SSAC Softball Tournament Set to Start

Columbus, Ga- The 2010 SSAC Softball Conference Championships will begin tomorrow at the South Commons Complex and the #15 Brenau Golden Tigers will play their first game in the double elimination format against Brewton Parker at 4 pm. The Tigers received the #3 seed by virtue of their 23-8-1 conference record and 32-11-1 overall mark. The Barons enter as the #6 seed with a 10-22, 25-29 record.

These two teams squared off last Saturday in Mt. Vernon and Brenau came away with two wins, 4-1 and 12-0 (6). The Tigers won all four games with the Barons this season and if they win this one they will advance to the winners bracket for an 8 pm game on Thursday. If they lose, they will play again on Friday at noon in a loser out game.

Brenau enters tournament play as the top ranked team in fielding percentage at .973, the #4 team in ERA (1.89) and #4 in batting average (.314). Morgan Smith and Tiffany Schandera are tied for second in the conference with 46 RBI's each, and Sarah Applegarth and Austin Smith lead the SSAC in fielding % with 1.000.

By clicking on the link below, you can pull up the complete tournament bracket: