Dayton Flyers

Championship Bracket

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The pairings for the 2011 Atlantic 10 Softball Championship have been officially announced. The University of Dayton softball team will face the Saint Joseph’s Hawks on Wednesday, May 11 at 3:30 p.m. ET at the D.L. Phillips Softball Complex on the campus of Charlotte.

The double-elimination Championship commences on Wednesday, May 11, with fourth-seeded Temple (21-21, 12-6), squaring off against fifth-seeded Charlotte (28-22, 10-6) at 1:00pm. Game one will be followed by third-seeded Saint Joseph's (28-14, 10-4) taking on sixth-seeded Dayton (22-24, 11-8) at 3:30 p.m., with the losers of games one and two facing each other at 6:00pm.

Fordham will play its first game at 1:00pm on Thursday, May 12, against the Temple-Charlotte winner, while Massachusetts begins play at 3:30pm against the Saint Joseph's-Dayton victor. The last game of the day features the winner of the 6:00pm game on Wednesday versus the lowest remaining seed at 6:00pm on Thursday.

Third round play on Friday, May 13, begins at 1:00pm with another tripleheader. The championship finals will be played on Saturday, May 14 at 3:30pm, with a possible second game scheduled for 6:00pm. Both games will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network. CBS Sports Network can be found nationally on DirecTV channel 613 and the Dish Network channel 152. Local cable subscribers are encouraged to check their local listings

The winner of the tournament receives the Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Admission is $8 for adults, youth (17 and under) and seniors is $5 and free for all A-10 students with an ID. Four day passes are available for adults for $24, and youth and seniors for $12.

Dayton advanced to the A-10 Tournament for the first time since 2000 when it beat Charlotte 5-4 on April 30.