SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Endicott College will be the top seed for the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) softball championship, which begins with opening-round games on Sunday, April 27. The Gulls (22-11-1 overall) earned the top seed by virtue of tying Salve Regina University (19-15 overall, 14-4 CCC) atop the regular-season standings with a 14-4 conference record.
Endicott, second-seeded Salve Regina, third-seeded Curry College (23-15, 12-6) and fourth-seeded University of New England (23-15, 12-6) all earned byes directly into the double-elimination phase of the tournament.
On Tuesday, No. 6 Roger Williams will face No. 3 seed Curry at 2:30 p.m. at Salve Regina. The winner of that game will face the second-seeded Seahawks 20 minutes after the end of the first game.
Also on Tuesday, No. 5 Western New England will face No. 4 seed University of New England at 2:30 p.m. at Endicott. The winner of that game will face the top-seeded Gulls 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
Tournament action will continue on Thursday, May 1 at Endicott College and a satellite field at Gordon College, and will culminate with the championship game on Saturday, May 3. The CCC tournament champion will earn an automatic berth in the upcoming 2014 NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
The complete tournament schedule appears below. All dates and times are tentative and subject to change due to inclement weather.
2014 CCC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
PLAY-IN PHASE
Sunday, April 27
Game 1 - #5 Western New England 2, #8 Gordon 1 (12 inn.)
Game 2 - #6 Roger Williams 3, #7 Nichols 2
DOUBLE ELIMINATION PHASE
Tuesday, April 29
Game 3 - #5 Western New England vs. #4 Univ. of New England (at Endicott), 2:30 p.m.
Game 4 - #6 Roger Williams vs. #3 Curry (at Salve Regina), 2:30 p.m.
Game 5 - Game 3 Winner at #1 Endicott *
Game 6 - Game 4 Winner at #2 Salve Regina *
** Games 5 and 6 begin 20 minutes following the completion of Games 3 and 4, respectively.
Thursday, May 1
Game 7 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser (at Endicott), 2:30 p.m.
Game 8 - Game 5 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser (at Gordon), 2:30 p.m.
Game 9 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner (at Endicott) *
Game 10 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner (at Gordon) *
** Games 9 and 10 begin 20 minutes following the completion of Games 7 and 8, respectively
Saturday, May 3
Game 11 - Game 10 Winner vs. Game 9 Loser (at highest remaining seed), 11:00 a.m.
Game 12 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner (at Game 11 site), 1:00 p.m.
Game 13 - If Necessary, 3:00 p.m.
All dates and times are tentative and subject to change due to inclement weather.
