The 64 team tournament is set and former Huntington Beach High School standout Shelbi Ortiz’s collegiate team is in the field of 64

Former Huntington Beach High School player and current Utah Utes outfielder, Shelbi Ortiz, 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 Utah Utes begin the tournament as a number 10 seed and will square off against the 10th seeded South Carolina Gamecocks.

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!