COUGAR SOFTBALL TO PLAY IN NORTHEAST REGION TOURNAMENT
5-9-05
CALDWELL,
N.J. - For the second year in a row, the Caldwell College softball
team will participate in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region
Tournament, to be held on May 12-15 at LeMoyne College in Syracuse,
N.Y. The Cougars (39-9), who are ranked 11th in the latest National
Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll, won last
season's Northeast Region Tournament to advance to the College
Softball Series en route to a 45-7 record and No. 7 national ranking.
The Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, received the No. 2 seed behind C.W. Post, which split a doubleheader at Caldwell on Apr. 19. The
other teams in the tournament are No. 3 LeMoyne, No. 4 Dowling
College, No. 5 Bryant College and No. 6 New Haven. As one of the top
two seeds, Caldwell will have a bye before facing the winner of the
LeMoyne-New Haven match-up on Thursday, May 12, at 5:00 p.m.
This past weekend the Cougars repeated as Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference Tournament champions, having to win three games on Saturday
to defend their title. Junior Jessica Saunders (Glen Burnie,
MD/Archbishop Spaulding) pitched a total of 16 2/3 innings on
Saturday to earn the tournament's Most Valuable Player award. She
pitched all 12 innings in Caldwell's 2-1 victory over Goldey-Beacom
College, then won the final game against Georgian Court University,
allowing three hits and a run in 4 2/3 innings to clinch the
tournament for the Cougars.
The winner of the Northeast Region Tournament will be one of eight
teams in the NCAA Division II College Softball World Series, held May
19-23 at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va.
NCAA NORTHEAST REGION TOURNAMENT, MAY 12-15, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Thursday, May 12
Game 1: #4 Dowling (32-18) vs. #5 Bryant (29-15), 9:30 am
Game 2: #3 Le Moyne (37-8) vs. #6 New Haven (29-15), 12:00 pm
Game 3: #1 C.W. Post (37-11) vs. Winner of Game 1, 2:30 p.m.
Game 4: #2 Caldwell (39-9) vs. Winner of Game 2, 5:00 pm
Friday, May 13
Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 4, 9:30 am
Game 6: Loser of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 3, 12:00 pm
Game 7: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 2:30 pm
Game 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 14
Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 12:00 pm
Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9, 2:30 p.m
Sunday, May 15
Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9, Sunday, 12:00 pm (if
necessary)
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