NC State wins the 2022 NCSA Peach State Fall Classic after upsetting the #1 seeded Georgia Bulldogs 3-2 in the Championship Game at South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, GA. NC State hit a 2-run HR in the top of the 6th to break the 1-1 tie and closed the doors after Georgia scored a run in the bottom of the 6th. Congratulations Wolfpack!
That concludes the 2022 NCSA Peach State Fall Classic. Review the entire tournament by checking out the bracket HERE.
The Peach State Fall Classic closed up Pool Play Day with a lot of great softball action. Tomorrow the single-elimination portion of the tournament starts and a champion will be crowned. Check out the full results HERE
Montclair State University and St. Joseph’s University have been placed on probation for the remainder of the 22-23 season for violation of NCSA Rule 19.01.0. Both programs forfeited 3 conference games during Week 2 of the NCSA Season.
The Hokies from Virginia Tech pick up where the left off…atop the Rawlings Preseason NCSA Top 20! VT was nearly the unanimous #1 picking up 298 out of the possible 300 points but UGA and Florida State also picked up first-place votes. Clemson and Michigan join Georgia and Florida State to round out the Top 5.
Find out where your teams lands in the Rawlings Preseason NCSA Top 20!
Next Poll Release: 10/6/22
The facts are the South Atlantic and Pacific Regions have produced many National Champions. From 2009 to 2014 (6 years straight), the National Champion was either from the South Atlantic or Pacific Region and out of the 15 NCSA World Series Tournaments ever held, 7 have been from the South Atlantic or Pacific, nearly half. Will this be another year we see someone out of the South Atlantic or Pacific take home the hardware? You be the judge! Check out the South Atlantic Team Previews and Pacific Team Previews.
The Mid-Atlantic produced last year’s NCSA National Champion with Virginia Tech taking home the National Title in 2022. Will they be able to repeat in 2023? Who will join them in Columbus? The Mid-America is also a formidable region with plenty of talented teams. Arkansas State brought home the Natty in 2017 coming out of the Mid-America. Can they do it in 2023 or will it be another teams time to shine? Take a look at the Mid-America Team Previews and Mid-Atlantic Team Previews to decide.
Both the Great Lakes and Great American Regions are stacked with talented teams but only 2 from each region will have what it takes to make it to Columbus, GA for the 2023 NCSA World Series. Who will it be? Take a look at the the Great Lakes Team Previews and Great American Team Previews and you be the judge!
How will the teams in the North Atlantic and New England Region fair this year? Only the conference winners move onto the post-season in both regions, so it should be a tight race throughout the year. Who will be the top 2 from each region to move onto the 2023 NCSA World Series? You be the judge by checking out the North Atlantic Team Previews and New England Team Previews.
Click HERE to download the 2022-2023 NCSA Rulebook. All changes for 22/23 are highlighted in yellow. As a reminder the NCSA Rules can always be viewed and downloaded from the NCSA Documents Page along with other important NCSA documents and forms.
After receiving dozens of nominations from NCSA teams across the country, the NCSA has awarded Claudia Rea from Michigan State the 2022 NCSA Sportsmanship Award Winner. The Sportsmanship Award, given yearly, is an honor bestowed to a student-athlete who has distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior.
The first ever Sportsmanship Award was given out in 2020 to Mikayla Kea from Northern Arizona University then in 2021 to Jackie McNulla from the U.S. Naval Academy. Claudia Rea becomes the newest awardee and well deserving of this award.
The Michigan State Club Softball President and teammate, Madison Cytlak, nominated Claudia, saying, “My name is Madison Cytlak and I am the new Michigan State Club Softball president for the 2022-2023 season. I have reached out to the past board members for their nominee for this award and I had an overwhelming agreeance that Claudia Rea should be our submission. The board and I believe that she over qualifies for this award in so many ways. Claudia unfortunately cannot play for MSU next year due to her transferring to Wayne State. Claudia has done so much for her team and program that we think she deserves this recognition before she has to hang up her cleats. Claudia deserves this award more than anyone and here are all the reasons why.
Claudia Rea hits all aspects of the sportsmanship requirements and so much more. Claudia is our biggest team player. She goes out of her way to make you smile and laugh. Her goofiness is unmatched, and she has the biggest heart, especially for her team. When I say Claudia caught in every game we played, I mean every single game we played. In the Indy Invitational I believe Claudia sat for 1 inning. This is the same for all triple headers, Regionals, and Nationals. She never complained once. This just shows how Claudia puts the team above herself. She does what is necessary for us to be successful on and off the field. She has spent countless hours spending her free time catching pitchers outside of practice, giving teammates rides, and helping teammates with homework and projects. Claudia always makes sure everyone is included and nobody gets left out. She includes everyone on the team and constantly checks up on them throughout the week. I don’t know how she does it with all her work as an engineering student, coaching her old high school softball and basketball team when she can, and spending half the year as the Queen of the Detroit United Irish Societies. She is always giving so much of her time helping other people, inspiring young ladies, and helping other athletes with their game no matter how old. When fundraising for team expenses, Claudia went above and beyond as she normally does with everything in her life. She sold the most cookies in our cookie fundraiser. The thing that I admire about her the most is her big heart, she will never admit she has one, but she would do anything for her teammates, past teammates, family, and friends. She never fails to put anybody and everybody above herself. I have never met such a kind and beautiful soul as Claudia’s. I hope you greatly consider her for this sportsmanship award. If anyone is to be recognized for their sportsmanship, it is Claudia Rea.”