Softball faces Northwest Florida State in Winners Bracket at World Series

NJCAA D1 Softball World Series
Winners Bracket – Wednesday May 21 | 5:45pm

#6 Odessa College Wranglers (46-6)
#3 Northwest Florida State Raiders (54-7)
Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex | Yuma, AZ
NJCAA Network | ESPN+

Watch Live on ESPN+: https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/b4b0afcb-f8ae-4ec6-a4b4-67a121f5e1f8

Live Stats: https://odessa.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/boxscores/20250521_fo9a.xml 

Tournament Central:  https://www.njcaa.org/championships/sports/sball/div1/index

Yuma, AZ – The Wrangler Softball Team will open play in the Winners Bracket of the NJCAA D1 Wold Series this afternoon against Northwest Florida State. 

Game Notes:

• Odessa is the #6 seed
• Odessa defeated #11 Wallace State 6-2 in their opening game on Monday.
• Northwest Florida State is the #3 seed
• NWF defeated Southern Union State 2-0 on Tuesday.
• Both teams were at-large selections to the World Series.
• This will be the third meeting between the Wranglers and Raiders. The played twice in the World Series in 2023. 

World Series History:

• The Wranglers are making their fifth consecutive trip to the NJCAA D1 Softball World Series.
• This is the 11th trip in program history to the World Series.
• Wranglers are no stranger to Yuma, AZ as this will be the third time OC has made the trip West.

vs. Wallace State:

• Pitching - RHP Haydn Milley picked up the win for OC giving up 2 runs on 5 hits while striking out 9 lion hitters. 
• Long Ball - The Wranglers blasted two homeruns on Monday. A three run HR from Mason Barclay and a solo shot from Shelby Navarrete

Texas Flare:

• Six teams in this years 20-team World Series field are from Texas.
• #6 Odessa, #2 McLennan, #4 Grayson, #8 Paris, #10 Trinity Valley, and #20 Navarro