Simpson (28-12) received its first NCAA Division III Softball Tournament bid since 2000 and was selected to host the Midwest Regional May 11-15 in Indianola.  The Storm are the No. 7 seed and will take Iowa Conference regular season and tournament champion Wartburg (36-5) at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Other matchups include defending national champion St. Thomas, Minn. (41-2) earning the No. 1 seed and playing the No. 8 seed, Concordia, Wis. (21-21) at 10 a.m. Thursday. Washington, Mo.(35-5), the No. 4 seed plays the No. 5 seed St. Scholastica, Minn. (36-7) at 12 p.m. The final first round game will pit the No. 3 seed, Louisiana College (32-5) against the No. 6 seed Fontbonne, Mo. (34-9) at 2 p.m.

The complete tournament schedule is below.

At the Simpson Softball Complex, Indianola, Iowa

Thursday, May 11

Game 1           St. Thomas, Minn. (41-2) vs Concordia, Wis. (21-21)           1 p.m.

Game 2            Washington, Mo. (35-5) vs St. Scholastica, Minn. (36-7)     3 p.m.

Game 3            Louisiana College (32-5) vs Fontbonne, Mo. (34-9)             5 p.m.

Game 4           Simpson (28-12) vs Wartburg (36-5)                                   7 p.m.

Friday, May 12

Game 5            Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2            1 p.m.

Game 6            Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4            3 p.m.

Game 7            Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2        5 p.m.

Game 8            Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4        7 p.m.

Saturday, May 13

Game 9            Winner Game 6 vs Loster Game 7        1 p.m.

Game 10          Winner Game 5 vs Loser Game 8         3 p.m.

Game 11          Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8       5 p.m.

Game 12          Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 10     7 p.m.

Sunday, May 14

Game 13          Winner Game 12 vs Loster Game 11    12 p.m.

Game 14          Winner Game 11 vs Winner Game 13   2 p.m.

Monday, May 15

Game 15          If necessary, Winner Game 14 vs Loser Game 15            10 a.m.