<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0jYCcw_0srZEtxK00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0jYCcw_0srZEtxK00" width="1920" height="1080" >BOISE, Idaho — Northwest Nazarene is headed to the <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2024-05-06/teams-announced-2024-ncaa-division-ii-softball-championship">NCAA Division II Softball Championship</a> for the fourth season in a row. The Nighthawks on Monday also learned they will host one of the opening-weekend regional pods for the first time in program history. NNU earned the No. 2 seed in the West Region and will host a <a href="https://nnusports.com/news/2024/5/6/softball-nnu-earns-two-seed-in-west-will-host-opening-weekend.aspx">four-team pod</a> at Bobby Welch Halle Field in Nampa between Thursday and Saturday. The Nighthawks ranked as high as No. 13 nationally this year and captured their fourth-straight GNAC regular-season title. NNU looks to advance to the Super Regionals for the first time ever after coming one game short last season. Whoever wins the double-elimination tournament in Nampa will face the other West Region winner, taking place at Western Washington, in a best-of-three Super Regional series. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="548" data-dnt="true" align="center">WE’RE HOSTING!! Nighthawks softball is one of two hosts for the 2024 West Regional from May 9-11! Stay tuned on our socials and <a href="https://t.co/eutRms3rjG">https://t.co/eutRms3rjG</a> for more information. We’ll see you in Nampa! <a href="https://t.co/5LrdDceWVh">pic.twitter.com/5LrdDceWVh</a>— NNU Nighthawks (@NNUSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/NNUSports/status/1787492492956541356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>No. 2 NNU (39-10) is set to face No. 7 Saint Martin's (26-20) in Thursday's second game at 4 p.m. The other two teams in the pod, No. 3 Concordia Irvine (39-12) and No. 6 Cal State Dominguez Hills (35-19), open the action at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The regional matchup marks the eighth meeting of the season between NNU and Saint Martin's. The Nighthawks have gone 6-1 against the Saints, including an 8-0 mercy-rule victory on May 3. This is the first time an NNU program has hosted rounds of the NCAA tournament since the baseball team hosted the West Regional in 2021. It marks the fifth NCAA softball regional berth in program history. NNU fell to Western Washington, the top-seeded team in the west, 4-0 in the GNAC Championship on May 4. The pod hosted by the Vikings also includes No. 4 Cal State San Marcos, No. 5 Cal State East Bay and No. 8 Azusa Pacific. See KTVB sports coverage in our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLggbABFJJpUBaT24qekonqtEohWuC9Ugf">YouTube playlist</a>:<div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLggbABFJJpUBaT24qekonqtEohWuC9Ugf" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div>HERE ARE MORE WAYS TO GET NEWS FROM KTVB:Download the KTVB News Mobile AppApple iOS: Click <a href="https://www.ktvb.com/appredirectm-wtic/id1491063786?ls=1">here</a> to downloadGoogle Play: Click <a href="https://www.ktvb.com/appredirect">here</a> to downloadWatch news reports for FREE on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ktvb7?sub_confirmation=1">KTVB YouTube channel</a>Stream Live for FREE on ROKU: Add the channel from the <a href="https://channelstore.roku.com/details/d23ba4c81bb666fa70202a0805b565d4/idaho-news-from-ktvb">ROKU store</a> or by searching 'KTVB'.Stream Live for FREE on FIRE TV: Search ‘KTVB’ and click ‘Get’ to download.FOLLOW US ON <a href="https://twitter.com/KTVB">TWITTER</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KTVB7">FACEBOOK</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ktvb7/">INSTAGRAM</a></div></body>

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NNU to host NCAA DII softball regional pod as No. 2 seed

BOISE, Idaho — Northwest Nazarene is headed to the NCAA Division II Softball Championship for the fourth season in a row. The Nighthawks on Monday also learned they will host one of the opening-weekend regional pods for the first time in program history. NNU earned the No. 2 seed...

NNU to host NCAA DII softball regional pod as No. 2 seed

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