Field set for LSC Softball Championship
By: Melanie Robotham
Updated: April 21, 2012
RICHARDSON, Texas - The eight-team field has been determined for next
week's Lone Star Conference Softball Championship, which will be played
over two days at Pioneer Field on the campus of Texas Woman's University
in Denton, Texas, starting on Friday,
April 27.
The top eight teams qualified for the single-elimination
event. The field includes Angelo State, Texas Woman's, Tarleton State,
West Texas A&M, Abilene Christian, Midwestern State, Incarnate Word,
and Cameron.
ASU is the top seed after winning the LSC Championship for
the sixth time by virtue of a 23-4 regular season conference record. TWU
is No. 2, followed by Tarleton, WTAMU, ACU, MSU, UIW and CU.
Tournament play will begin on Friday, April 27, with four
quarterfinal games scheduled to be played at 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:30
p.m., and 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, April 28, two semifinal games will be played at
12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. The conference championship will be decided at 6
p.m.
All games will be played at Pioneer Field, located between the
TWU Golf Course and the University Chancellor's residence on the
northeast side of the TWU campus.
Daily ticket prices will be $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for
students. Children five and under will be admitted free of charge.
Tickets will go on sale 90 minutes before the first game of each day.
For fans that can't make it out to the games, all of the
tournament action will be broadcast online via a free live webcast. The
webcast will include both video and audio with viewers needing only a
computer with a high-speed DSL or cable modem connection
to the internet. The webcasts can be viewed at lonestarconference.org. Saturday night's championship game will also be carried on foxsportssouthwest.com.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Pioneer Field, Denton, Texas
Friday, April 27 (Higher seed will be the home team)
11:30 a.m. #3 Tarleton State vs. #6 Midwestern State
2:00 p.m. #2 Texas Woman's vs. #7 Incarnate Word
4:30 p.m. #4 West Texas A&M vs. #5 Abilene Christian
7:00 p.m. #1 Angelo State vs. #8 Cameron
Saturday, April 28 (Home team will be decided by the coin toss)
12:00 p.m. 3-6 winner vs. 2-7 winner
2:30 p.m. 4-5 winner vs. 1-8 winner
6:00 p.m. Championship
