BLOG 22: Brackets are set for GLIAC Softball Tournament

By Sandy Gholston

Ferris State University softball player Amanda Jager backhands a ball during a spring game in 2008. (Photo/Sandy Gholston)

BIG RAPIDS – Ferris will be seeded third in this highly-anticipated 2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Tournament (May 1-3).

This spring’s tournament will be played at Northwood University in Midland and should prove to be as competitive as ever – from start to finish. Normally, the tournament is held at Emerson Park, but heavy rains and flooding forced the GLIAC to move the event to nearby Northwood.

Ferris (32-6) opens the double-elimination tournament with a 10 a.m. matchup on Friday against Northwood (17-22). Ashland is the No. 1 seed and hosts No. 8 Findlay at noon. Saginaw Valley is the No. 2 seed and challenges Tiffin, the No. 7 seed, at 10 a.m. In the fourth opening-round game, No. 4 Wayne State faces No. 5 Grand Valley.

The winner between the Bulldogs and Timberwolves advances to face the winner between Saginaw Valley and Tiffin.

This event, a gathering of the top softball teams in the GLIAC, is without a doubt one of my favorite events of the year.

All 2009 GLIAC tournament softball games will feature live statistics and can be accessed online at:
http://www.gliac.org/womens/softball/default.asp

If you have any questions, ideas or comments feel free to contact Sandy Gholston at sgholston2@netzero.com