Hawks Softball Wins Share Of CCS Regular Season Title, Set To Host Conference Tournament
MONTGOMERY,Ala.- The Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) has announced the full six-team, double-elimination bracket for the second CCS Softball Championship Tournament that will take place May 1-4 at the Samford Softball Complex on Huntingdon College's campus.
The CCS Softball Championship Tournament will open with a pair of games on Wednesday which will feature Piedmont, LaGrange, Maryville, and Agnes Scott. No. 4 seeded Piedmont (16-19; 10-6 CCS) will open tournament play facing No. 5 LaGrange (13-27; 7-9 CCS) at 11 a.m. (CT). Shortly after, Maryville (29-11; 12-4 CCS), who enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed, will take on No. 6 seed Agnes Scott (13-24; 6-10 CCS) at 3 p.m. (CT). The winners for these contests will advance to the quarterfinal round.
Huntingdon enters this year's tournament as the No. 1 seed, boasting a strong 31-4 record overall and an impressive 15-1 record in CCS play. They hold the regular season co-champion title alongside Belhaven, clinching the top seed through winning the conference tiebreaker. The Hawks kick off their postseason journey on Thursday, May 2, facing the winner of the first-round clash between No. 4 seed Piedmont and No. 5 seed LaGrange at 10:00 a.m. (CT).
This season, the Hawks have been led by a multitude of athletes who have found substantial success throughout the season. At the plate, senior shortstop Jordan Holman has been a force. She leads the conference in doubles and RBI's and is top-three for the conference in nearly all hitting statistics. Second baseman Brooke Stefankiewicz has also been dynamic running the bases for Huntingdon, as she leads the conference in stolen bases and is ranked second in total runs scored on the season.
In the circle, Huntingdon's duo of Allie Roberts and Brooke Cooper have commanded the field all year long, each being ranked inside the top five in ERA while Roberts is second in Division III in strikeouts.
The 2024 CCS Softball Tournament schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, May 1 (Opening Round)
Game 1 (No. 4 Piedmont v. No. 5 LaGrange) – 11 a.m. CT
Game 2 (No. 3 Maryville v. No. 6 Agnes Scott) – 3 p.m. CT
Thursday, May 2 (Quarterfinals)
Game 3 (No. 1 Huntingdon v. Winner of Game 1) – 10 a.m. CT
Game 4 (No. 2 Belhaven v. Winner of Game 2) – 1 p.m. CT
Game 5 (Loser of Game 2 v. Loser of Game 3) – 4:00 p.m. CT
Game 6 (Loser of Game 1 v. Loser of Game 4) – 7:00 p.m. CT
Friday, May 3 (Semifinals)
Game 7 (Winner of Game 3 v. Winner of Game 4) – 11 a.m. CT
Game 8 (Winner of Game 5 v. Winner of Game 6) – 2 p.m. CT
Game 9 (Loser of Game 7 v. Winner of Game 8) – 5 p.m. CT
Saturday, May 4 (Championship)
Game 10 (Winner of Game 7 v. Winner of Game 9) – 11 a.m. CT
For ticket prices and other tournament information, see the link to the fan guide below, as well as a map of Huntingdon College's campus as it corresponds to the tournament.