CLINTON, Miss. - The Kirkwood Eagles have drawn the No. 2 seed for the NJCAA Division II national softball tournament that will be played in Mississippi this week.

Kirkwood (56-4) will face No. 15 seed Illinois Valley (26-11) in the opening round of the 16-team tournament on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (Central time). The tournament will continue on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Phoenix College (53-6) drew the No. 1 seed.

FIRST ROUND

No. 1 Phoenix (53-6) vs No. 16 Potomac State (32-7)
No. 8 Illinois Central (28-14) vs No. 9 Labette (26-23)
No. 5 DMACC (50-6) vs No. 12 Florence Darlington (30-10)
No. 13 Mott (43-6) vs No. 4 LSU Eunice (53-7)
No. 3 Jones County (45-6) vs No. 14 Heartland (36-20)
No. 6 Kankakee (49-8) vs No. 11 Mercyhurst North East (36-16)
No. 7 Highland (42-10) vs No. 10 Lansing (39-17)
No. 15 Illinois Valley (26-11) vs No. 2 Kirkwood (56-4)