Muskingum Advances to the NCAA Division III Softball Championships

GLASSBORO, NJ – Top seeded Muskingum College defeated the sixth seed Denison University, 14-1 in five innings and 3-2 in the finals of the NCAA III Softball Championship Tournament First Round at Rowan University to advance to the national championship tournament.

 

Muskingum (40-10) will be the seventh seed in the NCAA tournament and will face the second seed Lynchburg College or Ursinus College on Friday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m.  Lynchburg and Ursinus play in the first round championship on Monday, May 12 at noon in Fayetteville, NC.  The NCAA Championship Tournament will be held Friday-Tuesday, May 16-20 in Salem, VA.

 

On Sunday, second seeded Mount Union College (38-10) had a 7-3 win over the fifth seed Western Connecticut State University (31-15) in game 10.  Muskingum defeated Mount Union, 5-3 in game 11 to emerge from the loser bracket to face Denison (28-12).

 

2008 NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament First Round
All-Tournament Team

 

Pitcher – Bri Scrofano, Denison

Pitcher – Amy Mattin, Muskingum

Catcher – Kari Hoying, Muskingum

First Base – Mary Margaret Boda, Muskingum

Second Base – Claire Kopko, Denison

Third Base – Heather Fields, Muskingum

Shortstop – Jamie Echelberger, Muskingum

Outfield – Stephanie Alves, Hunter

Outfield – Erin Duignan, Mount Union

Outfield – Amy Hartman, Western Connecticut State

Designated Player – Sam Rumschlag, Denison

At-Large – Rachel Cotterman, Denison

At-Large – Lindsey Royer, Mount Union

At-Large – Brie Berkopec, Denison

At-Large – Cortney Romyns, Western Connecticut State

First Round (8): May 8-11 or 8-12, 2008 (Click Here):
Augustana College (Illinois) – Rock Island, Illinois (website)
Ithaca College – Ithaca, New York (website)
Methodist University – Fayetteville, North Carolina (website)
Plattsburgh State University of New York – Plattsburgh, New York (website)
Rhode Island College – Providence, Rhode Island (website)
Rowan University – Glassboro, New Jersey (website)
University of Texas at Tyler–Tyler, Texas (website)
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire – Eau Claire, Wisconsin (website)

Finals: May 16-20, 2008
 Salem, Virginia
James I. Moyer Sports Complex
Hosts: City of Salem and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Host Website: Coming Soon