Former Notre Dame High School player Samantha Rocha’s collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Softball Championship starting Friday, May 17

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By Monterey Times

May 16, 2024

Former Notre Dame High School player and current California Golden Bears pitcher, Samantha Rocha, will compete in the NCAA D1 Softball Championship Tournament.

There are 64 teams in the tournament, with the final eight teams receiving an invite to Omaha, Nebraska to play for the College World Series title.

The California Golden Bears begin the tournament as a number nine seed and will square off against the ninth seeded Southern Illinois Salukis.

The first round, Regionals, is double elimination where a team is only eliminated after two losses. From there, 16 teams will make the Super Regionals and play a best-of-three series.

Finally, the eight winners from Super Regionals will head to Omaha for a chance to play for the title of College World Series Champion!