INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Marymount softball have learned their location for the NCAA Regionals this weekend, heading to McMinnville, Oregon to take on Linfield University in game one. 

Marymount earned their second-straight Atlantic East Conference Championship to grab the automatic qualifier. They currently sport a 24-17 overall record. 

SCOUTING THE REGION

• This is the second-straight season that Marymount heads to the NCAA Tournament, after playing last year at East Texas Baptist. 
• Linfield University is the host of the Regional round, they went 37-6 overall on the season and earned the berth after winning the Northwest Conference Tournament.
• Transylvania University earned an at-large selection after going 35-11 overall on the season.
• The regional pod is rounded out by Pacific Lutheran University who earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. They were Northwest Conference runners-up. 

SCOUTING THE SAINTS

• Marymount won the Atlantic East Conference Tournament as the #1 seed, hosting at Barcroft Park. They took down Neumann in Game Six to keep the trophy in Arlington. 
• The Saints are led in the circle by ace Bailey Demusz, a senior, who sports a 4.49 ERA across the year, striking out 100 opposing hitters on the dot in 116.1 innings pitched. In conference play, she had a perfect 8-0 record, while securing a 1.90 ERA. 
• Kaylee Atkins leads marymount at the dish, hitting at a .462 clip with a 1.142 OPS. She drove in 38 RBI on the season with three home runs and 16 doubles.  
• A pair of first-years were staples in the lineup for the Saints. Gracie Himmelman notched a 1.122 OPS while hitting .459, driving in 30 RBI this season. Valeria Gutierrez De Oliveira had a 1.016 OPS with a team-high 43 RBI. She powered six home runs this season and 10 doubles. 
• Haley Greer, Samantha Richtol, Grace Gilbert, and Haylee Carpenter all added quality at-bats, each having an OPS .780 or higher. 
• The Saints are led by captains Tara Corcoran, Demusz, and Atkins. 

ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP

• The NCAA Division III Softball Committee selected the 64 teams that will compete in the Division III softball championship.
• The regional round will be held May 14-16. Sixteen sites will host four teams at each regional site.
• The team advancing from each regional will compete in the super regional round May 21 and 22 hosted by eight institutions.
• The finals, hosted by the City of Salem and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, will be held May 28-June 3 at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.
• All rounds will use a double-elimination format.