The Husson Eagles earned the overall #1 seed for the upcoming North Atlantic Conference Softball Tournament, and will be the host in Bangor when the postseason gets underway later this week. The Eagles are the five-time reigning conference champions.
Husson, who is on a program best 27 game winning streak, went 12-0 in the NAC East Division to take the top seed (32-4 overall). Joining the Eagles out of the East Division in the six team double elimination format is the University of Maine-Farmington (#3 seed), and Thomas College (#6 seed). SUNY Poly (#2), Suny Cobleskill (#4), and SUNY Morrisville (#5) round out the field out of the West.
1. Husson (32-4, 12-0 NAC East)
2. SUNY Poly (22-8, 14-1 NAC West)
3. UMaine-Farmington (18-9, 10-2 NAC East)
4. SUNY Cobleskill (19-15, 11-3 NAC West)
5. SUNY Morrisville (14-17, 10-5 NAC West)
6. Thomas College (7-21, 5-7 NAC East)
Here is the full schedule/scoreboard (updated daily once tournament begins):
Thursday, May 9
All games at O’Keefe Field, Husson University in Bangor
Game 1- SUNY Morrisville 12 vs SUNY Cobleskill 8- FINAL
Game 2- Thomas College 8 vs UMaine-Farmington 6- FINAL
Game 3- Husson 18 vs SUNY Morrisville 0- FINAL/5 innings (mercy rule)
Game 4- SUNY Poly 6 vs Thomas College 0- FINAL
Friday, May 10
Game 5- UMaine-Farmington 10 vs SUNY Morrisville 2- FINAL/6 innings (mercy rule)-SUNY Morrisville eliminated
Game 6- Thomas College 13 vs SUNY Cobleskill 1- SUNY Cobleskill eliminated
Game 7- Husson 12 vs SUNY Poly 1- FINAL/5 innings (mercy rule)
Game 8- Thomas College 6 vs UMaine-Farmington 5- FINAL- UMaine-Farmington eliminated
Game 9- SUNY Poly 10 vs Thomas College 9- FINAL- Thomas College eliminated
Saturday, May 11 Championship
Game 10- Husson 4 vs SUNY Poly 3- FINAL- Husson wins 2024 NAC Title (sixth in a row)
The winner of the NAC Tournament gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament
