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Bowling Green State University Athletics
MAC Tournament Information
May 09, 2004 | Softball
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May 9, 2004
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University softball team has qualified for the Mid-American Conference Tournament, and will head to Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio, for the six-team, double-elimination tourney which runs from Thursday through Saturday (May 13-15). Central Michigan, Kent State, Western Michigan, Miami and Ohio will join the Falcons in the tourney, with the winner earning the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
Sixth-seeded BGSU (29-27 overall, 13-11 MAC) will meet third-seeded WMU (30-24, 17-7) in the opening game of the tourney, scheduled for an 11:00 a.m. start on Thursday. The day's second contest will match fourth-seeded Miami (22-24-1, 14-9) against the fifth seed, Ohio (20-29, 13-11), at 1:30 p.m.
The BGSU/WMU winner will take on number-two seed Kent State (26-18, 15-6) in the day's third game, slated to start at 5:00 p.m. Thursday's action will conclude with the Miami/Ohio winner taking on top-seeded Central Michigan (32-15, 21-3) in a 7:30 p.m. contest.
TICKET INFORMATION
All-Tournament passes can be purchased for $25 for adults, $15 for MAC students with school ID and $8 for children under 12. Day passes can be purchased for $10 for adults, $6 for MAC students with school ID and $3 for children under 12. Championship day tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for MAC students with school ID and $2 for children under 12. Tickets will be available at the Firestone Stadium box office.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 13 Gm 1 - #3 Western Michigan vs. #6 Bowling Green, 11 a.m. Gm 2 - #4 Miami vs. #5 Ohio, 1:30 p.m. Gm 3 - WMU/BGSU winner vs. #2 Kent State, 5 p.m. Gm 4 - MU/OU winner vs. #1 Central Michigan, 7:30 p.m.Friday, May 14 Gm 5 - Gm 2 loser vs. Gm 3 loser, 11 a.m. Gm 6 - Gm 1 loser vs. Gm 4 loser, 1:30 p.m. Gm 7 - Gm 3 winner vs. Gm 4 winner, 5 p.m. Gm 8 - Gm 5 winner vs. Gm 6 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 15 Gm 9 - Gm 8 winner vs. Gm 7 loser, 11 a.m. Gm 10 - Gm 7 winner vs. Gm 9 winner, 1:30 p.m. Gm 11 - Gm 10 participants, if necessary
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION & FORMAT
The Mid-American Conference will bring six (6) teams (top two from each division plus the next two teams with the best overall winning percentage regardless of division) to Akron's Firestone Stadium. This year's softball tournament will begin Thursday, May 13, and will conclude Saturday, May 15. The team winning the MAC Softball Tournament will be the conference representative to the NCAA Softball Championship.
FIRESTONE STADIUM INFO.
The Firestone Stadium is located in the heart of The City of Akron. It was originally built in 1925 and was renovated in 1999 to serve as the home of the Women's Pro Softball League's (WPSL) first Midwest franchise, the Akron Racers. The nearly four million-dollar renovation included additional seating, two locker rooms complete with training facilities, umpire locker rooms, two concession stands, ticket office, a merchandise stand, press box and a complete message and scoreboard.
The 13-acre stadium complex has two playing fields, the stadium field and the "PONY" field. Firestone Stadium is considered a premier site for softball. The stadium has seating for 1100 spectators, and can accommodate 1500 spectators in bleachers along the first and third base lines. The stadium complex has a natural lawn bowl, which can accommodate thousands of spectators.
DIRECTIONS TO FIRESTONE STADIUM
From the North:
Take Interstate 77 or State Route 8 south to the Wilbeth Rd. exit. Turn right (west) on Wilbeth Rd. Take Wilbeth Rd. to S. Main St. (approximately 1.25 miles). The Firestone Stadium complex is at the intersection of S.Main St., Wilbeth Rd. and Firestone Parkway.
From the South:
Take I-77 north to the Wilbeth Rd. exit. Turn left (west) on Wilbeth Rd. Take Wilbeth Rd. to S. Main St. (approximately 1.25 miles). The Firestone Stadium complex is at the intersection of S. Main St., Wilbeth Rd. and Firestone Parkway.
From the West:
Take I-76/I-277 east to the S. Main St. exit. Turn left (north) on S. Main St. The Firestone Stadium complex is approximately 1 mile north, at the intersection of S. Main St., Wilbeth Rd., and Firestone Parkway.
From the East:
Take I-76 east to I-77 south to the Wilbeth Rd. exit. Turn right (west) on Wilbeth Rd. Take Wilbeth Rd. to S. Main St. (approx. 1.25 miles). The Firestone Stadium complex is at the intersection of Wilbeth Rd., S. Main St. and Firestone Parkway.
(portions of this release courtesy MAC Office)
