NEW HAVEN, CT (April 30, 2006) - Caldwell College has earned the top seed for the upcoming 2006 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Softball Tournament, which will be hosted by the Cougars from Thursday, May 4 to Saturday, May 6. The Cougars will be vying for their third consecutive CACC Tournament crown. The Cougars won last year's tournament by defeating Georgian Court twice on the final day of competition by scores of 5-3 and 3-1.
Caldwell, the 13th-ranked team in the nation, finished the regular-season with a 19-3 record in conference play and 33-15 overall.
Dominican and Georgian Court both finished with 15-7 conference records, but the Chargers will serve as the #2 seed by virtue of a tie-breaker. The Chargers are 35-15 overall. The Lions are the third seed and compiled a 25-11 record overall.
Goldey-Beacom is the fourth seed and went 14-8 in conference play and 17-18 overall.
Bloomfield (15-28, 12-10) has secured the #5 seed after winning a tie-breaker with Felician. The Golden Falcons will be the sixth seed after also going 12-10 in league play to go with a 22-21 overall slate.
The full tournament schedule, which is a double-elimination format, is below. The winner receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Softball Tournament.
(at Caldwell College)
Thursday, May 4
Game 1 - #4 Goldey-Beacom vs. #5 Bloomfield - Noon
Game 2 - #3 Georgian Court vs. #6 Felician - Noon
Game 3 - Game 1 winner vs. #1 Caldwell - 2:00 pm
Game 4 - Game 2 winner vs. #2 Dominican - 2:00 pm
Game 5 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser - 4:00 pm
Friday, May 5
Game 6 - Lower-seeded loser games 3 & 4 vs. Game 5 winner - Noon
Game 7 - Higher seeded loser games 3 & 4 vs. Game 6 winner - 2:00 pm
Game 8 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner - 2:00 pm
Saturday, May 6
Game 9 - Game 8 loser vs. Game 7 winner - 11:00 am
Game 10 - Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner - 1:00 pm
Game 11 - If necessary - 3:00 pm