Lady Cats to Meet Cumberland University in Opening Game of MSC Championships
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Mid-South Conference officials announced the MSC Softball Tournament bracket on Saturday following the conclusion of the regular season.
Cumberlands (Ky.) is the top seed in the conference tournament after capturing the MSC regular season championship with a 23-1 conference record and a 42-5 overall record.
The tournament gets underway on Wednesday, May 1 at South Warren High School in Bowling Green, Ky. Sixth-seeded Cumberland (Tenn.) (20-18, 8-16) and No. 7 seed Bethel (13-30, 4-18) get the tournament underway with a single elimination game at 4:30 p.m. CT.
The double elimination bracket begins on Thursday with No. 4 seed Georgetown (Ky.) (13-21, 9-14) taking on No. 5 seed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (22-22, 9-15) at 11 a.m. CT. The winner advances to face top-seeded Cumberlands at 4 p.m. CT.
Third-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) (27-16, 14-10) awaits the Cumberland/Bethel winner at 1:30 p.m. CT Thursday. The winner of that game will advance to face No. 2 seed Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (28-16, 15-9) at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Friday features three elimination games at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. CT. The winner's bracket final is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT on Friday. The elimination bracket final will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT with the championship game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT. The if-necessary game will take place at Noon CT on Sunday.
The MSC tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament.
The Cats were 1-3 versus the Phoenix in the four-game series played in McKenzie in mid-April.