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Monday, May 16, 2005

SAINTS SOFTBALL IN POOL C FOR NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Decatur, Ala. – NAIA officials announced this weekend the pools for the NAIA National Softball Tournament beginning on May 20. Eighth ranked North Georgia College & State University will be in Pool C for the opening rounds of the tournament.

The Softball Championship will be a 20-team pool play tournament featuring the champions of 13 regions and seven at-large berths. Teams will be seeded 1-20 and divided into four pools of five teams based on the seeds. The top two teams of each pool will advance. This format guarantees a minimum of four games for each team. All games will be played at the Wilson Morgan Softball Complex. All game times are central standard time.

The Saints received an at-large berth to the tournament after posting a 41-15 overall record and winning the Southern States Athletic Conference regular season championship and tournament championship. North Georgia is the only member of the SSAC representing the conference in the tournament, but three Region XIII schools are participating in the tournament this year. Along with the Saints, Thomas University and the University of Mobile will play in this year's championship.

Joining North Georgia in Pool C will be California Baptist University, Aquinas College, Point Loma Nazarene, and the University of Mary. Four of the five schools in the pool are ranked in the top 25 with California Baptist the top seed and a ranking of fourth in the nation.

The Saints will take on California Baptist in their first game of the tournament at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Georgia will then face Mary at 8:00 p.m. to finish out the first day of play. On Thursday, the Saints will play Point Loma at 3:00 p.m. and Aquinas at 8:00 p.m. All Pool C games will be played on Field 3 of the softball complex.

NAIA National Softball Tournament Pool Assignments

Friday, May 20

Pool A – Field 1	Pool B – Field 2	Pool C – Field 3	Pool D – Field 4
#1 Thomas vs. Virginia-Wise, 9 a.m.	#2 Houston Baptist vs. Sioux Falls, 9:30 a.m.	#3 California Baptist vs. Aquinas, 10 a.m.	#4 Mobile vs. William Penn, 10:30 a.m.
#8 Oklahoma City vs. Martin Methodist, 11:30 a.m.	#7 Science & Arts vs. Ohio Dominican, Noon	#6 Point Loma Nazarene vs. Mary, 12:30 p.m.	#5 Simon Fraser vs. Savannah Art & Design, 1 p.m.
Columbia vs. #1 Thomas, 2 p.m.	Union vs. #2 Houston Baptist (Texas), 2:30 p.m.	North Georgia vs. #3 California Baptist, 3 p.m.	William Woods vs. #4 Mobile, 3:30 p.m.
Virginia-Wise vs. #8 Oklahoma City, 4:30 p.m.	Sioux Falls vs. #7 Science & Arts, 5 p.m.	Aquinas vs. #6 Point Loma Nazarene, 5:30 p.m.	William Penn vs. #5 Simon Fraser, 6 p.m.
Martin Methodist vs. Columbia, 7 p.m.	Ohio Dominican vs. Union, 7:30 p.m.	Mary vs. North Georgia, 8 p.m.	Savannah Art & Design vs. William Woods, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21

Pool A – Field 2	Pool B – Field 3	Pool C – Field 4	Pool D – Field 1
#1 Thomas vs. #8 Oklahoma City, 9 a.m.	#2 Houston Baptist vs. #7 Science & Arts, 9:30 a.m.	#3 California Baptist vs. #6 Point Loma Nazarene, 10 a.m.	#4 Mobile vs. #5 Simon Fraser, 10:30 a.m.
Virginia-Wise vs. Martin Methodist, 11:30 a.m.	Sioux Falls vs. Ohio Dominican, Noon	Aquinas vs. Mary, 12:30 p.m.	William Penn vs. Savannah Art & Design, 1 p.m.
Columbia vs. #8 Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.	Union vs. #7 Science & Arts , 2:30 p.m.	North Georgia vs. #6 Point Loma Nazarene, 3 p.m.	William Woods vs. #5 Simon Fraser, 3:30 p.m.
#1 Thomas vs. Martin Methodist, 4:30 p.m.	#2 Houston Baptist vs. Ohio Dominican, 5 p.m.	#3 California Baptist vs. Mary, 5:30 p.m.	#4 Mobile vs. Savannah Art & Design, 6 p.m.
Virginia-Wise vs. Columbia, 7 p.m.	Sioux Falls vs. Union, 7:30 p.m.	Aquinas vs. North Georgia, 8 p.m.	William Penn vs. William Woods, 8:30 p.m.

Pool Assignments

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
#1 Thomas (Ga.)	#2 Houston Baptist (Texas)	#3 California Baptist	#4 Mobile (Ala.)
Virginia-Wise	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	Aquinas (Mich.)	William Penn (Iowa)
#8 Oklahoma City	#7 Science & Arts (Okla.)	#6 Point Loma Naz. (Calif.)	#5 Simon Fraser (B.C.)
Martin Methodist (Tenn.)	Ohio Dominican	Mary (N.D.)	Savannah Art & Design (Ga.)
Columbia (Mo.)	Union (Tenn.)	North Georgia	William Woods (Mo.)