NMSU softball seeded seventh in WAC Tournament
DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference has announced the bracket for the 2022 WAC Softball Tournament May 11-14 at Sam Houston’s Bearkat Softball Complex in Huntsville, Texas.
Grand Canyon is the top seed after winning the West Division regular season and title and posting the best WAC winning percentage during the regular season. A host of players for the Lopes tallied a batting average of at least .300 led by Katelyn Dunkel’s .416 batting average. As a team, Grand Canyon was among the top 20 teams in the nation in batting average (.333)
Stephen F. Austin’s will enter as the No. 2 seed after claiming the WAC’s Southwest Division crown. Mackenzie Bennett hit a team best .320 while Kassidy Wilbur’s 19 wins inside the circle led the conference.
Seattle U is the third seed and will be led at the plate by Olivia Viggiano’s .339 batting average and Stefanie Madrigal’s 15 wins and 74 strikeouts from the pitching rubber. Abilene Christian will serve at the fourth seed and will be led offensively by Calie Burris who leads the conference with a .518 on-base percentage.
The No. 5-8 seeds will open the event on Wednesday with a pair of single elimination games. Utah Valley is the fifth seed and will play eighth seed Lamar. The No. 6 seed is the host Bearkats and they will battle No. 7 NM State. After those two single elimination games are complete, the winners will move on, and the rest of the event will be played in double elimination format.
The tournament begins on Wednesday, May 11, with the first game at 10 a.m. local time. All games will be shown live on ESPN+. International viewers can watch on the WAC Digital Network at www.wacigitalnetwork.com.
This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: NMSU softball seeded seventh in WAC Tournament
