Big South Conference

Big South Announces Seedings for 2017 Softball Championship

5/7/2017 7:00:00 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – For the first time since 2007, Liberty is the No. 1 seed in the 2017 Big South Softball Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting, which will be contested May 10-13 at Lancer Field on the campus of Longwood University. The Lady Flames finished 2017 with a 35-20 overall record and 16-5 Big South record to win the outright regular-season championship.
 
Campbell and host Longwood tied for second in the standings at 13-8, and the Camels secured the No. 2 seed in the six-team double-elimination tournament based on their 2-1 series win over the Lancers, which pushed Longwood to the No. 3 seed.  Charleston Southern earns the No. 4 spot with a league mark of 10-11, while Winthrop finished Big South play at 9-12 for the No. 5 seed.  Radford tied Gardner-Webb for sixth-place in the standings at 8-13, and the Highlanders collected the final qualifying spot with their 2-1 series win over the Runnin’ Bulldogs.
 
The 2017 Softball Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting begins Wednesday, May 10 with three games scheduled and concludes Saturday, May 13 with two potential Championship contests starting at 12:00pm.  All games May 10-11 will be carried on the Big South Network, while ESPN3 will air three games on Friday, May 12 as well as Saturday’s Championship day.  The Big South’s champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Softball Championship.  In-game statistics will be available on www.BigSouthSports.com and www.longwoodlancers.com.
 
The Conference Championship schedule is as follows and is subject to change.
 
Wednesday, May 10 (Games 1-3); TV: Big South Network
Game 1: No. 4 Charleston Southern vs. No. 5 Winthrop, 12:00pm
Game 2: No. 3 Longwood vs. No. 6 Radford, 2:30pm
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5:00pm (elimination game)
 
Thursday, May 11 (Games 4-6); TV: Big South Network
Game 4: No. 1 Liberty vs. Winner Game 1, 12:00pm
Game 5: No. 2 Campbell vs. Winner Game 2, 2:30pm
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4/5 (low seed), 5:00pm (elimination game)
 
Friday, May 12 (Games 7-9); TV: ESPN3
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 4/5 (high seed), 12:00pm (elimination game)
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2:30pm
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 5:00pm (elimination game)
 
Saturday, May 13 (Championship Day); TV: ESPN3
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 12:00pm
Game 11: If Necessary: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 2:30pm