North Carolina Central University
SOFTBALL
The Official Web Site of the North Carolina Central University "Eagle" Athletics Department
(May 7, 2007)
NCCU SOFTBALL EARNS AT-LARGE BID TO NCAA REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
DURHAM, NC -- North Carolina Central University
will participate in the NCAA Division II Softball Regional Championship
for the second straight year and second time in school history on Thursday
(May 10) when the No. 6 seed Lady Eagles play the third-seeded team in
the Mid-Atlantic Region, Bloomsburg University, at 2 p.m. in Kutztown,
Pennsylvania.
NCCU (31-11) qualified for the eight-team,
double-elimination regional tournament by receiving an at-large bid, the
first Lady Eagles softball history, after being upset in the CIAA (Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association) tournament.
Bloomsburg (35-13), who is a member of the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), received an at-large bid
as well after falling to Mid-Atlantic Regional No. 1 seed Lock Haven University.
Last season, NCCU as a No. 8 seed, was defeated
by Lock Haven, 8-4, in the first round of the NCAA Division II tournament.
Tournament Central -- http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/athletics/women/softball/2007/2007regional.asp
NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Softball Regional
at Kutztown University - Kutztown, Pa.
Thursday, May 10
Game 1 - 9:00 AM - #4 East Stroudsburg vs. #5 Shippensburg
Game 2 - 11:30 AM - #1 Lock Haven vs. #8 Bowie State
Game 3 - 2:00 PM - #3 Bloomsburg vs. #6 NC Central [Listen]
Game 4 - 4:30 PM - #2 Kutztown vs. #7 Edinboro
Friday, May 11
Game 5 - 9:00 AM - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 6 - 11:30 AM - Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 7 - 2:00 PM - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 8 - 4:30 PM - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Saturday, May 12
Game 9 - 9:00 AM - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7
Game 10 - 11:30 AM - Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8
Game 11 - 2:00 PM - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 12 - 4:30 PM - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10
Sunday, May 13
Game 13 - noon - Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11
Game 14 - 2:30 PM - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11
Monday, May 14
Game 15 - noon - if necessary** - Loser Game 14 vs. Winner Game 14
**only if loser of Game 14 has only one loss in tournament
Follow the North Carolina Central University softball team at the 2007 NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Regional Playoffs by listening to every pitch on the Eagles Sports Network.
The Lady Eagles first playoff game will be on Thursday, May 10 versus Bloomsburg with a scheduled start of 2 p.m. (may be delayed based on length of previous games)
Visit the link below to listen to all of the live action:
http://web.nccu.edu/athletics/audio.html
This page designed by Kyle Serba, Director of Sports Information
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