Decatur, Ala. – It was nothing but Sweet Home Alabama, as the No. 1-ranked softball team in the country paraded in the NAIA National Tournament opening ceremonies at the Wilson Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur, AL. Greeted by fans, both local and from around the country, the 20 teams competing in this year’s tournament will begin play Friday, May 16 with the top-seeded Rams getting their first taste of action at 5 p.m. when they play the winner of the Marian (Ind.) versus Walsh (Ohio) game.

Mobile enters the tournament with a 49-5-1 record, a second consecutive Region 13 title and the familiarity of playing here on five previous occasions. Accustomed to the area, the fields and other intangible dynamics, the Rams could almost consider Wilson Morgan a second home.

It is with this almost home field advantage that the Rams will look to finally capture what has evaded the perennial powerhouse since the program’s inception over a decade ago; an NAIA National Championship. To do so, they will have to defeat fellow perennial powerhouses such as Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), Simon Fraser (B.C.) and three-time defending national champion Oklahoma City.

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