5/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 8, 2011
Release courtesy of the Big South
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) - The Radford Highlanders posted a 14-4 record in Big South play to earn the Big South regular-season championship and No. 1 seed in the 2011 Big South Softball Championship presented by Musco Lighting, it was determined today as the Conference season concluded this afternoon. All games of the tournament will be played on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C.
Liberty came in at the No. 2 seed as it finished the season with an 11-7 mark in Conference play. Presbyterian College and Charleston Southern each posted identical 10-8 records in the League. The Blue Hose won the regular-season series with the Lady Bucs to break the tie and earn the No. 3 slot. Coastal Carolina posted a 7-11 record in the Big South to land in the No. 5 position, as Gardner-Webb's 6-12 record was good for the No. 6 seed. Winthrop rounds out the seeds as it garnered the No. 7 seed with a 5-13 Conference record.
The 2011 Softball Championship begins Thursday, May 12 with six games scheduled and continues with bracket play through May 14. The Big South Championship game on May 14 will air live on ESPN3.com. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Softball Tournament. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:
Thursday, May 12
Game 1: #3 Presbyterian College vs. #6 Gardner-Webb, 10:00am - Terry Field
Game 2: #2 Liberty vs. #7 Winthrop, 12:30pm - Terry Field
Game 3: #4 Charleston Southern vs. #5 Coastal Carolina, 3:00pm - Terry Field
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 5:30pm - Terry Field
Game 5: #1 Radford vs. Winner Game 3 - 8:00pm - Terry Field
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Lowest Losing Seed Game 1 or 2, 8:00pm - Field C
Friday, May 13
Game 7: Loser Game 4 vs. Highest Losing Seed Game 1 or 2, 10:00am - Field TBA by Seeding *
Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5, 10:00am - Field TBA by Seeding *
Game 9: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 7, 12:30pm - Terry Field
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:00pm - Terry Field
Game 11: TBA vs. TBA (if necessary), 5:30pm - Terry Field **
Game 12: TBA vs. TBA (if necessary), 8:00pm - Terry Field **
Saturday, May 14
Championship Game: TBA vs. TBA, 12:00pm (TV: ESPN3.com) | Live Stats | Live Video | Recap | Box Score
* - game involving highest seed will play on Terry Field
** - Game 11 will be necessary if the winner of Game 7 also wins Game 9. Game 12 will be necessary if the winner of Game 8 also wins Game 10. If both games are played, they will both be played on Friday. If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no Friday night games and the Championship game would be Game 11 on Saturday at 12:00pm.
