The UT Tyler softball program will present its national championship rings and host its alumni game on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Suddenlink Field.

An athletic career that included a national championship and numerous all-conference, all-region and all-America accolades added NCAA Woman of the Year nomination as the American Southwest Conference representative.

The UT Tyler softball team was honored by the Texas Rangers for its national championship on Monday at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Patriots went 49-5 and won the program's first national title in the 2016 season.

Celebrate and file the 2015-16 collegiate athletic year as one of continued domination by the University of Texas at Tyler’s 17 athletic programs with two NCAA Division III national championships, a national runner-up finish, 10 NCAA postseason appearances, eight American Southwest Conference Championships, 17 ASC individual champions, nine all-Americans, four academic all-Americans, 20 all-region performers, 93 all-conference selections and 106 academic all-conference honors.

The UT Tyler softball team will be honored by the Texas Rangers during a pregame ceremony on Monday, July 25 at Globe Life Park in Arlington in recognition of the Patriots winning the NCAA Division III National Championship.