BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Northampton softball team has earned the #3 seed for the upcoming Region 19 Division III Softball tournament and will host #6 Middlesex College in a best of three series slated for Tuesday May 9th and Wednesday May 10th (if necessary). The winner of the series will advance to North Atlantic District B Championship series May 13-14 vs. RCSJ-Gloucester, in Sewell, NJ. 

Region 19 receives two direct bids to the NJCAA DIII World Series, thus the Region tournament is broken into two distinct brackets.  Brookdale, Sussex and Cumberland will participate in the North Atlantic A bracket, while Gloucester, Northampton and Middlesex will be in the North Atlantic B bracket. The winner of each Bracket will advance to the NJCAA DIII World Series in Syracuse, NY.

Overall Seeding
#1 Brookdale 
#2 RCSJ-Gloucester
#3 Northampton 
#4 Sussex
#5 RCSJ-Cumberland 
#6 Middlesex

Middlesex v Northampton - Semi-Final Series Schedule
Game One - May 9th - 2:30pm - Bethlehem, PA
Game Two - May 9th - 4:30pm - Bethlehem, PA
Game Three - May 10th - 3:30pm - Bethlehem, PA (if necessary)

Middlesex v Northampton - History 
The Spartans and Colts have met four times this season, with Northampton holding a 4-0 advantage

4/20/23 - Game one - Northampton 10-1
4/20/23 - Game two - Northampton 6-5

4/25/23 - Game one - Northampton 6-5
4/25/23 - Game two - Northampton 4-1

Overall, the two Region 19 foes have met 29 times, with Northampton holding a 16-13 advantage.