May 7, 2007

Brookville, N.Y. - Adelphi University was selected by the National Collegiate Athletic Assocation as one of 64 teams to participate in the 2007 NCAA Division II Softball Championship as announced Monday afternoon. The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University will serve as the host institution for the May 10-14, eight-team Northeast Regional.

Click here for the tournament link which will include live stats of each game.

The double-elimination tournament gets underway Thursday (May 10), with four contests kicking off the regional. In the 9 a.m. game, fourth-seeded Adelphi (38-11) takes on fifth-seeded Georgian Court (28-22). At 11:30, top-seeded Le Moyne (32-15) faces off against eighth-seeded UMass Lowell (28-20). The 2 p.m. contest features third-seeded Dowling (36-16) and sixth-seeded Bryant (24-16), before the 4:30 game pits second-seeded host C.W. Post (41-15) and seventh-seeded Southern Connecticut (32-15).

The winners of the eight regional tournaments will play in the double-elimination championship round, May 17-21, at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

Four teams from the Northeast-10 Conference are represented in the field: Le Moyne, Bryant, Southern Connecticut, and conference postseason champion UMass Lowell. Three East Coast Conference squads qualified for the field (C.W. Post, conference postseason champion Dowling, and Adelphi), as did Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference champion Georgian Court.

This is the second time in as many years the Panthers have advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament and their fourth overall Division II since 2000. Adelphi is 6-5 overall in tournament play.

2007 NCAA Division II Softball Championship - Northeast Regional
Schedule of Games - C.W. Post Softball Complex, Brookville, N.Y.

Thursday, May 10

Game 1: (4) Adelphi (38-11) vs. (5) Georgian Court (28-22), 9 a.m.
Game 2: (1) Le Moyne (32-15) vs. (8) UMass Lowell (28-20), 11:30 a.m.
Game 3: (3) Dowling (36-16) vs. (6) Bryant (24-16), 2 p.m.
Game 4: (2) C.W. Post (41-15) vs. (7) Southern Connecticut (32-15), 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 11

Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 11:30 a.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 12

Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6, 9 a.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 5, 11:30 a.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 9, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 13

Game 13: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, May 14(if necessary)

Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11 (only if G13 winner wins G14), Noon