Softball Team Gets Top Seed in SAC Tourney

After sweeping St. Gregory’s last weekend to end the regular season, the USAO softball team finished second in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings. The No. 9 Drovers, however, will be the top seed in the SAC tournament this weekend in Alva.

USAO finished the regular season at 41-15 overall and 17-5 in the SAC. Oklahoma City (44-12) captured the SAC regular season title at 20-2, and received an automatic berth in the Region VI tournament in Farmers Branch, Texas. Oklahoma Baptist (25-22, 9-15) and Southern Nazarene (12-40, 1-23) failed to qualify for the four-team tournament.

The Drovers are scheduled to face No. 4 seed Oklahoma Christian (21-25, 11-13) at 1 p.m. Thursday at Alva Recreational Complex. No. 2 St. Gregory’s (34-21, 13-11) and No. 3 Northwestern (29-25, 11-13) face off in the other 1 p.m. game Thursday.

The USAO-OC and SGU-NWOSU winners face off in Game 3 at 3 p.m. Thursday, while the losers try to stave off elimination at 3 p.m. in Game 4.  The Game 4 winner is scheduled to face the Game 3 loser at 7 p.m. Thursday. The championship game is set for 1 p.m. Friday with the “if necessary” game at 3 p.m.

SAC tournament champion will receive a bid to the Region VI tournament, as will two other SAC teams. Rounding out the six-team regional tournament will be two teams from the Red River Athletic Conference.