No. 8 seed Young Harris led things off with an upset over No. 1 LIU Post in a stunner, winning 9-4. Texas A&M-Kingsville followed with its first win in its first finals appearance, defeating Grand Valley State. West Florida and Augustana (SD) will join them in the winners' bracket beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, May 24.

Sixty-four teams entered the 2019 DII softball championship, all with the same goal. Now, eight teams that braved both their regional tournament and Super Regional tournament play for the trophy. 

On Friday, the Augustana softball team stuck to their routine, jumped out to an early lead and didn't look back for a 4-2 win over West Florida.
"We got some key hits today," Melsted said. "We did a great job of putting pressure on their defense throughout the game, and I'm really proud of our team for that."

Friday marked the ninth straight game with a home run for Augustana. Six different players have cleared the fence over the nine-game stretch.

Freshman Saidi Castillo (Kingsville, Texas) threw a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and seniors Roxy Chapa (McAllen, Texas) and Victoria Schoonard-Saborio (Elk Grove, Texas) hit home runs as the Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team dropped the Young Harris Mountain Lions, 3-1, on Friday afternoon in TAMUK's second game at the College World Series at the Regency Athletic Complex in Denver.