Florida Atlantic University Athletics
FAU to Host Sun Belt Softball Tournament
5/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 7, 2012
Sun Belt Conference Tournament Central
BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University will play host to the 2012 Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Softball Tournament. The tournament will be take place from Wednesday, May 9 to Saturday, May 12, with the opening game's first pitch slated for 11 a.m., at FAU's Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road.
The Owls enter the tournament as the No. 8 seed and will face regular season champion the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in the final game on the first day of the tournament, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Ragin' Cajuns (46-3, 21-3 Sun Belt) swept the Owls (15-37, 5-18 SBC) in their series during the regular season.
The University of South Alabama (35-15, 17-7 SBC) earned the No. 2 seed and will play No. 7 the University of Louisiana-Monroe (24-24, 9-15 SBC) on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Game 2 of the first round. The Jaguars swept ULM earlier in the season at home. South Alabama enters the SBC Tournament having won eight of its last nine games.
FIU (27-25, 15-9 SBC) clinched the No. 3 seed on May 4 after defeating FAU and will play No. 6 seed Troy University (31-22. 10-14 SBC) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Panthers dropped the first two games to the Trojans before picking up the win in game three of the series.
The University of North Texas (23-24-1, 13-10-1 SBC) is the No. 4 seed and will face No. 5 Western Kentucky University (31-23-1, 11-12-1 SBC) in Game 3 at 4 p.m. This season, the Mean Green won the three-game series with 9-8 and 4-3 victories over the Lady Toppers.
As the host institution, FAU reserved the right to choose the time of its first round game and chose to play in the 6:30 p.m. time slot. Conference policy states the host institution can choose the time of their first round games only.
Championship festivities begin on Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. with the Championship Family Night celebration. This annual event honors student-athletes for their performance on the field and in the classroom while providing several family-friendly activities throughout the night, including a student-athlete home run derby and fireworks show. Gates open at 5:45 p.m. and the event is free and open to the public.
2012 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, May 9
11:00 a.m. G1 - No. 3 FIU vs. No. 6 Troy
1:30 p.m. G2 - No. 2 South Alabama vs. No. 7 Louisiana-Monroe
4:00 p.m. G3 - No. 4 North Texas vs. No. 5 Western Kentucky
6:30 p.m. G4 - No. 1 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 8 Florida Atlantic
Thursday, May 10
11:00 a.m. G5 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
1:30 p.m. G6 - Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
4:00 p.m. G7 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
6:30 p.m. G8 - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Friday, May 11 11:00 a.m. G9 - Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
1:30 p.m. G10 - Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 5
4:00 p.m. G11 - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9
6:30 p.m. G12 - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10
Saturday, May 12
4:00 p.m. G13 - Championship Game
SUN BELT CONFERENCE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP DAILY TICKET PRICES:
Tournament Pass: (Valid for all tournament games)
$35 Adults
$25 Youth/Senior/Faculty/Staff
Single Day Tickets:
$12 Adult
$8 Youth/Senior/Faculty/Staff
$5 Group Ticket Price (Groups of 10+ with 24 hours of notice)
Ticket booklets will be available for sale at the ticket office at FAU Softball Stadium during each day of the tournament. No individual game tickets will be sold.
Tournament booklets contain tickets to all 15 games (including "if necessary" games) can also be purchased at the FAU Athletics Ticket Office, either in person or by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS.