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CAC Softball Tournament Pushed to Saturday; Top Seeds Mary Washington & Christopher Newport to Host Opening Weekend Pods

CAC Softball Tournament Pushed to Saturday; Top Seeds Mary Washington & Christopher Newport to Host Opening Weekend Pods

Salisbury swept Frostburg State on Monday to conclude the CAC softball regular season and finalize the matchups for the upcoming CAC Tournament, set to begin later this week. No. 1 Mary Washington and No. 2 Christopher Newport will host a pair of three-team pods in Fredericksburg and Newport News on Apr. 27-28.

UPDATE: Mary Washington and Christopher Newport will now be hosting games on Saturday and Sunday due to weather concerns for Friday. 

In Fredericksburg, Va., top-seeded Mary Washington will host No. 4 York (Pa.) and No. 6 Southern Virginia. The Eagles will meet No. 6 Southern Virginia in the opening game at noon on Saturday. 

In Newport News, Va., second-seeded Christopher Newport will welcome No. 3 Salisbury and No. 5 Frostburg State to Captains Park. The Captains will take on the Bobcats in the first game of the double-elimination pod at noon on Saturday. 

The winners of each of the pods will advance to a best-of-three championship series May 3-4 at the field of the highest remaining seed. The complete tournament schedule is below:


2019 CAC Softball Tournament Schedule

First Weekend – Two Three-Team Pods at No. 1 & No. 2 seeds

Pod A (1, 4, and 6 seeds) - at No. 1 Mary Washington
Day 1 - Saturday, Apr. 27
Game 1 - #1 Mary Washington vs. #6 Southern Virginia, noon
Game 2 - #4 York (Pa.) vs. #6 Southern Virginia, 2 p.m. 
Game 3 - #1 Mary Washington vs. #4 York (Pa.), 4 p.m. 

Day 2 - Sunday, Apr. 28 -IF THREE TEAMS REMAIN
Game 4 - #4 seed vs. #6 seed, 11 a.m. 
Game 5 - #1 seed vs. Game 4 winner, 1 p.m.

Day 2 - Sunday, Apr. 28 -IF TWO TEAMS REMAIN
Game 4 - 2-0 team vs. 1-1 team, 11 a.m. 
Game 5 (if necessary) - Same teams at Game 4, 1 p.m. 

Pod B (2, 3, and 5 seeds) - at No. 2 Christopher Newport
Day 1 - Saturday, Apr. 27
Game 1 - #2 Christopher Newport vs. #5 Frostburg State, noon
Game 2 - #3 Salisbury vs. #5 Frostburg State, 2 p.m. 
Game 3 - #2 Christopher Newport vs. #3 Salisbury, 4 p.m. 

Day 2 - Sunday, Apr. 28 -IF THREE TEAMS REMAIN
Game 4 - #3 seed vs. #5 seed, 11 a.m. 
Game 5 - #1 seed vs. Game 4 winner, 1 p.m.

Day 2 - Sunday, Apr. 28 -IF TWO TEAMS REMAIN
Game 4 - 2-0 team vs. 1-1 team, 11 a.m. 
Game 5 (if necessary) - Same teams at Game 4, 1 p.m.

Second Weekend - Best-of-Three Championship Series - at highest remaining seed

Day 1 - Friday, May 3
Game 1 - Team 1 vs. Team 2, 4 p.m.

Day 2 - Saturday, May 4
Game 2 - Team 1 vs. Team 2, 10 a.m. 
Game 3 (if necessary) - Team 1 vs. Team 2, noon