#7 MIDDLESEX COLLEGE SOFTBALL FINISES 3RD AT NJCAA D3 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Middlesex College Softball wrapped up an historic season with a third place finish in the NJCAA Division III Region Tournament and will now await the NJCAA's selection for a potential at large bid for the NJCAA Division III College World Series in Chatanooga, Tennessee.

Middlesex currently has a record of 24-6 and is ranked #7 in the latest NJCAA Division III National Poll.

Seeded #2 in the NJCAA Regional Tournament, Middlesex defeated #4 Northampton, who was ranked #8 in the country in the latest poll, by a score of 10-2.

Against Northampton, Middlesex jumped on top with two runs in the bottom of the first. Northampton tied the game 2-2 in the top of the fourth, but the Colts exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 10-2 lead.

Pitcher Madison Racektt (Freshman/Woodbridge, NJ) shut down the Spartans in the top of the fifth, invoking the mercy rule for a Middlesex win.

Simirrah Ortiz (Freshman/Woodbridge, NJ) went 3-3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs to lead the charge for the offense.

Makenzie Marsh (Freshman/Middlesex, NJ) went 2-3 with two runs and an RBI and Sarah Ohnmeiss (Freshman/South Plainfield, NJ) went 2-3 with a run and an RBI.

Rackett scattered five hits over five innings and allowed just two runs in picking up her 13^th win of the season.