The Hope College softball team has been selected to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the sixth time in school history.

The Flying Dutch received an at-large berth on Monday and are headed to the Lake Forest, Illinois, regional.

Hope (27-9 overall) will play in the first round Wisconsin-Whitewater (36-7), champions of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Host and Midwest Conference champion Lake Forest (31-8) faces North Central, Illinois (31-7) from the College Conference of Illinois-Wisconsin in the other first-round game. It is a double-elimination tournament.

REGIONAL SCHEDULE
All game times are Central 

Thursday, May 7
Game 1: Wisconsin-Whitewater vs. Hope, 1:00 p.m.
Game 2: North Central at Lake Forest, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, May 8
Game 3: Round 1 Winners, 11:00 a.m.
Game 4: Round 1 Losers, 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 Loser, 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 9
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 12:00 p.m.
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6 (if necessary), 2:30 p.m.

The regional winner advances to May 15-16 Super Regionals at sites to be determined. The national finals are May 21-26 in Salem, Virginia.

Hope is one of 62 teams to comprise the field. The Flying Dutch were among 18 teams to receive Pool C at-large bids.

Hope's previous NCAA Tournament appearances came in 2006, 1996, 1995, 1992 and 1991.