
Softball takes on Florida SouthWestern in Second Round
NJCAA D1 Softball World Series
Second Round – Tuesday, May 21st | 11:00am
#13 Odessa College Wranglers (42-12)
#4 Florida SouthWestern (54-8)
Choccolocco Park | Oxford, AL
NJCAA Network
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Live Stats: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/sball/2023-24/div1/boxscores/20240521_gsed.xml
Tournament Central: https://www.njcaa.org/championships/sports/sball/div1/index
Oxford, AL – The Wrangler Softball Team will take on the #4 seed Florida SouthWestern on Tuesday at 11:00am in the second round of the NJCAA D1 World Series. Odessa advanced to Tuesday's matchup with at 10-2 victory over Trinidad State on Monday morning.
- Odessa is the #13 seed in the tournament, Florida SouthWestern is the #4 seed.
- This will be the fourth time the Wranglers and Buccaneers will face each other at the World Series. Florida Southwestern leads the series 2-1.
World Series History:
- Odessa will be making their fourth consecutive trip NJCAA D1 Softball World Series.
- The Wranglers finished 3rd in 2022 & 2023.
- This will be the tenth trip in program history to the World Series.
Familiar Faces:
- Odessa has faced five of the twenty teams in this year's World Series.
- #1 McLennan, #5 Temple, #7 Galveston, #12 San Jacinto, and #20 Trinidad State.
By the Numbers – vs. Trinidad
- Odessa pounded out 15 hits in the victory over Trinidad
- Six of the 15 hits were for extra bases
- 9 of the 10 Wrangler runs were scored with two outs
- Pitcher Avery Truss picked up the victory in the circle
- Truss struck out five and limited Trinidad to three hits