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May 6, 2009

Eagles receive NCAA softball bid

The Bridgewater College Eagles received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament. The 59-team field was announced Monday morning.

The Eagles will play in a seven-team region hosted by Salisbury University.

The Eagles will play Christopher Newport in a first-round game Thursday morning at 10 a.m. Bridgewater swept two games from the Captains during the regular season.

ODAC rival Lynchburg is the No. 1 seed in the tournament and receives a first-round bye. The other first-round matchups include No. 2 Salisbury vs. No. 7 Neumann College and No. 3 Emory University vs. No. 6 LaGrange.