WESTON, Mass. – The Regis College softball team has earned the No. 6 seed in the upcoming New England Collegiate Conference Softball Tournament, it was announced on Monday morning. The Pride (12-22) will take on No. 3 seed Newbury College (18-17) on Tuesday afternoon.
The Pride and Nighthawks split their doubleheader meeting earlier this year with Newbury taking game one, 7-1, before Regis responded with an 11-10 victory in the nightcap.
For the second-straight year the Pride have earned the No. 6 seed, while Newbury has rebounded from a 9-26 season a year ago to claim the third seed.
Lesley University finished the regular season 17-1 and earned the top seed in the upcoming New England Collegiate Conference Softball Championship. The Lynx (21-17 overall, 17-1 NECC) earned a first round bye and will host the weekend tournament at UMass Boston beginning Friday, May 3.
Four teams finished tied 8-10 in league play and predetermined tiebreaking procedures were used to seed teams.
Becker College (20-12, 14-4 NECC) earned the second seed and will play seventh seed Mitchell (11-23, 8-10 NECC) in a first round game on Tuesday, April 30.
Fifth seed Daniel Webster College (13-21, 8-10 NECC) will travel to fourth seed Elms College (10-19, 9-9 NECC) for a first round matchup.
First round games will be played on Tuesday, April 30 at the higher seed. Winners will advance to the double-elimination tournament hosted by Lesley and played at UMass Boston on Friday, May 3-5.
The top seven teams qualify for the NECC Championship. Game times and dates are subject to change.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Game 1 - 4:00 pm - #6 Regis at #3 Newbury
Game 2 - 4:00 pm - #5 Daniel Webster at #4 Elms
Game 3 - 4:00 pm - #7 Mitchell at #2 Becker
Friday, May 3, 2013 (all games at Mass.-Boston)
Game 4 - 10:00 am - #1 Lesley vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 5 - 12:00 pm - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3
Game 6 - 2:00 pm - Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 5
Game 7 - 4:00 pm - Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
Saturday, May 4, 2013 (all games at Mass.-Boston)
Game 8 - 12:00 pm - Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7
Game 9 - 2:00 pm - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8
Sunday, May 5, 2013 (all games at Mass.-Boston)
Game 10 - 1:00 pm - Winner of Game 9 vs. Loser of Game 9 (If Necessary)