D 3 softball

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Elimination game 1 from Moyer Park

End of 2nd:  UW-Oshkosh 3, Tufts 1

Tufts scored 1 run in the bottom of the 2nd on 2 hits, no Oshkosh errors, and 1 LOB.

"Funky Chicken" now playing at Moyer Park.

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Elimination game 1 (Pod 1 Game 3) from Moyer Sports Complex--

Mid 6th  UW-Oshkosh 7, Tufts 1 

In top of 6th, UW-Oshkosh scored 4 runs on 3 hits (2 RBI walks, 1 RBI SAC groundout), 1 Tufts error, 2 LOB.

Weather delay due to heavy rain showers-- Play has been suspended.

Update-- Estimated restart time of 2:15 PM Eastern to start the bottom of the 6th.

2:20 PM Eastern-- Play has resumed-- Bottom of 6th underway.

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Final-- Pod 1 Game 3 from Moyer Sports Complex

UW-Oshkosh 7, Tufts 1 Tufts eliminated.

Next up:  Pod 2 Game 3 (elimination game)--

St. Thomas (MN) vs Rochester

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Middle of first  Pod 2 Game 3 (Elimination game)

Rochester 1, St. Thomas (MN) 0

In the top of the first, Rochester scored 1 run on 3 hits.  No St. Thomas errors.  2 LOB.

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Top of 2nd 1 out

Rochester 1, St. Thomas (MN) 0  Runner on second

Lightning delay-- Play has been suspended

5:20 PM update-- Play has resumed.  Now in the middle of the 2nd as of 5:23 PM Eastern.

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End of 2 innings.

Rochester 1, St. Thomas (MN) 1 

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, St. Thomas scored 1 run on 2 hits with no Rochester errors.  3 LOB

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Bottom of 4th nobody out

Rochester 1, St. Thomas (MN) 1

Weather delay as of 6:05 PM Eastern-- play suspended

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Bottom of 4th nobody out

Rochester 1, St. Thomas (MN) 1

Weather delay as of 6:05 PM Eastern-- play suspended

(ELO's "Showdown" --and it's rainin' all over the world--playing)

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Bottom of 4th nobody out

Rochester 1, St. Thomas (MN) 1

Weather delay as of 6:05 PM Eastern-- play suspended

(ELO's "Showdown" --and it's rainin' all over the world--playing)

Update-- Game is scheduled to resume Saturday, May 29 at 9 AM Eastern.-- Play was suspended at 6:05 PM Eastern Friday, May 28, due to heavy rain and thunderstorms in the Salem, VA area.

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Schedule for the DIII Softball National Championships-- (informally known as the DIII Softball World Series)

Thursday, May 27, 2021-- Results

Pod 1 (4 team double elimination)

Game 1-- #1 DePauw vs #8 UW-Oshkosh -- DePauw 2, UW-Oshkosh 1.
Game 2-- #4 Texas Lutheran vs #5 Tufts-- TLU 4, Tufts 3.

Pod 2 (4 team double elimination)

Game 1-- #2 Virginia Wesleyan vs #7 St. Thomas (MN)-- Virginia Wesleyan 3, St. Thomas (MN) 0
Game 2-- #3 Birmingham-Southern vs #6 Rochester-- Birmingham Southern 3, Rochester 2 (F/9 innings).

The Pod 1 and Pod 2 winners (i.e. the last team standing in each pod) will play each other in a Best of 3 series for the National Championship.

Friday, May 28, 2021

Elimination bracket games-- Result

11:30 AM Eastern-- Pod 1 Game 3  UW-Oshkosh 7, Tufts 1  (Tufts eliminated)

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Elimination game--

9 AM Eastern-- Pod 2 Game 3-- St. Thomas (MN) 2, Rochester 1.  (Rochester eliminated.)

Winners bracket games-- The plan is to play those 2 games on separate fields in the Moyer Sports Complex simultaneously with first pitch in both games starting at 9:45 AM Eastern.

Pod 1 Game 4 (DePauw v Texas Lutheran)

Pod 2 Game 4 (Virginia Wesleyan v Birmingham-Southern)

Elimination games--

Pod 1 Game 5 (UW-Oshkosh vs Loser of P1G4)-- 1 PM Eastern

Pod 2 Game 5  (St. Thomas (MN) vs Loser of P2G4)-- 3:30 PM Eastern

Sunday, May 30, 2021-- Pod Championship Day

Noon Eastern-- Pod 1 Game 6 (Winner of P1G4 vs Winner of P1G5)

2:30 PM Eastern-- Pod 2 Game 6 (Winner of P2G4 vs Winner of P2G5)

5:30 PM Eastern-- Pod 1 Game 7 (if winner of P1G5 wins P1G6)

8 PM Eastern-- Pod 2 Game 7 (if winner of P2G5 wins P2G6)

Best of 3 National Championship Series between the Pod Champions for the DIII Softball National Championship

Game 1-- Monday, May 31, 2021-- 3 PM Eastern

Game 2-- Tuesday, June 1, 2021-- 11 AM Eastern

Game 3 (if necessary) Tuesday, June 1, 2021-- 1:30 PM Eastern

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Play has resumed this morning in the elimination game between Rochester and St. Thomas (MN) at 9 AM Eastern.

Current score-- after 4 innings is:

Rochester 1, St. Thomas (MN) 1.  The Tommies are the designated home team this game.

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I see Rochester's got Leahy pitching currently, --the other night once Sharlach came on, the latter pitcher was able to keep BSC hitters off balance by getting them to pop out to the catcher in foul territory or hit several foul balls behind the plate--then up came BSC catcher Wood to spoil that strategy with her walk-off solo blast.

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After 6 innings--

"It is high; it is far; it is gone!"-- as Jon Sterling, NY Yankees PBP radio announcer would say.

St. Thomas (MN) 2, Rochester 1.  Tommies hit a home run to take the lead in the bottom of the 6th.

Update-- That is your final score.  Rochester is eliminated.

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Abby Witt was the player that hit the 6th inning home run that turned out to be the difference here.

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WLCALUM83--

You will have to cover the next two games at the same time.

Both winners bracket games are scheduled with a first pitch approx 1/2 hour from now-- Both games will take place at the same time on separate game fields.

The winners bracket games coming up at the same time are:

1.)  Pod 1 Game 4-- DePauw vs Texas Lutheran, and
2.)  Pod 2 Game 4-- Virginia Wesleyan vs Birmingham-Southern.