BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University will be hosting the 2013 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Tournament. The Bears (22-14, 11-3 MASCAC) are the top seed and tournament host for the semifinal and championship rounds for the first time since the 2008 season.
Bridgewater State and #2 seed MCLA both receive first round byes and will host second round games on Friday, May 4th. In opening round play on Thursday, May 3rd, #4 Fitchburg State will host #5 Salem State at 4:00 PM, while #3 Worcester State entertains #6 Framingham State at 5:00 PM.
The first round of the tournament is single elimination while the remainder of the tournament is a double-elimination format. The tournament concludes with semifinal round play on Saturday, May 5th and the championship round on Sunday, May 6th with those games being played at Bridgewater State's Alumni Park.
Tournament schedule, results and links for box scores, recaps and Live Stats are below.
| Thursday, May 3 at Higher Seeds | ||||||||
| Game One | #4 Fitchburg State 3, #5 Salem State 2 | Box Score | Recap | |||||
| Game Two | #3 Worcester State 7, #6 Framingham State 2 | Box Score | Recap | |||||
| Friday, May 4 at Higher Seeds | ||||||||
| Game Three | #2 MCLA 1, #3 Worcester State 0 | Box Score | Recap | |||||
| Game Four | #1 Bridgewater State 3, #4 Fitchburg State 2 | Box Score | Recap |
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| Saturday, May 5 at Bridgewater State | ||||||||
| Game Five | #4 Fitchburg State 1, #3 Worcester State 0 | Box Score | Recap |
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| Game Six | #2 MCLA 2, #1 Bridgewater State 1 | Box Score | Recap | |||||
| Game Seven | #1 Bridgewater State 6, #4 Fitchburg State 2 | Box Score | Recap | |||||
| Sunday, May 6 at Bridgewater State | ||||||||
| Game Eight | #1 Bridgewater State 2, #2 MCLA 0 | Box Score | Recap | |||||
| Game Nine | #1 Bridgewater State 2, #2 MCLA 1 | Box Score | Recap |
Tournament MVP: Amber White, Bridgewater State