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The Maryville University softball team earned the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Saints will stay close by and face host and conference-rival University of Missouri-St. Louis Thursday, May 5, at 2:30 p.m. The last time the Maryville softball program earned an NCAA Tournament bid was 2008 when the program played at the DIII level. This is Maryville’s third NCAA Tournament appearance.

The No. 7-seeded Saints face the No. 2 seed Tritons Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the UMSL Softball Field.