Allendale, S.C. - After a much improved season in which the Harford softball team finished with a .500 record at 22-22, the Fighting Owls will enter into the Region 10/20 tournament as the #3 seed. This will pit Harford against the host school USC Salkehatchie in the first round of the tournament.
Harford finished the regular season fourth in the Md Juco Conference at 11-7, but due to the lack of other Division I teams in the region, the Fighting Owls are sent to South Carolina to be merged with Region 10. The winner of the tournament will earn a bid into the district tournament starting on May 5.
The Fighting Owls, led by freshmen pitchers/shortstops
Emily Bowler and
Alexis Valentine, go into the tournament with high hopes of making a strong presence at the tournament. Head coach
Kelly Sylvester said, "This team has the talent to play well in the tournament. I am expecting us to show up and fight hard to prove that Harford is capable of competing at the highest levels of this league."
The double elimination tournament begins on Friday, April 21.
Seedings for the NJCAA Division I Region 10/20 Tournament
1 – Louisburg
2 – USC Salkehatchie
3 – Harford
4 – Spartanburg Methodist
5 – USC Sumter
The game schedule for Friday, April 21 will be as follows:
Game 1 - 10 a.m. will feature Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Sumter
Game 2 – 12 p.m. will feature USC Salkehatchie vs. Harford
Game 3 – at 2 p.m. will feature the winner of Game 1 vs. Louisburg
On Saturday, April 22:
Game 4 will be at 10 a.m. and will feature the loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2
Game 5 will be at 12 noon and will feature the winner of game 2 vs. the winner of game 3
Game 6 will be at 2 p.m. and will feature the winner of game 4 vs. the loser of game 3
Game 7 will be at 4 p.m. and will feature the loser of game 5 vs. the winner of game 6
On Sunday, April 23:
Game 8 will be at 12 noon and will feature the winner of game 5 vs. the winner of game 7.
If necessary, Game 9 will be at 2 p.m.
All games will be played at the Allendale campus for USC Sumter.
