Softball to Host First Round ECAC Metro Tournament Game on Wednesday
CENTERVILLE, Mass. - After finishing the regular-season with a 22-13 record, St. Joseph's Collegee was selected as the No. 4 seed in the 2014 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Softball Championship. The tournament is an eight-team field with a quarterfinal round followed by a double elimination semifinal and championship round.
In the first-round contests on Wednesday, May 7, top-seed Stevens Institute of Technology will host Brooklyn College (25-14) at 4 p.m., while the second seed, Stockton College (21-15) will face No. 7 Drew University (18-16) at 3:30 p.m. at Stockton College. No. 3 The Sage Colleges (23-13) plays Elmira College (15-13) at 3:00p.m. at The Sage Colleges and St. Joseph's-Long Island (23-13) will take on FDU-Florham (17-16) at 5 p.m. in the No. 4/No. 5 match-up at St. Joseph's-Long Island.
The first-round winners will advance to play on Saturday, May 10, at the highest remaining site after Wednesday's quarterfinals. The winner of Steven's Institute of Technology/Brooklyn College game will face the winner of St. Joseph's-LI/FDU-Florham in Game 1 of the double elimination format, and the winner of Stockton College/Drew University will play the winner of The Sages Colleges/Elmira College in Game 2. The loser of Game 1 and the loser of Game 2 will play an elimination game (Game 3) and the winner of (Game 1) and the winner of (Game 2) will square off in the winner's bracket (Game 4). The first game of the day on Sunday, May 11th (Game 5) will feature with winner of Game 3 and the loser of Game 4 in an elimination game, then the (Game 4) winner and the (Game 5) winner will meet for the championship. If necessary, a (Game 7) will be played immediately following (Game 6) to complete the double elimination format.
2014 ECAC DIVISION III METRO SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 8 Brooklyn College (25-14) at No. 1 Stevens Institute of Technology (27-11), 4:00 p.m.
No. 7 Drew University (18-16) at No. 2 Richard Stockton College (25-14), 3:30 p.m.
No. 6 Elmira College (15-13) at No. 3 The Sage Colleges (23-13), 3:00p.m.
No. 5 FDU-Florham (17-16) at No. 4 St. Joseph's-LI (22-13), 5 p.m.
Double Elimination (Day 1) – Saturday, May 10
Game 1: No. 1/No. 8 winner vs. No. 4/No. 5 winner
Game 2: No. 2/No. 7 winner vs. No. 3/No. 6 winner
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Double Elimination (Day 2) – Sunday, May 11
Game 5: Game 4 loser vs. Game 3 winner
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (if necessary)