St. John Fisher, Stevens Share E8 Softball Regular Season Title, Ducks Earn Top Seed Based on Tiebreaker as Championship Field is Announced
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
St. John Fisher and Stevens both finished the E8 portion of their 2019 Softball schedule with identical marks at 12-2 and have each earned a share of the 2019 E8 Regular Season title. By virtue of the conference's tie-breaking protocol measures, this year's championshpi tournament will be hosted by Stevens this coming Friday through Sunday, May 3-5. The double-elmination tournament will culminate this Sunday afternoon, with the winner earning the conference's automatic qualifying bid into the 2019 NCAA Tournament field.
To see the complete seeding and tournament schedule, please see below.
CLOSER LOOK
St. John Fisher and Stevens split a double-header Sunday afternoon, with Fisher taking game one before the Ducks took the nightcap. As a result, both teams finished with marks of 12-2 in conference play and the tiebreker protocol led to Stevens earning the top seed.
Alfred earned the three seed, following a 9-5 mark in E8 play, while Nazareth finished conference play with a mark of 6-8 and is the number four seed after splitting with Utica earlier today. The Golden Flyers earned the final spot in the tournament field by virtue of their tiebreaker placing over the Pioneers.
2019 Softball Tournament Seeding:
1. Stevens
2. St. John Fisher
3. Alfred
4. Nazareth
2019 Softball Tournament Schedule:
Friday, May 3
Day 1
Game 1 No. 2 St. John Fisher vs. No. 3 Alfred | 1 pm
Game 2 No. 1 Stevens vs. No. 4 Nazareth | 3:30 pm
Saturday, May 4
Day 2
Game 3 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 | 11 am
Game 4 Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 | 1:30 pm
Game 5 Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 | 4 pm
Sunday, May 5
Day 3
Game 6 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 | 11 am
Game 7 Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary) | 1:30 pm
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit www.empire8.com and https://youtu.be/wzL4HcDoUUQ