May 4, 2008

2008 Horizon League Tournament Bracket in PDF Format

Chicago, Ill. - The UIC softball team earned the No. 5 seed heading into the 2008 Horizon League Tournament, hosted by Loyola University on May 8-10.

The Flames (22-31, 12-9) are set to tangle with No. 8 seeded Youngstown State (12-35, 6-16) in the first round at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 8 at Loyola Softball Park in Chicago, Ill..

The winner will face No. 2 Valparaiso at 6 p.m. on Thursday night.

UIC swept the Penguins on the road in a three-game series in regular season play.

The tournament is double elimination with the first three seeds receiving first round byes.

Cleveland State earned the No. 1 seed after clinching its first-ever Horizon League regular season title.

Free live video webcasts for Saturday's contests will be shown on the Horizon League Network (www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv).

For the complete tournament bracket, please click on the link above.