MT. PLEASANT, S.C. ? The 2008 Southern Conference Softball Championship begins Wednesday morning when fourth-seeded Elon takes on number-five seed UNC Greensboro at 10:00 a.m. at the Patriots Point Athletic Complex in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
The four-day, double-elimination tournament will feature all eight Southern Conference teams with the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Softball Championships up for grabs.
Chattanooga, the SoCon regular season champions and number-one seed in the tournament, open play at 12:00 p.m. against Western Carolina.
Following the Chattanooga/Western Carolina contest at noon, No. 2 Georgia Southern will face seventh-seeded Appalachian State at 3:00 p.m. The final game of the opening day will pit the tournament’s host, third-seeded College of Charleston, against sixth-seeded and defending tournament champion Furman. First pitch for that contest is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
Tournament play will continue each day through Saturday, May 10. Fans can watch each game live at www.SoCon.tv or you can follow the action with live stats at www.SoConSports.com.
2008 Southern Conference Softball Championships
Patriots Point Athletic Complex
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
May 7 (Wednesday)
Game 1: #4 Elon vs. #5 UNC Greensboro 10:00
Game 2: #1 Chattanooga vs. #8 Western Carolina 12:00
Game 3: #2 Georgia Southern vs. #7 Appalachian State 3:00
Game 4: #3 College of Charleston vs. #6 Furman 5:00
May 8 (Thursday)
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 10:00
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 12:00
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 3:00
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 5:00
May 9 (Friday)
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7 10:00
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Lower Game 8 12:00
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 3:00
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 5:00
May 10 (Saturday)
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 11:00
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13 1:30
Game 15: Rematch of Game 14 (If necessary) 30 minutes after Game 14