The Old Dominion Athletic Conference softball tournament is back in Salem. The tournament will begin Saturday at the James I. Moyer Complex after a two year absence while the complex was being renovated.
The tournament moves into its third season of its dual-weekend tournament format, but this will be the first time the league’s traditional home for championship play is involved. ODAC regular season champion and top seed Virginia Wesleyan University and second-seeded Bridgewater College lead a pair of four-team pods slated to be played at Moyer Complex. The regional-style competition – similar to that played in the early round of the Division III Tournament – will feature double-elimination competition before the two pod winners square off for the championship in a best-of-three series the following weekend at the highest remaining seed. The second weekend also follows the NCAA’s super-regional setup.
Play in Salem will begin on Saturday evening, May 3, as the ODAC steps into the nationally-renowned four-field facility following the conclusion of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) tournament. All eight teams will play on day one, with competition continuing on Sunday and Monday with a maximum of seven games for each pod.
Roanoke College finished the regular season by sweeping Guilford in a doubleheader in Greensboro last Saturday. Roanoke won the first game, 6-3, then shut out the Quakers in the nightcap, 9-0. With the sweep the Maroons finished the regular season at an even 20-20 with a 10-12 record in conference games.
