Gardner-Webb Softball Receives No. 4 Seed in Next Week's Big South Softball Championship Tournament
May 09, 2010 | Softball
Charlotte, N.C. - Gardner-Webb finished the Big South regular season in a three-way tie for third-place with an 8-10 conference record, yet received the No. 4 spot in next week's Big South Softball Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting on May 13-15 in Conway, S.C.
Gardner-Webb, Winthrop and Charleston Southern finished tied for third-place in the League standings with 8-10 records. The composite records between the three teams were evaluated with each having an identical 3-3 record against each other. The records against the No. 1 seeded Highlanders were compared next with the Lady Eagles being the only team of the three to defeat Radford in the regular season making them the No. 3 seed. Gardner-Webb garners the No. 4 seed with a head-to-head series win over Charleston Southern earlier this season. The Buccaneers landed in the No. 5 spot, while Coastal Carolina picked up the No. 6 seed with a 6-12 Conference record. Presbyterian College rounds out the seeds at No. 7 as it went 4-14 in League action.
For the second-straight season, Radford is the No. 1 seed, as the Highlanders went 16-2 in Conference play to claim the 2010 regular-season championship for the second time in school history. Radford's 16 wins also ties the Big South single-season record, which the Highlanders set a year ago.
Liberty posted a 13-5 record in the Conference to earn the No. 2 seed, and collected the program's most League wins in school history.
The 2010 Softball Championships begins Thursday, May 13 with five games scheduled and continues with bracket play through Saturday, May 15. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Softball Championship. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:
Thursday, May 13 (Games 1-5)
Game 1: No. 4 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 5 Charleston Southern, 9:00am
Game 2: No. 2 Liberty vs. No. 7 Presbyterian College, 11:30am
Game 3: No. 3 Winthrop vs. No. 6 Coastal Carolina, 2:00pm
Game 4: No. 1 Radford vs. Winner of Game 1: 4:30pm
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3, 7:00pm
Friday, May 14 (Games 6-10)
Game 6: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 9:00am
Game 7: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 11:30am
Game 8: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 2:00pm
Game 9: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7, 4:30pm
Game 10: Loser of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 9, 7:00pm
Saturday, May 15 (Games 11-13)
Game 11: Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10, 10:00am
Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 11, 2:00pm (Championship Game)
Game 13: If necessary, Championship game, 4:30pm (only if the Winner of Game 11 wins Game 12)
| Week 12 Softball Game Notes (2010 Big South Softball Championship) |
