2016 SWAC Softball Championship Tournament Bracket and Results

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced the 2016 softball tournament bracket with Alabama State University and Texas Southern University claiming the number one seeds after clinching the eastern and western division titles, respectfully.

The tournament format is double elimination, beginning Wednesday, May 11, at Shea Brothers Softball Complex in Irondale, Alabama. The championship game is set for Saturday, May 14, at 2 p.m. with ESPN3 scheduled to televise the event. Games will be played on fields one and two.

Wednesday’s, first-round games will be played with eastern division seeds matching up against the western division.

The eight teams are seeded in the following order:
East #1 - Alabama State University
West #1 - Texas Southern University
East #2 - Alcorn State University
West #2 - Southern University and A&M College
East #3 - Mississippi Valley State University
West #3 - Prairie View A&M University
East #4 - Alabama A&M University
West #4 - University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

First pitches of the tournament are Wednesday at 3 p.m. as the Lady Braves face Prairie View A&M in game one, on field one, and Southern goes up against the Devilettes, on field two, for game two.

The next set of games begin at 5:30 p.m. as Texas Southern meets Alabama A&M on field one (game three), and Alabama State greets Arkansas-Pine Bluff on field two (game four).

For more information on the softball tournament, visit www.swac.org.

Bracket Schedule
Date | Game | Teams | Field | Time
Wednesday, May 11 | Game 1 | Alcorn State 3 vs. Prairie View A&M 1 | 1 | 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11 | Game 2 | Southern 5 vs. Mississippi Valley State 4 | 2 | 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11 | Game 3 | Texas Southern 9 vs. Alabama A&M 1 | 1 | 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11 | Game 4 | Alabama State 9 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 | 2 | 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 12 | Game 5 | Texas Southern 9 vs. Alcorn State 1 | 2 | 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 12 | Game 6 | Alabama State 7 vs. Southern 6 | 1 | 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 12 |Game 7 | Alabama A&M 4 vs. Prairie View A&M 2 | 2 | 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 12 | Game 8 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State 8 | 1 | 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 12 | Game 9 | Alabama A&M vs. Alcorn State | 2 | 7:30 p.m. halted due to weather
Friday, May 13 | Game 9 | Alabama A&M 1 vs. Alcorn State 8 | 2 | 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 12 | Game 10 | Mississippi Valley State vs. Southern | 1 | 7:30 p.m. halted due to weather
Friday, May 13 | Game 10 | Mississippi Valley State 11 vs. Southern 4 | 1 | 11:00 a.m.

Friday, May 13 | Game 11 | Texas Southern 6 vs. Alabama State 5 | 2 | 2:30 p.m.
Friday, May 13 | Game 12 | Alcorn State 9 vs. Mississippi Valley State 4 | 1 | 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 13 | Game 13 | Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11 | 2 | 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 14 | Game 13 | Alcorn State vs. Texas Southern | 2 | 11 a.m.

Saturday, May 14 | Championship | Winner Game 13 vs. Alabama State | 1 | 2 p.m. (Live on ESPN3)

Source: http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbm...69&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210943087&DB_OEM_ID=27400

SWAC Softball Championship Tournament Central: http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbm...69&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27400&ATCLID=210632602
 
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