Bowling Green State University Athletics
MAC Tournament Information
May 08, 2005 | Softball
May 8, 2005
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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 eight-team, double-elimination tourney which runs from Wednesday through Saturday (May 11-14). Marshall, Central Michigan, Miami, Western Michigan, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and Kent State will join the Falcons in the tourney, with the winner earning the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
Sixth-seeded BGSU (27-29 overall, 12-10 MAC) will meet third-seeded Miami (30-24, 13-8) in the opening game of the tourney, scheduled for an 11:00 a.m. start on Wednesday. The day's second contest will match second-seeded CMU (26-14, 16-6) against the seventh seed, EMU (17-22, 11-12), at 1:30 p.m.
The BGSU/Miami winner will take on the CMU/EMU victor on Thursday (May 12) at 5:00 p.m. The losing teams from those two Wednesday games will meet in an elimination game on Thursday at 11:00 a.m.
In the other two first-round games on Wednesday, fourth-seeded WMU (21-25, 14-9) will meet fifth-seeded UB (21-26, 11-8) in a 5:00 p.m. start, while top-seeded Marshall (35-18, 20-4) will meet eighth-seeded KSU (25-25, 10-11) to close day-one action, with that game scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.
TICKET INFORMATION
All-Tournament passes can be purchased for $35 for adults, $20 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
Wednesday, May 11 Gm 1 - #3 Miami vs. #6 Bowling Green, 11 a.m. Gm 2 - #2 Central Michigan vs. #7 Eastern Michigan, 1:30 p.m. Gm 3 - #4 Western Michigan vs. #5 Buffalo, 5 p.m. Gm 4 - #1 Marshall vs. #8 Kent State, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, May 12 Gm 5 - Mia/BGSU loser vs. CMU/EMU loser, 11 a.m. Gm 6 - WMU/UB loser vs. Mar/KSU loser, 1:30 p.m. Gm 7 - Mia/BGSU winner vs. CMU/EMU winner, 5 p.m. Gm 8 - WMU/UB winner vs. Mar/KSU winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 13 Gm 9 - Gm 5 winner vs. Gm 8 loser, 11 a.m. Gm 10 - Gm 6 winner vs. Gm 7 loser, 1:30 p.m. Gm 11 - Gm 7 winner vs. Gm 9 winner, 5 p.m. Gm 12 - Gm 8 winner vs. Gm 10 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 14 Gm 13 (if necessary) - Gm 11 participants, 10 a.m. Gm 14 (if necessary) - Gm 12 participants, 12:30 p.m. Gm 15 - Gm 11/13 winner vs. Gm 12/14 winner, 3 p.m.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION & FORMAT
The Mid-American Conference will bring eight (8) teams (top three 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 Wednesday, May 11, and will conclude Saturday, May 14. 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)
