The NCAA Softball Tournament kicks off later this week and like past years, many former Arizona high school standouts figure to play a big role in the results.
39 former Arizona high school softball players are on the rosters of teams in the tournament.
Not too shabby.
22 teams in the tourney have at least one player who played high school softball in Arizona.
ASU has the most players from Arizona with nine.
BYU is second with five. Arizona has three.
Six schools have at least two former Arizona high school standouts on its roster with Northwestern, Cal State Fullerton and Valparaiso joining ASU, BYU and Arizona.