Former Phillips Academy Andover player Kiley Buckley’s collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Softball Championship starting Friday, May 17

Former Phillips Academy Andover player and current Stanford Cardinals utility player, Kiley Buckley, 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 Stanford Cardinals begin the tournament as a number eight seed and will square off against the eighth seeded Saint Mary's Gaels.

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!