Former Palm Beach Gardens High School player Brooke Barnard’s collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Softball Championship starting Friday, May 17

Former Palm Beach Gardens High School player and current Florida Gators utility player, Brooke Barnard, 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 Florida Gators begin the tournament as a number four seed and will square off against the fourth seeded Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.

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!