For immediate release - 5/4/2009 - #358
Softball Earns #1 Seed in Salisbury Regional for the NCAA Tournament
LYNCHBURG, VA - The Lynchburg College softball team earned the #1 seed in the Salisbury Regional for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
The Hornets won their third straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. LC is also ranked #1 in the Atlantic region and also 10th nationally. Lynchburg receives a first-round bye in the seven-team regional and will play the loser of #4 Bridgewater vs. #5 Christopher Newport. More details will be provided later and check out Salisbury's website for contiuning coverage of the entire regional.
The full list of teams in the Salisbury Regional is provided below with their record, regional and national ranks as of 29, and LC's previous results against each opponent:
#1 Lynchburg College: 37-6-1, #1 Atlantic, #10 nationally
#2 Salisbury University: 34-4, #2 Atlantic, #9 nationally (March 8: L, 3-5; L, 2-4)
#3 Emory University: 30-10, #4 Atlantic (April 10: W, 2-1; W, 11-5)
#4 Bridgewater College: 33-9, #5 Atlantic (April 17: L, 0-3; W, 5-0. April 25: W, 8-4 ODAC Tournament)
#5 Christopher Newport University: 35-7, #7 Atlantic, #19 nationally (April 8: W, 8-2; W, 11-5)
#6 LaGrange: 25-19, not ranked
#7 Neuman: 30-10, not ranked
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