The Emporia State softball team will play number 1 seed and host Winona State in their first game of the NCAA Central Sub-regional tournament Thursday.
Emporia State Coach April Rosales says earning spot in the NCAA tournament is the result of a lot of hard work.
For senior Caitlyn VanVleck its icing on the cake.
This will be the second meeting between the two teams. Winona State won a game played in March 8-7 in 11 innings.
The other first round game has Minnesota Duluth playing Arkansas Tech.
The winner of the sub-regional advances to the Super regional to play the winner of Central Regional 2. Southern Arkansas is hosting Minnesot State, Augustana and Washburn.
The other first round game has Minnesota Duluth playing Arkansas Tech.
The winner of the sub-regional advances to the Super regional to play the winner of Central Regional 2. Southern Arkansas is hosting Minnesot State, Augustana and Washburn.













