Softball

Redlands Softball Heads to Louisiana College for the First Round of the NCAA Division III Championships
Sixth-Seeded Bulldogs Open with Third-Seeded Mississippi College

It was announced earlier today that the University of Redlands will head to Louisiana College for the First Round of the 2007 NCAA Division III Softball Championships.  The Bulldogs join six teams at the competition that will take place on Thursday, May 10, through Sunday, May 13.

The four-day, seven-team, double-elimination tournament begins on Thursday with fourth-seeded Trinity University (25-10; TX) facing fifth-seeded Chapman University (28-11).  The Bulldogs (27-10) enter the tournament as the sixth seed and will face #3 Mississippi College (36-8) in the second game on Thursday.  Competition continues with #2 Linfield College (35-5; OR) taking on #7 Hardin-Simmons University (29-14; TX), and concludes with the winner of game one facing top-seeded Louisiana College (33-9). 

The tournament continues on Friday with four games, followed by Saturday's schedule of three games.  On Sunday, the championship game will take place with a second game immediately following, if necessary.

Game times are still to be determined but are likely to be 10 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. or pushed back two hours to 12 noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., given that Louisiana College's field has lights.

The NCAA Championships, hosted by the City of Salem, Virginia and Old Dominion Athletic Conference, will be held May 18-22 at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.  The champion of this first-round site becomes the top seed at the finals.

For more information, including a complete bracket, please log onto http://www.ncaasports.com/.