SOU/Oregon Tech will play for NAIA National Softball Championship Wednesday

Taylar Ansures May 30, 2023

Last Updated: May 31, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The SOU Raiders softball team is one win away from another national title.

But standing in their way is their biggest rival Oregon Tech!

Oregon Tech entered Tuesday needing to win two games to advance to play the Raiders on Wednesday.

First, they beat Marian 8-5 early Tuesday afternoon in Columbus, Georgia.

Then they defeated Cumberlands 3-0 in a do-or-die game.

That means Oregon Tech and conference rival SOU will play Wednesday for the national title.

SOU only has to win one game.

If Tech wins the first game, the two teams will play one final game with the winner taking the championship.

Game 1 is scheduled for 2 p.m. Pacific Time and Game 2 will begin approximately 30 minutes after if necessary.

Taylar Ansures

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Taylar Ansures is a producer and reporter for NBC5 News. Taylar is from Redding, California and went to California State University, Chico. After graduating, she joined KRCR News Channel 7 in Redding as a morning producer. She moved to Southern Oregon in 2022 to be closer to family and became KTVL News 10’s digital producer. Taylar is currently finishing her Master's Degree in Professional Creative Writing through the University of Denver. In her free time, Taylar frequents independent bookstores and explores hiking trails across Southern Oregon and Northern California.