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2008 NAIA Softball National Championship Qualifiers Announced

May 11, 2008

May 11, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the qualifiers for the 28th Annual NAIA Softball National Championship. The tournament will be held at Wilson Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur, Ala., May 16-21, 2008.

This year's 20 teams include 13 region champions and seven at-large selections.

Bethel (Ind.), California Baptist, College of Idaho, Columbia (Mo.), Dana (Neb.), Friends (Kan.), Indiana Southeast, Lubbock Christian (Texas), Mobile (Ala.), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), Walsh9 Ohio) and Warner Southern (Fla.) all received an automatic bid after winning their respective region tournaments.

Dickinson State (N.D.), Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), Shorter (Ga.), Simon Fraser (B.C.), St. Gregory's (Okla.) and William Carey (Miss.) received an at-large bid.

Pool assignments and schedule will be released by Noon (CST) on Sunday, May 11.

Team Qualifiers (Listed Alphabetically)

Bethel (Ind.)	Region VIII Champion
California Baptist	Region II Champion
College of Idaho	Region I Champion
Columbia (Mo.)	Region V Champion
Dana (Neb.)	Region III Champion
Dickinson State (N.D.)	At-Large 5
Friends (Kan.)	Region IV Champion
Indiana Southeast	Region XII Champion
Lubbock Christian (Texas)	Region VI Champion
Mobile (Ala.)	Region XIII Champion
Oklahoma City	At-Large 2
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	Region VII Champion
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)	At-Large 1
Shorter (Ga.)	At-Large 4
Simon Fraser (B.C.)	At-Large 7
St. Gregory's (Okla.)	At-Large 3
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)	Region XI Champion
Walsh (Ohio)	Region IX Champion
Warner Southern (Fla.)	Region XIV Champion
William Carey (Miss.)	At-Large 6