May 4, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne Softball To Compete In Its Third-Straight Regional Tournament

Bears will travel to Pembroke, N.C. for the 2008 South Atlantic Regional Tournament

Indianapolis, Ind. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Softball Team has received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Tournament, NCAA officials announced today. This season marks the third-straight year that the Bears have advanced to NCAA postseason play and the fourth time in program history. L-R has also won three straight South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Titles.

The South Atlantic Regional championship will be held on the campus of UNC Pembroke in Pembroke, N.C., at Lumberton Radiological Associates Softball Field from May 7-11.

Lenoir-Rhyne (42-12), the recipient of the No. 3 seed, will take on sixth-seeded North Georgia College & State University (35-13) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The meeting between the Bears and the Saints will be the first in school history.

In the first game of the tournament, fourth-seeded Georgia College & State University (39-12), winner of the 2008 Peach Belt Conference Tournament, will face No. 5 Francis Marion (33-13) at 11:00 a.m.

Top-seeded Carson-Newman College (48-6), who was granted an automatic bid by winning the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament, will play No. 8 Pfeiffer University (30-21), the automatic qualifier out of the Conference Carolinas, at 1:30 p.m.

Rounding out play in day one, host school, No. 2 UNC Pembroke (44-12) will take on seventh-seeded Armstrong Atlantic State (27-21) at 6:30 p.m.

Check back for a link to the tournament website and information on radio and live stats.

NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Softball Tournament

May 7-11, 2008 - Pembroke, North Carolina

First Round – Wednesday, May 7

11:00 a.m. #4 Georgia College & State vs. #5 Francis Marion

1:30 p.m. #1 Carson-Newman vs. #8 Pfeiffer

4:00 p.m. #3 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. #6 North Georgia College & State

6:30 p.m. #2 UNC Pembroke vs. #7 Armstrong Atlantic State