<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/bc3-softball-squad-bronx-team-to-battle-for-berth-in-national-tourney.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>05/11/2022 10:15:32 AM</pubDate><title>BC3 softball squad, Bronx team to battle for berth in national tourney</title><subtitle/><description>(Butler, PA) The Butler County Community College softball team will host a squad from the Bronx in a best-of-3 series whose winner will earn a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship in Syracuse, N.Y.</description><author/><image-caption>Members of the Butler County Community College softball team are, front row, from left, Ashley Brenneman, trainer; Rebecca Scears, Marissa Melius, Casey Kretzer, Taylor Schultz, Kristen Woolstrum, Brittney Friters and Amanda Dailey. Second row, from left, Jim Jones, assistant coach; Lauren Hesidenz, Bailey Rickenbrode, Dan Beebe, head coach; Makayla McBryar, trainer; Jamie Roberts and Eric Anderson, scorekeeper. The Pioneers on Friday begin a best-of-3 series against Monroe College-Bronx for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Northeast District title at Laura J. Doerr Memorial Park, Saxonburg. The winner of the series earns a berth in the NJCAA Division III national championship in Syracuse, N.Y.</image-caption><tags><tag>Year in Review 2022</tag></tags><image><img src="/_resources/images/newsroom/2022/bc3-softball-njcaa-division-iii-northeast-district.jpg" alt="This is a photo of a softball group"/></image></item>