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Former Newbury Park High School player Amelia Lech’s collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Softball Championship starting Friday, May 17

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Auburn Tigers Co-Head Coach Chris Malveaux (2024) | Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers Co-Head Coach Chris Malveaux (2024) | Auburn Tigers

Former Newbury Park High School player and current Auburn Tigers utility player and catcher, Amelia Lech, will compete in the NCAA D1 Softball Championship Tournament.

There are 64 teams in the tournament, with the final eight teams receiving an invite to Omaha, Nebraska to play for the College World Series title.

The Auburn Tigers begin the tournament as a number 15 seed and will square off against the 15th seeded UCF Knights.

The first round, Regionals, is double elimination where a team is only eliminated after two losses. From there, 16 teams will make the Super Regionals and play a best-of-three series.

Finally, the eight winners from Super Regionals will head to Omaha for a chance to play for the title of College World Series Champion!

Name: Amelia Lech
Position: utility player and catcher
Team: Auburn Tigers
H.S.: Newbury Park High School
Hometown: Thousand Oaks

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