As announced during Monday's selection show, Ferris State Softball has received an at-large bid for the 2025 NCAA Division II National Softball Tournament.

The Bulldogs were selected as the number-eight seed in the Midwest Region, where they will face the number-one seed, Saginaw Valley State, in University Center on Thursday, May 8. The game time is 1:30 p.m.

This marks Ferris State's first appearance in the Midwest Regional since 2015, their third since 2009.

The Midwest Regional is a double-elimination tournament, beginning Thursday, May 8, and concluding Saturday, May 10. If the Bulldogs defeat Saginaw Valley on Thursday, they will play the winner of four-seeded Findlay versus fifth-seeded Drury on Friday, May 9, at 11:00 a.m. If Ferris State loses the opening matchup, they will face the loser of four-seeded Findlay versus fifth-seeded Drury on Friday, May 9, at 1:30 p.m. The full bracket can be found here: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/softball/d2/2025.

The Bulldogs enter the tournament with a 28-19 record, their best mark since their 36-18 season in 2016. They were previously ranked sixth in the regional rankings last week. Ferris State recently competed in the GLIAC Tournament this past Friday, falling to Grand Valley State 3-1 and to Wisconsin-Parkside 3-0 in Day 2 action. They won their opening tournament game against Roosevelt by a score of 8-1.

The Bulldogs won one of four games against the top-seeded Cardinals this season, winning their most recent matchup 7-3 at Saginaw Valley on Apr. 19.

For more information on the tournament, visit https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2025-05-03/2025-ncaa-dii-softball-championships-selection-show-info-bracket-schedule.