WC softball heads to regional after regular season finale

After finishing the regular season Monday at 37-14 overall, the Weatherford College softball team is headed to the Region V-North Tournament in Waco May 4-7. 

The Coyotes ended with a 22-10 conference record, securing the third seed in the tournament. WC will play their first tournament game Thursday at 1 p.m. against sixth-seeded Cisco College on the campus of McLennan Community College. 

WC is ranked No. 18 in the latest NJCAA Division I poll released Monday. Two other tournament opponents are also nationally-ranked: No. 5 Grayson College and No. 9 McLennan. 

WC's Teoni Lamb ranks No. 13 in the nation in earned run average at 1.30. Carter Smith ranks No. 13 in the nation in stolen bases with 43, a new WC record. 

All Region V-North Tournament games will be live-streamed on ESPN+.