Benedict and Virginia State Head to Div II Softball Playoffs
May 4, 2004
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Women's Softball Committee has selected
the 48 teams that will participate in the NCAA Division II Women's Softball Regionals.
Six teams will participate at each of eight, on-campus regional sites in double-elimination tournaments to determine the final eight participants. Regional competition will be held May 6-9. Winners will advance to the finals to be held May 13-16, at the Seminole County Softball Complex in Altamonte Springs, Florida, and will be a part of the NCAA Division II Spring Sports Festival.
SITES/PAIRINGS:
*Host Institution
Mid-Atlantic Region at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
1.
*Shippensburg
43-4
2.
California (Pennsylvania)
30-9
3.
Kutztown
28-17
4.
Lock Haven
26-15
5.
Bloomsburg
25-14-1
6.
Virginia State
20-22
Thursday, May 6, 2004
10:00 AM
Game 1 - Lock Haven Univ. #4 Seed vs. Bloomsburg Univ. #5 Seed
12:00 Noon
Game 2 - Kutztown Univ. #3 Seed vs. Virginia State Univ. #6 Seed
2:00 PM
Game 3 - Shippensburg Univ. #1 Seed vs. Winner Game 1
4:00 PM
California Univ. #2 Seed vs. Winner Game 2
South Region at Lakeland, Florida
1.
*Fla. Southern
48-5
2.
Ala.-Huntsville
44-9
3.
Rollins
40-14
4.
Tampa
31-12
5.
West Fla.
36-18
6.
Benedict
28-11
Thursday May 6, 2004
Game 1- 12:00 pm #4 Tampa (31-12) vs. #5 West Florida (36-18)
Game 2- 2:30 pm #3 Rollins (40-14) vs. #6 Benedict (28-11)
Game 3- 5:00 pm #1 Florida Southern (48-5) vs. winner Tampa/West Florida
Game 4- 7:30 pm #2 Alabama-Huntsville (44-9) vs. winner Rollins/Benedict
In 2003, University of California, Davis, claimed the national championship with a 7-0 victory over Georgia College and State University in Salem, Oregon.
