The 21st ranked Griffon softball team remains steady in 4th place in this weeks South Central Regional Poll which was released Wednesday afternoon. The Griffons ended the regular season with a 38-9 overall record entering the MIAA Tournament as the #2 seed. They will take on the #7 seed Northwest Missouri State Bearcats at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 26 in Overland Park, Kan. at the Blue Valley Recreation Complex. Western will take on #3 Fort Hays State or #6 Pittsburg State at 8:00 pm in round two of the tournament on Thursday evening.

The top eight teams earn a regional bid with the first and second seeds hosting four team regionals which will be played the first weekend in May. The #1 seed will host the #8, #4 and #5 seeds while the #2 seed will host the #7, #3 and the #6 seeds. The winners of each regional will take on each other in a best of three series the second weekend in May at the highest seed for a chance to go to the elite eight.

The Griffons have been to a regional five of the last seven season (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011) which includes being the #5 seed in 2011.

SOUTH CENTRAL
1     Angelo State         42-8     42-7
2     Central Oklahoma     38-5     38-5
3     Emporia State         33-9     32-9
4     Missouri Western State     38-9     36-9
5     Abilene Christian     29-15     28-15
6     Texas Woman’s         36-14     32-14
7     Southeastern Oklahoma     33-14     33-14
8     West Texas A&M         32-15     29-13
9     Tarleton State         28-19     28-19
10     St. Mary’s (Texas)     32-17     31-16

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