Salisbury Softball Locks Up Top Seed in CAC Tournament with Sunday Sweep
Salisbury swept Frostburg State in Sunday's only CAC softball doubleheader to lock up the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the CAC Tournament for the Sea Gulls.
The Sea Gulls (31-4, 13-1 CAC), ranked fifth in the nation, will host the double-elimination CAC Tournament from Thursday through Saturday at the SU Softball Field.
The CAC Tournament opener will feature fifth-seeded Mary Washington (11-27, 6-8) and fourth-seeded York (24-14, 7-7) on Thursday at 10 a.m. Second-seeded and ninth-ranked Christopher Newport (32-5, 12-2) will take on third-seeded Frostburg State (24-12, 9-5) in the first round noon.
The Salisbury sweep over Frostburg State on Sunday concluded a busy final weekend of CAC softball, as four doubleheaders took place on Saturday.
Salisbury opened its 4-0 weekend with a sweep at Mary Washington, winning 12-1 in five innings and 9-4.
Christopher Newport pushed its winning streak to five games with a home sweep over Wesley (12-16, 5-9), winning 8-1 and 10-2 in five innings.
Frostburg State and York split a twinbill in Frostburg. The Spartans took game one, 3-1, while the Bobcats responded with a 4-1 game two triumph.
Penn State Harrisburg improved to 11-16 overall and 4-10 in conference play with a sweep over Southern Virginia (7-29, 0-14), capturing 9-1 and 9-4 victories.
2016 CAC Softball Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 21
Game 1 - #5 Mary Washington vs. #4 York, 10 a.m.
Game 2 - #3 Frostburg State vs. #2 Christopher Newport, noon
Game 3 - Winner of Game 1 vs. #1 Salisbury, 2 p.m.
Game 4 - Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 22
Game 5 - Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3, 10 a.m.
Game 6 - Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3, noon
Game 7 - Loser of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7, 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 23 - Championship Round
Game 8 - Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7, 10 a.m.
Game 9 - If necessary, noon






