CALDWELL SOFTBALL ADVANCES TO NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL

5-5-08
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team will participate in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament, which will be hosted by C.W. Post University beginning Wednesday, May 7. The Cougars (33-20), who received the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference's automatic bid by winning the CACC Tournament this past weekend, is seeded fourth and will face fifth-seeded Georgian Court University on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Caldwell defeated the Lions twice in the CACC Tournament to win the championship.

The Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, qualified for their fourth NCAA Regional in five years by winning three straight games to win the CACC Tournament. Senior third-baseman Nicole Bodrog (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape), pictured, batted .500 with six runs and two runs batted in to receive the tournament's Most Valuable Player award. Joining Bodrog on the all-Tournament Team were junior Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell), sophomores Brittni Frantellizzi (Binghamton, NY/Susquehanna Valley) and Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) and freshman Brittany Pulido (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff).

This season, Caldwell has posted a 7-6 record against the other teams in the regional, including a 3-1 mark against Georgian Court. The Cougars took two out of three meetings from eighth-seeded New Haven, split doubleheaders with top-seeded C.W. Post and No. 7 NYIT, and were swept by third-seeded Adelphi. The other teams in the tournament are Le Moyne, seeded second, and Bryant, seeded sixth.

The winners of the eight region tournaments will earn a spot in the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series, held May 15-19 in Houston, Tex.

Here's the complete tournament schedule:

2008 NCAA Division II Northeast Region Softball Tournament
Host: C.W. Post University, Brookville, N.Y.
Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: No. 3 Adelphi (40-19) vs. No. 6 Bryant (26-12), 9:00 a.m.
Game 2: No. 2 Le Moyne (40-8) vs. No. 7 NYIT (29-16), 11:30 a.m.
Game 3: No. 4 Caldwell (33-20) vs. No. 5 Georgian Court (39-14), 2:00 p.m.
Game 4: No. 1 C.W. Post (44-14) vs. No. 8 New Haven (25-18), 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 9:00 a.m.
Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 11:30 a.m.
Game 7: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 2:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Game 9: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7, 9:00 a.m.
Game 10: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 8, 11:30 a.m.
Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 2:00 p.m.
Game 12: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10
Game 13: Winner of Game 12 vs. Loser of Game 11, 12:30 p.m.
Game 14: Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 13, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Game 15: Re-play Game 14 if necessary, 3:00 p.m.

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