JACKSON, Miss. - Belhaven Softball will continue its postseason run at Jim McLeod Field this week as the Blazers host the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the NCAA Division III Super Regional round.

The best two-out-of-three series will mark the first NCAA Super Regional hosted by Belhaven and will determine a spot in the NCAA Division III Softball World Series, set for May 28-June 3 in Salem, Virginia.

Belhaven enters the Super Regional at 40-10 after capturing the NCAA Division III Belhaven Regional last weekend. The Blazers opened the regional with an 8-2 win over Westminster before rolling past Emory 9-1 in five innings to move one win away from the regional title.

After dropping the first championship game of the day to Emory, 15-7, Belhaven had to regroup quickly with its season on the line. Less than two hours later, the Blazers responded with one of their strongest all-around performances of the season, defeating the Eagles 4-0 in the winner-take-all regional final.

Funderburk was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Belhaven Regional after going 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 13 strikeouts across 16.1 innings. Ellie Williamson, Dunbar and Kaleigh Steverson were also named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team.

Williamson led the Blazers at the plate during the regional with a .545 batting average, while Steverson hit .417 and drove in five runs. Dunbar added five hits, including three extra-base hits, as Belhaven hit .373 as a team with 28 runs, 41 hits, 12 doubles and six home runs over four regional games.

UW-Oshkosh enters the matchup at 33-8-1 after an unbeaten run through the St. Louis Regional. The Titans won three one-run games, including a 2-1 victory over host Washington University in St. Louis in the regional final.

Oshkosh's regional title was built on pitching, defense and timely hitting. The Titans did not commit an error during the regional and have played error-free in 27 games this season. Haylie Wittman was named the St. Louis Regional Most Outstanding Player, while Brianna Bougie and Grace Nardi joined her on the All-Tournament Team.

This will be UW-Oshkosh's third Super Regional appearance and its first since 2024. The Titans have won five regional titles in program history. Belhaven and UW-Oshkosh have met just once previously, with the Blazers sweeping a doubleheader from the Titans on March 17, 2006, in Pensacola, Florida.

Now, the two programs meet again with a trip to the NCAA Division III World Series on the line.

Stay tuned later this week for a full NCAA Division III Softball Super Regional preview.

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