May 8, 2007
CATCH NCAA DIVISION II NORTH CENTRAL REGION SOFTBALL
ACTION THROUGH PRESTOSPORTS LIVESTATS
HostMinnesota State
makes live action available online for
regional
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Fans of the eight teams
at the NCAA Division II North Central Softball Regional will have
an opportunity to follow all the action from Mankato, Minnesota
this week. Host institution Minnesota State will
publish live in-game statistics as they happen online via an
exclusive interactive Flash viewer powered by PrestoSports
the PrestoSports network at livestats.prestosports.com/mnsumankato.
The host Mavericks (43-12), ranked sixth in the NFCA Division II
poll and winners of 33 of their last 35 games, will
host the event on field No. 2 at Caswell Park in North Mankato. It
marks the first time Minnesota State has hosted since 1987 and its
first NCAA appearance since 1997.
Action kicks off on Thursday with No. 3 seed Southwest Minnesota
State (36-11) facing off against No. 6 seed Minnesota Duluth
(30-21) at 10 a.m. Second-seeded Emporia State
squares (46-10) off against No. 7 seed Central
Missouri (30-21) at noon. Fourth-seeded Nebraska-Omaha
(30-18) meets No. 5 seed Winona State
(43-19) at 3 p.m. Minnesota
State hosts eighth-seeded Missouri Western
(33-24) in the nightcap at 5:30 p.m. on May 10.
Weather permitting the tournament continues through Sunday, with an if necessary game on Monday, May 15. The tournament champion advances to the eight-team NCAA Division II Softball Championship in Akron, Ohio from May 17-21.
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NCAA North Central Regional Schedule:
all times local
Thursday, May 10
10 am (Game 1)
No. 3 seed Southwest Minnesota State (Home) vs. No. 6 seed
Minnesota Duluth (Visitor)
12:30 pm (Game 2)
No. 2 seed Emporia State (Home) vs. No. 7 seed Central Missouri
(Visitor)
3 pm (Game 3)
No. 4 seed Nebraska-Omaha (Home) vs. No. 5 seed Winona State
(Visitor)
5:30 pm (Game 4)
No. 1 seed Minnesota State (Home) vs. No. 8 seed Missouri Western
(Visitor)
Friday, May 11
10 am (Game 5) - Loser Eliminated
Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
12:30 pm (Game 6) - Loser Eliminated
Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
3 pm (Game 7)
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
5:30 pm (Game 8)
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
Saturday May 12
10 am (Game 9) - Loser Eliminated
Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
12:30 pm (Game 10) - Loser Eliminated
Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 8 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
3:00 pm (Game 11)
Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
5:30 pm (Game 12) - Loser Eliminated
Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
Sunday, May 13
1 pm (Game 13) - Loser Eliminated
Loser of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
3:30 p.m (Game 14)
Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 13 (Home team decided on coin
flip)
Monday May 14
1 pm (Game 15)
Loser of Game 14 vs. Winner of Game 14 (if necessary) (Home team
decided on coin flip)
