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-- TOURNAMENT HUB -- Emory & Henry Softball Earns Bid To 2019 NCAA Division III Tournament

NCAA Tournament Bracket

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On Tuesday evening, due to unforeseen circumstances, NCAA officials decided to change the regional site. Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia will now serve as the regional host. Friday's game times will remain the same with Emory & Henry facing Emory at  4:30 p.m. . Information will be released as soon as it is made available.

Information regarding the regional will also be posted at www.PiedmontLions.com as it becomes available.

For Saturday's game, fans are encouraged to arrive early and allow plenty of extra time for parking and walking to the Walker Athletic Complex as Piedmont will be having its annual Commencement exercises in the Mize Center adjacent to the softball field.

Parking and ticket information is listed below.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Emory & Henry College Softball Team will make its second appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament in the past three years. The Wasps learned their fate during the NCAA's online selection show on Monday afternoon.

RELATED – Tournament Bracket | NCAA Release

The field of 62 teams will be split into 16 regionals with 14 four-team sites and two three-team sites. Tournament action for the Demorest Regional will begin on Friday, May 10 continuing through Sunday, May 12 at Piedmont College's Walker Athletic Complex.

E&H will take on regional top-seed Emory University in the first round Friday at 4:30 p.m. The other side of the regional sees USA South Athletic Conference runner-up and host Piedmont College facing Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference champion Transylvania University.

E&H carries a 26-16 record into national tournament play after finishing second in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference regular season (14-6) and fourth in the ODAC Tournament.

RELATED – ODAC Release

Other teams from the league earning a bid into the tournament are two-time defending National Champion Virginia Wesleyan University, University of Lynchburg and Randolph-Macon College. VWU will host a regional which will also include Lynchburg while Randolph-Macon will travel to The College of New Jersey.

Additionally, the NCAA released the final Regional Rankings for the year late Monday. The Atlantic Region saw a pair of flips in the top nine with Birmingham-Southern College jumping Lynchburg and Maryville (Tenn.) College leaping Piedmont.

NCAA Division III
Atlantic Region Rankings

1.   Virginia Wesleyan
2.   Emory
3.   Christopher Newport
4.   Birmingham-Southern
5.   Lynchburg
6.   Maryville (Tenn.)
7.   Piedmont
8.   Emory & Henry
9.   Randolph-Macon

Visit www.GoWasps.com for more information on this weekend's tournament as it becomes available.

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NCAA Division III Softball Tournament
Demorest, Georgia Regional
Friday, May 10-Sunday, May 12

Friday, May 10
Game One - Piedmont vs. Transylvania - 2:00 p.m.                          -  Live Stats  -  Live Video
Game Two - Emory vs. Emory & Henry - 4:30 p.m.                          Live Stats  -  Live Video

Saturday May, 11
Game Three -
G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner - 2:00 p.m.                        Live Stats  -  Live Video
Game Four -
G1 Loser vs. G2 Loser - 4:30 p.m.                               Live Stats  -  Live Video
Game Five - 
G3 Loser vs. G4 Winner - 7:00 p.m.                            Live Stats  -  Live Video

Sunday, May 12
Game Six -
G3 Winner vs. G5 Winner - noon                                    Live Stats  -  Live Video
Game Seven
(if necessary) - Rematch of Game Six - 2:30 p.m.    -  Live Stats  -  Live Video

 

Ticket Information
Adults
Seniors, Veterans, Students
Children Between 5-12
Children Under 2

$10
$7
$5
Free
   
Parking Location  
New Bedford/Plymouth Hall Lot
339 Georgia Street
Demorest, GA 30535