The Charlotte 49ers softball team won the 2023 Conference USA regular-season championship, and while they fell short of winning the C-USA Tournament, they still learned magnificent news on Sunday. For the first time ever in program history, Charlotte Softball will participate in the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. And the team learned of its historic achievement on Selection Sunday.
The team posted their celebration video from the moment it happened. Unsurprisingly, it quickly went viral.
This moment the Niners learned they were headed to the NCAA Tournament
Congrats ladies, you earned this!!!#GoldStandard⛏️ pic.twitter.com/aQkZJnIZUC
— Charlotte Softball (@CharlotteSB) May 14, 2023
The video fielded over 110,000 views on Twitter. Additionally, it’s received hundreds of likes and 100+ retweets.
“Two iconic reaction videos in a week!!! This team is special!!” said former Charlotte player Spenser Gray.
2 iconic reaction videos in a week!!! This team is special!! https://t.co/VVdSfnZ2wN
— spens (@spensygray) May 14, 2023
“INSANE,” remarked Charlotte infielder Ashleigh Washington.
INSANE💚💚💚 https://t.co/NGN21aHsUt
— ashleigh (@aashleigh19_) May 14, 2023
Niners infielder Kass Krupit then said “It’s go time. Couldn’t be more proud of this time.”
It’s go time 😤
Couldn’t be more proud of this team 💚 https://t.co/RAM8TpVhCo— Kass Krupit (@kkrupit) May 14, 2023
Assistant softball coach Taylor Wike also chimed in. Wike said, “Proud is an understatement.”
Proud is an understatement. @CharlotteSB is going to Regionals🤙🏼 https://t.co/zWw6Ofj0Wk
— Taylor Wike (@Taylor_Wike_) May 15, 2023
“Great day to be a Niner,” a future Charlotte signee said.
Great day to be a niner💚🤙🏼 https://t.co/SEkignnm9w
— Mary Grace “MG” Beyer (@mgbeyer_2023) May 15, 2023
The head coach, Ashley Chastain, left a mark herself. She said, “This moment makes my heart explode with immense joy for these players, our staff, our fans, and our entire program. It’s hard to put into words… I’ll do my very best later but for now let’s go dancing @CharlotteSB @NCAASoftball Durham here we come!”
This moment makes my heart explode with immense joy for these players, our staff, our fans, and our entire program. It’s hard to put into words…. I’ll do my very best later but for now let’s go dancing @CharlotteSB @NCAASoftball Durham here we come! https://t.co/pymcqkgVBE
— Ashley Chastain (@ashleychastain) May 15, 2023
Quite the day and quite the moment for the Charlotte softball team!
