D 3 softball

[deiscanton]

Eastern Connecticut State, Rowan, and Cortland are leading their respective games right now.

If results hold, ECSU and Rowan would advance, while Cortland would force a winner take all game.

Rain delay at Ithaca Regional.

Play has resumed at Cortland Regional-- Williams now batting in bottom of 3rd-- Cortland leads 4-0.

[Caz Bombers]

turns out the Cortland regional was also moved to a turf field - at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.

Tufts is down to its last 3 outs. MIT has rallied to take a 6th inning lead over Rowan trying to force the if necessary game.

[deiscanton]

Right now in Ithaca, it does not look like they can get in a potential game 7.

If today's first game is played, the winner of the game between Brandeis and Ithaca would go on to superregionals based on at least a rainout head to head tiebreaker.

Update-- regional is rained out- Ithaca declared winner on rainout criteria and will advance to Super Regionals next weekend.

[justafan12]

I have read that Linfield will host the SR round against TLU.  I am beyond shocked at this.  I figured NCAA would bring Linfield to Texas so they would not have to pay to fly them back if they won SR in Texas.  Totally surprised that NCAA will pay for that much airfare at the D3 level. 

[deiscanton]

Final--

Eastern Connecticut 5, Tufts 1

Eastern Connecticut wins Medford, MA Regional

[Caz Bombers]

Right now in Ithaca, it does not look like they can get in a potential game 7.

If today's first game is played, the winner of the game between Brandeis and Ithaca would go on to superregionals based on at least a rainout head to head tiebreaker.

Update-- regional is rained out- Ithaca declared winner on rainout criteria and will advance to Super Regionals next weekend.

I'm sorry to hear that, Allen. Not the way I wanted my team to win. I will note, however, that when IC won its natty in 2002 they advanced past Geneseo in regionals the exact same manner.

[deiscanton]

Teams that have already advanced today--

Randolph-Macon-- rainout criteria
Ithaca-- rainout criteria
Eastern Connecticut -- Winner of Medford, MA Regional

[deiscanton]

Right now in Ithaca, it does not look like they can get in a potential game 7.

If today's first game is played, the winner of the game between Brandeis and Ithaca would go on to superregionals based on at least a rainout head to head tiebreaker.

Update-- regional is rained out- Ithaca declared winner on rainout criteria and will advance to Super Regionals next weekend.

I'm sorry to hear that, Allen. Not the way I wanted my team to win. I will note, however, that when IC won its natty in 2002 they advanced past Geneseo in regionals the exact same manner.

It is also not the way that I wanted my team's season to end, either.  At least in 2010, Coast Guard eliminated Brandeis on the final day of the Wellesley Regional before Eastern Connecticut won the regional and moved on to the final 8.

[deiscanton]

Final- MIT 5, Rowan 3

Game 7 in Cambridge coming up-- MIT takes over rainout advantage-- MIT and  Rowan have now split head to head, and MIT is higher seed.

[deiscanton]

 Williams now leading 5-4.

Cortland at bat-- top of 6th-- 2 out, runner on 1st.

[Caz Bombers]

the Williams pitcher just hit a game-tying three-run homer with two out in the 7th. Talk about helping your own cause!

[deiscanton]

the Williams pitcher just hit a game-tying three-run homer with two out in the 7th. Talk about helping your own cause!

Heading to extra innings tied at 8-8.  Wild 7th inning with Cortland scoring 4 runs at the top of the 7th on a 2 out rally and Williams responding with a 3 run homer with 2 out.

[deiscanton]

Lineups being announced in Cambridge, MA for the winner take all game between MIT and Rowan.  MIT now has rainout advantage.

[deiscanton]

Piedmont has already scored a run in the top of the 1st vs Emory.  Emory is the designated home team for this game.

[deiscanton]

Rowan has already scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st v MIT.