SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- The Shippensburg University softball team earned the No. 4 seed in the 2025 NCAA Division II Softball Championships on Monday and will travel to No. 1 seed East Stroudsburg (46-10-1) for the Atlantic 1 Regional pod that includes No. 5 seed West Chester (32-17) and No. 8 seed Bowie State (27-14).
 
Shippensburg (31-20) earned its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Atlantic Regional 1 pod is almost the exact same as last year; the Raiders are the No. 4 seed this year after being the No. 5 seed last year, and West Chester replaces Kutztown as SU's first-round opponent.
 
Kutztown (39-16) is the Atlantic Region's No. 2 seed and will host the Atlantic 2 Regional that features No. 3 Shepherd (28-22-1), No. 6 Bloomsburg (31-19) and No. 7 Charleston (36-15).
 
This is the second straight year that six of the eight teams selected for the Atlantic Regional are from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
 
It is the first known occurrence that each of the top six teams in the regional tournament are from the same division (PSAC East).
 
More tournament information will be available this week.