2011 TCCC Softball Championship Pairings

Springfield, Mass. - The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Softball Championship Tournament begins with opening round play on Monday, May 2^nd and the Endicott College Gulls will be competing as the \#1 seed following a 23-1 conference record in 2011. 

Endicott has won eight straight conference titles and are playing for their 13^th championship trophy in program history. 

There will be a play-in game between \#8 Salve Regina and \#5 Roger Williams on Monday, May 2^nd at 3:00 pm, the winner of which will face off against \#4 University of New England on Tuesday, May 3^rd at 2:30 pm at Endicott.  Approximately twenty minutes after the conclusion of that game, the winner will play \#1 Endicott.  Tuesday's games mark the start of the double elimination portion of the TCCC Tournament.  

The tournament will continue through the rest of the week, culminating with the championship game on Saturday, May 7^th.  The tournament championship will earn the automatic qualifying bid to move on to the 2011 NCAA Division III Softball Championship.  

2011 TCCC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

PLAY-IN PHASE

Mon., May 2
Game 1 - \#8 Salve Regina at \#5 Roger Williams 3:00 p.m.
Game 2 - \#7 New England College at \#6 Curry 4:00 p.m.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION PHASE

Tuesday, May 3
Game 3 - Game 1 Winner vs. \#4 University of New England (at Endicott) 2:30 p.m.
Game 4 - Game 2 Winner vs. \#3 Nichols (at Western New England) 2:30 p.m.
Game 5 - Game 3 Winner at \#1 Endicott *
Game 6 - Game 4 Winner at \#2 Western New England *
* Games 5 and 6 begin 20 minutes following the completion of Games 3 and 4, respectively.

Thursday, May 5
Game 7 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser – at Endicott) 2:30 p.m.
Game 8 - Game 5 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser — at Gordon) 2:30 p.m.
Game 9 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – at Endicott) *
Game 10 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – at Gordon) *
** Games 9 and 10 begin 20 minutes following the completion of Games 7 and 8, respectively.

Saturday, May 7
Game 11 - Game 10 Winner vs. Game 9 Loser – at highest remaining seed) 10:00 a.m.
Game 12 Game 11 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner – at Game 11 site) 12:00 p.m.
Game 13 — If Necessary 2:00 p.m.