#20 Raider Softball Team Prepares For Div. III NCAA Softball Championships

Mount Union College’s softball team (36-8) will be heading to Rowan University (NJ) for the Div. III NCAA Softball Regionals in Glassboro, NJ on Thursday-Saturday, May 8-11.

Mount Union is making its sixth overall appearance in the NCAA Softball Championships and its first since 1999. The Purple Raiders enter the Regional Tournament as the #2 seed behind Ohio Athletic Conference foe #1 Muskingum.  Other teams include, #3 Rowan, #4 Kean, #5 Western Connecticut State, #6 Denision and #7 Hunter.  The winners of each region will advance to the Div. III NCAA Finals on Friday-Tuesday, May 16-20 at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, VA.

For more information including tickets, directions and visitor information, visit the NCAA Softball Regional Site hosted by Rowan.

Additional Links:
Official NCAA Softball Site
NCAA.com
Div. III NCAA Championship Site

Rowan Regional Schedule
All games will be broadcast courtesy of Rowan Radio via live streaming radio over the internet (click here) Requires Quicktime

Thursday, May 8
Game 1: #5 Western Connecticut State (28-13) vs. #4 Kean University (30-14), 10 a.m.
Game 2: #6 Denison University (25-10) vs. #3 Rowan University (31-9), 12 p.m.
Game 3: #7 Hunter College (22-19) vs. #2 Mount Union College (36-8), 2 p.m.
Game 4: winner of game 1 vs. #1 Muskingum College (36-9), 4 p.m.

Friday, May 9
Game 5: loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 3, 10 a.m.
Game 6: loser of game 2 vs. loser of game 4, 12 p.m.
Game 7: winner of game 2 vs. winner of game 3, 2 p.m.
Game 8: winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 10
Game 9: winner of game 4 vs. winner of game 7, 10 a.m.
Game 10: winner of game 8 vs. loser of game 7, 12 p.m.
Game 11: winner of game 10 vs. loser of game 9, 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 11
Game 12: winner of game 9 vs. winner of game 11, 12 p.m.
Game 13: same as game 12, 2 p.m. (if necessary)