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ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University, fresh off its 12th South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season softball title, opens the league tournament on Friday as the top seed.
The Bears (42-7, 19-1) — ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II and second in the latest Southeast Region poll – face No. 8 seed Carson-Newman (29-19, 8-12) in a quarterfinal on Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Anderson (S.C.) University.
The Bears swept the Eagles – 3-1 and 7-5 – in a league regular season doubleheader in mid-April.
LRU has won the SAC tournament eight times, the most recent in 2013.
SAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
(Friday, Saturday at Trojans Softball Complex in Anderson, S.C.)
Friday’s quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 4 Wingate vs. No. 5 Anderson, 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 1 LENOIR-RHYNE vs. No. 8 Carson-Newman, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 2 Coker vs. No. 7 Catawba, 3 p.m.
Game 4: No. 3 Newberry vs. No. 6 Queens, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, noon
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 6:30 p.m.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information