SWARTHMORE, PA. - Qualifying for the event following a historic Centennial Conference Championship victory earlier this month, the Swarthmore softball team will compete in the regional round of the NCAA 2023 DIII Softball Championship from May 18-20.
 
This NCAA berth is first in the program's 42-year existence, an achievement that directly succeeds the first Centennial Conference title in Swarthmore history.
 
The Garnet will travel down to No. 10 Randolph-Macon College for the tournament's opening round, joining St. John Fisher College and Ramapo College in Ashland, VA, with all four teams competing in a double elimination bracket. The winner of the regional round will advance to the Super Regionals, held from May 26-27.
 
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS
Swarthmore vs. Randolph-Macon
St. John Fisher vs. Ramapo College
 
Full NCAA Tournament Bracket
 

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Swarthmore put together a stellar season, tallying a 24-16 record overall, 8-8 in conference play. Squeaking into the conference playoffs as the No. 5 seed following two clutch sweeps of Muhlenberg College and Franklin & Marshall College to close out the regular season, the Garnet advanced to championship weekend after dispatching No. 4 Gettysburg College 11-2 in the play-in game. Staying red-hot, Swarthmore kept on rolling, knocking down No. 1 seeded Ursinus College, No. 3 seeded Washington College and then Ursinus again en route to the Centennial crown and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
 
Both Randolph-Macon and St. John Fisher secured automatic bids as well, with the Yellow Jackets dispatching Roanoke College for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference top spot, while the Cardinals took care of business against Russell Sage College for the Empire 8 crown. Ramapo earned an at-large bid after the Roadrunners fell in the NJAC finals to TCNJ.