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BIG EAST Softball Field Set
5/6/2007 9:09:38 PM | Softball
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Championship Central
PROVIDENCE – The field for the 2007 BIG EAST Softball Championship is set. Syracuse University (21-30, 9-11) finished sixth in the final regular-season league standing and will take on third-seeded Louisville (33-23, 14-6) in the quarterfinals at 10 a.m. when the eight-team, single elimination extravaganza begins on Thursday, May 10 at the Belleville Softball Complex in South Bend, Ind.
Championship Central
PROVIDENCE – The field for the 2007 BIG EAST Softball Championship is set. Syracuse University (21-30, 9-11) finished sixth in the final regular-season league standing and will take on third-seeded Louisville (33-23, 14-6) in the quarterfinals at 10 a.m. when the eight-team, single elimination extravaganza begins on Thursday, May 10 at the Belleville Softball Complex in South Bend, Ind.
This is the third-consecutive season the Orange has qualified for the BIG EAST Softball Championship and the fourth time in team history that it has earned a bid. SU won its first post-season game in 2005, defeating Villanova, 5-1. Syracuse lost to DePaul, 8-0 (5), in the quarterfinals of the 2006 championship.
The Cardinals swept two games from the Orange on April 14 at the Syracuse Skytop Softball Stadium and lead the all-time series, 4-0.
The DePaul Blue Demons (40-10, 20-0) captured the regular season title and are only the second school in conference history to record a perfect 20-0 record. Four teams have posted unbeaten BIG EAST seasons since 1992, but only two with 20 wins. DePaul will face No. 8 Seton Hall (15-34, 9-13) at 4:00 p.m. on May 10.
The No. 2 seed is South Florida (43-21, 15-5). The Bulls will take on No. 7 Pittsburgh (23-34, 8-11) at 12:30 in game two of the first day’s events.
In the final game of the day on May 10, No. 4 Notre Dame (29-21, 13-7) will face No. 5 Connecticut (22-20, 10-9).
The winner of the 2007 BIG EAST Softball Championship will receive the league’s automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament. The BIG EAST Championship game will be broadcast live on CSTV at 5:30 on May 12 and live stats of every game are available on BIGEAST.org.
The University of Notre Dame softball team claimed the 2006 BIG EAST Championship with wins over Providence, Pittsburgh and No.18 Louisville. The Irish entered the tournament as the third seed overall, but after three consecutive wins were crowned league champions for the fifth time since 1996.
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