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The 2009 MIAC Regular Season Champion Golden Gustie Softball Team
The Gustavus softball team, which won the MIAC Regular Season Championship with a 21-1 record and finished second at the MIAC Tournament, has received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Gusties, who are the #7 seed in the Indianola Regional, will face #2 seed Central on Thursday at a time yet to be determined. The 59-team field was revealed Monday morning.
Other games at the Indianola Regional include No. 1 seed Univ. of St. Thomas (Minn.) (39-4) against No. 8 Webster Univ. (Mo.) (23-16), No. 5 Univ. of Wis.-La Crosse against No. 4 Wartburg College (36-6), and No. 3 Washington-St. Louis Univ. (Mo.) (24-11) against No. 6 Luther College (33-9). The Central-Gustavus winner will meet the Washington-Luther winner.
More details to follow as the tournament schedule is announced on Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
SITES: First round at Indianola, Iowa (*Simpson College).
*Indicates host institution
1. St. Thomas (MN) (39-4)
2. Central (IA) (36-6)
3. Washington-St. Louis (24-11)
4. Wartburg (36-6)
5. Wis.-La Crosse (34-10)
6. Luther (33-9)
7. Gustavus Adolphus (35-7)
8. Webster (23-16)
First round at Bloomington, Illinois.
1. Wis.-Whitewater (36-5)
2. *Illinois Wesleyan (34-4)
3. Alma (27-11)
4. Coe (34-10)
5. Wis.-Eau Claire (27-14)
6. Concordia (WI) (24-21)
7. St. Norbert (17-17)
First round at Ithaca, New York (*Ithaca College).
1. Cortland St. (40-6)
2. Rochester (31-10)
3. St. John Fisher (30-10)
4. Buffalo St. (29-2)
5. Penn St.-Behrend (33-6)
6. Keuka (23-6)
7. King’s (PA) (24-12)
First round at Mahwah, New Jersey (*Ramapo College).
1. Messiah (35-4)
2. William Paterson (32-7)
3. Rowan (32-10)
4. Moravian (34-9)
5. Eastern Connecticut (25-11)
6. Farmingdale St. (32-4)
7. Muhlenberg (19-16)
8. Staten Island (23-12)
First round at Greencastle, Indiana.
1. Ohio Northern (35-3)
2. *DePauw (28-7)
3. Adrian (34-6)
4. Trine (29-10)
5. Defiance (29-10)
6. Thomas More (34-9)
7. Hiram (26-14)
First round at Beverly, Massachusetts.
1. Tufts (38-1)
2. Rhode Island Col. (40-5)
3. Coast Guard (36-5-1)
4. *Endicott (37-7)
5. Emerson (32-9)
6. Bridgewater St. (28-9)
7. Springfield (20-22)
8. Husson (26-14)
First round at Salisbury, Maryland.
1. Lynchburg (37-6-1)
2. *Salisbury (34-4)
3. Emory (30-10)
4. Bridgewater (VA) (33-9)
5. Chris. Newport (35-7)
6. LaGrange (25-19)
7. Neumann (30-10)
First round at Marshall, Texas.
1. Linfield (36-4)
2. Louisiana Coll. (36-7)
3. *East Tex. Baptist (37-7)
4. Redlands (30-10)
5. Texas-Tyler (34-8)
6. Claremont-M-S (28-14)
7. La Verne (28-18)