A 1-2 showing at the MIAA tournament coupled with Southern Arkansas winning the Great America Conference tournament to secure an automatic bid has kept the Fort Hays State softball team out of the NCAA national tournament.

The Tigers found out Monday morning they are not one of the eight teams selected to participate in the Central Regional which begins Friday in Winona and Mankato, Minnesota.

Emporia State is the No. 3 seed and they will take on six-seed and defending champion Central Oklahoma in the first round. Missouri Western is the five seed and they take on No. 4 seed Augustana (SD).

The Tigers, who hosted the regional last year, finish the season 29-20.