No. 6 Fisher Set to Host NCAAs Beginning Friday
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Following a weekend that saw the St. John Fisher College Cardinals the Empire 8 Championship, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that Fisher will serve as the host institution for the NCAA Division III Softball Regional this coming weekend.
Softball (30-7), which is coming off of its second straight Empire 8 crown and sixth overall, will make its third straight trip to The Dance when it hosts a four-team pod at The Softball Complex beginning Friday afternoon at 12 p.m. when SUNY Geneseo (30-7) takes on Mount Saint Mary (20-14). The Cardinals, who are ranked sixth in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll and enter the championship riding a 15-game winning streak, are set to battle Immaculata University (28-14) with first pitch scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Saturday's action will begin at 11 a.m. and follow with two elimination games at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively. Sunday will begin at 12 p.m. with a seventh game taking place immediately after if necessary.