowan (39-8) secured its trip after sweeping a doubleheader, 2-0 and 6-2.
The Profs will be one of eight teams in the final round, played at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas. The round will have two four-team, double-elimination bracket groups, then a three-game championship series between the two group winners.
The other teams in Rowan’s group are Case Western Reserve of Cleveland, Belhaven of Jackson, Miss., and host East Texas Baptist. The Profs will open their campaign against East Texas Baptist (39-2) at 5 p.m. Thursday.
The second group has Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Linfield of McMinnville, Ore., Tufts of Medford, Mass., and Virginia Wesleyan of Virginia Beach, Va.
Rowan right fielder Zara MacNair was named the super regional’s MVP after driving in three runs, scoring another and collecting two hits in Game 3. Rowan’s Emily McCutcheon was named the series’ most valuable pitcher for tossing a one-hitter in Game 2.
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