Temple University Athletics
Field Set For 18th Annual Atlantic 10 Softball Championship
5.8.00 | Softball
PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 8) - After sweeping La Salle on Sunday, the Temple Owls
earned a spot in the 18th annual Bell Atlantic Atlantic 10 Softball
Championship, which takes place Thursday-Saturday, May 11-13, at the
University of Massachusetts Softball Complex.
Massachusetts enters the Championship as the top seed after winning its 10th
straight regular season title. The Minutewomen are currently 32-20 overall
and 13-3 in Atlantic 10 games. The Minutewomen have won the last five
Atlantic 10 Championships and 11 of the previous 17 events. They also shared
the 1990 title with Temple. UMass will close the regular season on Tuesday
at Connecticut.
Massachusetts will open the Championship by facing fourth-seed Temple on
Thursday, May 11. The Owls, who are making their first tournament appearance
since 1997, enter the Championship as the fourth seed with an 8-6 Atlantic
10 mark and an overall record of 19-29. The first pitch of the UMass-Temple
game will be noon.
In the nightcap, second-seeded Virginia Tech will meet third-seeded Dayton
at 2:00pm. The Hokies enter the Championship at 39-20 overall and 12-4 in
the Conference. Dayton is 34-21 and 10-4 in league play. The Flyers' 10
Conference wins are the most in their five-year Atlantic 10 history.
Championship play continues on Friday, May 12 with winner's bracket play at
noon and loser's bracket play at 2:00pm. The loser of Game 3 will meet the
winner of Game 4 at 4:00pm on Friday. The title game of the Bell Atlantic
Atlantic 10 Softball Championship will be played at noon on Saturday, May
13. Should a seventh game be needed, it will begin soon after.
2000 BELL ATLANTIC ATLANTIC 10 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP May 11-13 - Massachusetts Softball Complex - Amherst, MA Thursday, May 11 Game 1- #1 Massachusetts vs. #4 Temple 12:00pm Game 2- #2 Virginia Tech vs. #3 Dayton 2:00pm Friday, May 12 Game 3- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 12:00pm Game 4- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 2:00pm Game 5- Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 4:00pm Saturday, May 13 Game 6- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 12:00pm Game 7- If necessary
