Seahawks in line for a national championship
| Final (9) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Salve Regina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
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WPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
NEWPORT, R.I. - Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) softball champion, Salve Regina University, will start its NCAA tournament journey against No. 22 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in the regional hosted by three-time defending national champion, Tufts University. The first games are scheduled for Friday, May 13.
The fourth team in the Medford, Mass., regional is New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) champion, Becker College.
The Seahawks earned the conference's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Championships after winning the CCC Championship on Saturday (May 7). After a 14-4 league record (24-16 overall) earned Salve Regina the No. 3 seed in the conference championships, the Seahawks did not lose a game in tournament play (4-0), culminating in a 2-0 win in the CCC title game against Roger Williams University.
The double-elimination tournament will continue with three games on Saturday. On Sunday, one game with an if-necessary game to follow will decide the regional champion.
> Game times and ticket information (all games at Spicer Field, Medford, Mass.):
• Friday, May 13 (Note: Change in starting times)
11 a.m. - Game 1: Tufts v. Becker | Live Stats | Video
1:30 p.m. - Game 2: WPI v. Salve Regina | Live Stats | Video
• Saturday, May 14
11 a.m. - Game 3: Tufts v. WPI | Live Stats | Video
1:30 p.m. - Game 4: Becker v. Salve Regina | Live Stats | Video
4 p.m. - Game 5: Game 3 Loser v. Game 4 Winner | Live Stats | Video
• Sunday, May 15
12 p.m. - Game 6: Game 3 Winner v. Game 5 Winner | Live Stats | Video
2:30 p.m. - Game 7 (if necessary)
Tickets must be purchased at the table located at the entrance to Spicer Field. Prices are as follows ...
Adult ($6)
Student ($4)
Senior Citizen/Veteran ($4)
Child under 12 ($4)
Child under 2 (free)
> NCAA Division III Softball Championship Bracket
The teams will be playing to advance to one of eight best two-out-of-three Super Regionals where the winner will move on to the Division III Finals in Salem, Virginia May 26-31.
The three-time defending NCAA champion (2013-15) Jumbos are making their 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, including their fifth in a row. Tufts has a 57-25 overall record in NCAA action, and has won four straight NCAA Regionals and six overall (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2000).
The Jumbos were the runner-up to Williams College at the NESCAC Championship over the weekend. WPI won the NEWMAC for its first conference crown since 1991. The Engineers also set a new school record for wins in a single season. Salve Regina captured the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship for the fifth time in its history. Becker is the New England Collegiate Conference champion, its second league crown since winning the North Atlantic Conference Championship in 2001.
Tufts will offer a video webcast and live stats of each game. Links will be posted soon. More information on this weekend's regional will be added to this release soon as well.
