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• All 20 games were played on Day One of the Softball National Championship Opening Round. Overall, there were four run-ruled contests and two affairs that went into extra innings.
• The No. 1 seeds went 8-2 today, including two-time defending national champion Auburn Montgomery (Ala.). The Warhawks run-ruled No. 4-seed Lourdes (Ohio) by a 10-0 count in five innings. The top seeds to lose were Campbellsville (Ky.) and William Carey (Miss.).
• 2015 NAIA Pitcher of the Year Nicole Nonnemacher (pictured) started off Saint Xavier’s (Ill.) opening round play with a bang as she tossed the second no-hitter in the history of the opening round (since 2013). She established a new opening round record with 19 strikeouts as the top-seeded Cougars defeated fourth-seeded Milligan (Tenn.), 2-0, in the Georgia Gwinnett Bracket. Nonnemacher and Auburn Montgomery's Cassie Daniels previously held the mark at 17. Nonnemacher's no-hitter is her seventh of the season and 14th all-time.
• In the Reinhardt (Ga.) Bracket, fourth-seeded Webber International (Fla.) got past top seed William Carey by a 4-1 count. That loss by William Carey was the first in the school’s opening round history as the Crusaders entered with a 7-0 mark. No. 3 seed Huntington (Ind.) knocked off host and No. 2 Reinhardt, 2-1, in walk-off fashion. A solo homer by Emily O’Leary in the bottom of the eighth inning was the difference maker.
• Opening round newcomer Great Falls (Mont.) was impressive in its debut with a 4-1 triumph over top-seeded Campbellsville in the Morningside (Iowa) Bracket. Argonaut pitcher Keeley Van Blaricom allowed just four hits in the complete-game victory in the circle.
• After an 8-2 mark on Day One, the opening round hosts have recorded an all-time combined record of 84-33. The host programs to drop a contest today were No. 2 Davenport (Mich.) and No. 2 Reinhardt.
• Since the opening round format began in 2013, the top seed has been the champion in 21-of-30 events. The No. 2 seed has won seven opening rounds, while No. 3 College of Idaho (in 2014) and No. 3 Dickinson State (in 2015) are the only No. 3 seeds to win their events. There has not been a No. 4 seed to win the opening round.
• The 10 Opening Round champions will meet up at the NAIA Softball World Series in Sioux City, Iowa for a seven day, double-elimination event starting on May 27. There are four games during each of the first three days (Sunday is an off day); three games on June 1; two games on June 2; World Series championship final on June 3 (if necessary game to follow).
• The 10-team World Series bracket will be officially announced Wednesday, May 18 after the Opening Rounds have been completed (late in the day).

2016 Overall Records (by seeds through Day 1)
No. 1 seeds: 8-2
No. 2 seeds: 5-5
No. 3 seeds: 5-5
No. 4 seeds: 2-8

All-Time Records (by seeds since 2013, including today)
No. 1 seeds: 89-28
No. 2 seeds: 68-53
No. 3 seeds: 39-63
No. 4 seeds: 19-67