PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Second-seeded William Paterson (28-12, 15-3 NJAC) will take on fourth-seeded Penn State Behrend (26-12, 16-2 AMCC) in an NCAA Softball Tournament Rochester (N.Y.) Regional elimination game Saturday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Fisher College.
Live statistics will be available.
At 11:00 a.m., third-seeded Manhattanville (31-13, 14-0 MAC Freedom) will square off against top-seeded and eighth-ranked St. John Fisher (37-6, 12-2 Empire 8) in the winners' bracket. The winner of that game will advance directly to the Regional championship series Sunday, May 14. The loser will face the winner of the WP/Penn State Behrend contest Saturday at 4:00 p.m. to decide the second spot in Sunday's final.
The Pioneers are coming off a 5-4 first-round loss to Manhattanville May 12. Fisher defeated PSU Behrend, 2-0, during the other first-round contest.
The two teams remaining after Saturday's play will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 14. If both of those teams have one loss after that game, a final contest will be played Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to determine the regional champion.
The four-team, double-elimination regional is being conducted Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, with the winner advancing to an NCAA Tournament Super Regional Friday-Saturday, May 19-20, at a site to be determined. The NCAA Softball Championship Finals will be held Thursday-Tuesday, May 25-30, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Single-session tickets are $6.00 for adults, and $5.00 for senior citizens, veterans and children more than 12 years old. Children less than 12 years old are $3.00, and children less than two years old are admitted for free.
WP is making its 14th NCAA Tournament appearance (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017), reaching the NCAA Softball Championship Finals (College World Series) in 2001 and 2005.
A member of the All-NJAC First Team, sophomore third baseman
Christine Griffith (Upper Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) paces William Paterson with a .439 batting average (fourth in league), six home runs (tied-fifth in conference), 33 RBI (sixth in NJAC) and a .466 on-base percentage (seventh in league), and leads the conference with seven triples (sixth in Division III) and a .939 slugging percentage (seventh nationally). First-team all-league senior shortstop
Rachel Wasilak (Livingston, N.J./Livingston) is hitting .358 while adding 17 RBI and 14 runs scored, and paces the Pioneers with 10 doubles. Freshman designated player
Vanessa Archibold (Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook), an honorable-mention all-NJAC pick, owns a .344 average and team bests of 28 runs scored (10th in league) and 23 stolen bases (tied-fifth in conference).
Senior right fielder
Nicole Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South), a first-team all-league selection, is hitting .344 while adding nine doubles, four triples (fourth in conference), 18 RBI and 22 runs scored. Second-team all-NJAC senior catcher
Kim Fryer (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) has a .270 average, eight doubles, five sacrifice hits, 16 runs scored and a .984 fielding percentage.
Senior
Gabrielle Castelli (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove), who was named to the All-NJAC Second Team, is 15-4 with a 1.43 ERA (fifth in conference) in 19 starts and 22 appearances inside the circle, striking out 75 (fourth in league) in 112.2 innings. The 2017 NJAC Co-Pitcher of the Year and a first-team all-conference honoree, senior
Allison Podmajersky (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) owns an 11-8 record, 1.71 ERA (sixth in conference), seven shutouts (20th in Division III) and 95 strikeouts (first in league) in 122.2 innings pitched, starting 20 of 22 appearances.
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