Bridgewater College's bid to reach the NCAA Division III Championship finals came up one run short as the Eagles lost to Salisbury University, 2-1, Sunday afternoon.
The Bridgewater College Eagles stayed alive in the NCAA softball tournament Saturday morning by eliminating Lynchburg College, 4-2, at Salisbury University.
Hillary Rees singled in the winning run in the top of the 11th inning Saturday to lift the Bridgewater College Eagles to a 2-1 victory over Emory University.
The Bridgewater College softball team came up on the short end of a 3-2 decision to CNU in the first game of the NCAA Regional Softball Tournament on Thursday morning in Salisbury, Maryland.
The Bridgewater College softball team avoided elimination in the NCAA Regional Tournament Friday morning by defeating top-seeded Lynchburg College, 2-1.
The Lynchburg College softball team bounced back to take a 1-0 victory over Christopher Newport University in the Salisbury Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Bridgewater College and Lynchburg College will both be travelling to Salisbury, Maryland, as the ODAC-members schools are two of the seven teams playing the in South Region bracket of the 2009 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament. The entire NCAA field features 59 teams spread amongst five seven-team and three eight-team regions.
Randolph's Lindsay Cross and Lynchburg's Barbie Miles head the All-ODAC Softball Teams as the duo were named the ODAC Player and Pitcher of the Year. Jen Steele (Randolph) took home the top coaching award while fellow WildCat, Teresa Dalton, was selected as the ODAC ROY. LCs Brittany Allsop was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.
The Lynchburg College softball team earned its third straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship with a 4-1 defeat of seventh seeded Eastern Mennonite University.
The field for the 2009 ODAC Softball Tournament has been determined. Lynchburg College and Bridgewater College own the top two ranks in the new eight-team tournament setup. Guilford and Roanoke round out the top four.