FOREST, Va. – By virtue of its second-place finish in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference this season, Emory & Henry College Softball Team has earned the #2 seed for this weekend's Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament, ODAC officials announced late Tuesday. It marks the sixth straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons that the Wasps have reached the postseason.
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After a pre-tournament call with each of the eight participating teams and further discussion with City of Salem and Moyer Sports Complex officials on Wednesday evening, the league has decided that due to the forecast of rain for the early afternoon Friday, games one through four will be played on Friday evening with the tournament continuing on Saturday and Sunday. The "if-necessary" championship game is scheduled for Monday at 10:00 a.m.
E&H (24-14) put up its fifth 20-win season in the last six years and earned its highest ODAC regular season finish and most league wins in program history (14). Emory & Henry will take on seventh-seeded Ferrum College (19-19) on Friday 8:00 p.m., on Field 1 of the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia. E&H split it season series with FC at home on Wednesday, April 3, falling 5-4 in game one before responding to take a 10-2 "run-rule" victory in game two.
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With a win in its first contest, Emory & Henry will play the winner of #3 University of Lynchburg and #6 Guilford College Saturday at 1:30 p.m. A loss will see E&H take on the loser of the LYN-GC matchup at 11:30 a.m., Saturday morning. The Wasps split with the Hornets in Tuesday's season finale and earned a sweep over the Quakers on Sunday, April 7.
2019 ODAC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
James I. Moyer Sports Complex - Salem, Va.
Friday, April 26
Game 1: #1 Virginia Wesleyan vs. #8 Shenandoah - Field 1 - 6:00 p.m.
Game 2: #4 Randolph-Macon vs. #5 Bridgewater - Field 3 - 6:00 p.m.
Game 3: #2 Emory & Henry vs. #7 Ferrum - Field 1 - 8:00 p.m.
Game 4: #3 Lynchburg vs. #6 Guilford - Field 3 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 27
Game 5: Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 - Field 1 - 11:30 a.m.
Game 6: Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 - Field 3 - 11:30 a.m.
Game 7: Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 - Field 1 - 1:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 - Field 3 - 1:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner G5 vs. Winner G6 - Field 1 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 10: Loser G7 vs. Loser G8 - Field 3 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 11: Winner G7 vs. Winner G8 - Field 1 - 5:30 p.m.
Game 12: Winner G9 vs. Winner G10 - Field 1 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 28
Game 13: Winner G12 vs. Loser G11 - Field 1 - 1:00 p.m.
Championship Game
Game 14: Winner G11 vs. Winner G13 - Field 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, April 29
If necessary...
Game 15: Rematch of Game 14 - Field 1 - 10:00 a.m.