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The No. 9 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs (49-6) move on to the South Central Regional Finale after a nail-biting 5-4 win over No. 7 Colorado Christian (56-5) Friday afternoon. Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year, Emilee Boyer (18-2), picked up the win in the circle while also dominating in the batters box. The freshman went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI’s plus a two-run home run in the top of the third to that put the Lady Buffs on the board first.

The 2023 DII softball championship is approaching. Here are eight unexpected teams that are playing themselves into the mix.

Here's a look at eight DII softball players who have brought the crowd to its feet more than anyone else over the past four or five seasons. 

North Georgia pitcher Kylee Smith, a first-team at-large selection, became the 19 th four-time NFCA All-American in Division II. Additionally, she is now in elite company with CSUN pitcher Debbie Dickman (1987-90), Ashland outfielder Sunny Litteral (1996-99) and Lock Haven pitcher Kristin Erb (2006-09) as the fourth Division II student-athlete to earn four first-team honors.   Smith captured Peach Belt Pitcher of the Year accolades for the fourth straight season. She played an instrumental r...

WT softball sweeps Western New Mexico in double header Lady Buffs run rule in game one, 1 3 - 3. They sweep with game two, 8 - 0 VIDEO: WT softball sweeps Western New Mexico in double header By Paige Sachse | April 26, 2021 at 12:16 AM CDT - Updated April 26 at 12:16 AM CANYON, Texas - A sunny and windy day for softball. In game one, bottom of the third inning, it’s 6 to 1, Hailey Neira hits a soft grounder, just enough to bring in a runner for the 7th run of the game. Fourth frame, buf...

Here are 9 of the best all-around hitters in DII softball right now Southern Nazarene Athletics Share There are power hitters, timely hitters and those who hit for average. But this list features nine of the best all-around hitters in DII softball.  To make this group, players mustve appeared in at least 20 games this season. Statistics are accurate through April 19. Hitters are listed in alphabetical order. Bailey Byers, Catcher, Malone Bailey Byers has the second-highest ...

Way-too-early predictions for the 2021 DII softball championship Southern Arkansas Athletics Share The 2021 DII softball season is nearly a month old, which means were more than two months away from the championship. Early as it may be, theres never a bad time for predictions. So NCAA.com went region-by-region to predict the eight teams that will make it to the 2021 championship. For reference, the championship is scheduled for May 27-31 at The Regency Athletic Complex...

Here are the top returning home run hitters for the 2021 DII softball season West Texas A&M Athletics West Texas A&M outfielder Ruby Salzman hit nine home runs in 18 games before the 2020 season was cut short. Share The 2021 DII softball season is here. While not every conference has opened play just yet, its time to look at the top returning home run hitters. Selections were based off of stats from 2020. But because last season was cut short, this lis...