LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  The Emory & Henry College Softball team will play in its third NCAA Division III Tournament in five years this coming weekend. The Wasps enter the national postseason as the No. 15-ranked team in the country according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The Wasps keep the same ranking as a week ago.

E&H (26-7, 13-3 ODAC) is the #2 seed in the Seguin, Texas Regional which will be hosted by defending national champion and T-No. 2 ranked Texas Lutheran University (28-4). Third-seeded Christopher Newport University (28-12) is ranked 11th this week.

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Also represented from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference is T-No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan University (37-5-1), which is also a regional host this weekend. Randolph-Macon College (14-7-1) saw its season cut short due to COVID-19 concerns, is 19th in the latest poll.

DePauw University is the new top team in the land as Texas Lutheran and Virginia Wesleyan share the No. 2 spot. Eastern Connecticut State is this week's No. 4 while Birmingham-Southern College is fifth.

Following a travel day on Wednesday and practice on Thursday, Emory & Henry will be in action against Bridgewater State University (17-9-1) on Friday at 1:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. Eastern). Visit www.GoWasps.com/live to follow the Wasps' progress in the NCAA Division III Tournament.

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