NEW HAVEN, CT (May 5, 2009) - The NCAA Division II Softball Committee released the 64 team field for the 2009 NCAA Division II Softball Regional Championships late Sunday evening. Four teams will participate at each of the 16 regional sites in double elimination tournaments that will be held May 8-10.

The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) received three bids for the tournament. Earning the number three seed in the East Region was the 2009 CACC Softball Tournament Champion, Georgian Court University (36-14). Caldwell College (35-16-2) was seeded fourth and the regular season champion, Dominican College (39-14), landed the eighth spot. The three squads will compete at two sub-regional sites, with Caldwell and Dominican heading to number one seed LeMoyne College (40-10) in Syracuse, NY, while Georgian Court will play its games at C.W. Post in Long Island, NY.

Georgian Court, which is making its third straight regional appearance, will face Southern Connecticut State (33-14) in its first game on Friday at 3:30 pm at C.W. Post. Caldwell will play Dowling (33-18) at 3:00 pm Friday at Le Moyne, while Dominican will meet top seeded Dolphins (40-10) at 1:00 pm. The Cougars are making their fifth regional appearance in the last six seasons. The Chargers qualified for the regional for the first time since joining the NCAA.

The winners at each site will meet in a best-of-three series beginning May 15 to determine the East Region champion. All eight region champions advance to the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series, held at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va., May 21-25.

A list of teams by region, along with their overall win-loss records, follows.

*Host Institutions

Atlantic Region

1. Lock Haven* 40-6

2. Kutztown* 42-9-1

3. Bloomsburg 33-9

4. California (Pennsylvania) 33-8

5. Shippensburg 22-17

6. West Virginia Wesleyan 40-13

7. West Chester 28-18

8. Bowie State 26-6

Central Region

1. Winona State* 41-11

2. Metropolitan State* 40-10

3. Colorado School of Mines 37-16

4. Wayne State (Nebraska) 39-19

5. Minnesota State Mankato 37-15

6. Colorado State-Pueblo 29-18

7. Mesa State 27-19

8. Southwest Minnesota State 31-21

East Region

1. Le Moyne* 40-10

2. C.W. Post* 33-16

3. Georgian Court 36-14

4. Caldwell 35-16-2

5. Dowling 33-18

6. Southern Connecticut State 33-14

7. New Haven 32-16

8. Dominican (New York) 39-14

Midwest Region

1. Ashland* 34-12

2. Saginaw Valley State* 32-9

3. Ferris State 31-8

4. Wayne State (Michigan) 36-14

5. Indianapolis 30-17

6. Northern Kentucky 29-21

7. Lewis 31-18

8. Missouri-St. Louis 29-17

South Region

1. Alabama-Huntsville* 43-5

2. Valdosta State* 49-6

3. Florida Southern 37-12

4. Rollins 45-8

5. West Florida 33-14

6. Nova Southeastern 43-13

7. Tampa 27-12

8. Miles 24-14

South Central Region

1. Angelo State* 43-8

2. Southeastern Oklahoma* 50-10

3. Abilene Christian 42-13

4. Emporia State 42-14

5. Nebraska-Omaha 42-15

6. Missouri Western State 45-10

7. Central Missouri 34-12

8. St. Edward's 41-19

Southeast Region

1. North Georgia* 43-3

2. South Carolina Aiken 34-14

3. Lenoir-Rhyne* 36-11

West Region

1. Humboldt State* 34-17

2. Hawaii Pacific 35-9

3. Dixie State* 30-9

4. Cal State Stanislaus 29-18

5. Montana State-Billings 39-15

6. Cal State Monterey Bay 36-25-1

7. UC San Diego 29-21

8. Sonoma State 31-23

In 2008, Humboldt State claimed the national championship with a 1-0 victory over Emporia State.