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April 13, 2005


USA South Softball Tournament Pairings Announced

FAYETTEVILLE,
NC -- The 2005 USA South Athletic Conference Softball Tournament pairings have been announced by the league office and the Ferrum College Panthers have drawn the #6 seed.

2005 USA South Softball Tournament Web Site

Methodist College has earned the regular season title and will play as the top seed in this week's tournament.  Greensboro College is the #2 seed, followed by #3 Peace College, #4 North Carolina Wesleyan College, #5 Christopher Newport University, #6 Ferrum College, #7 Averett University, and #8 Shenandoah University.

Tournament Seeds
1. Methodist (29-8, 12-2 USA South);  2. Greensboro (21-10, 9-5);  3. Peace (23-15, 8-6);  4. N.C. Wesleyan (19-15, 8-6);  5. Christopher Newport (20-17, 7-7);  6. Ferrum (19-13, 7-7);  7. Averett (11-24, 4-10);  8. Shenandoah (9-17, 1-13)

The tournament runs from Friday through Sunday, April 15-17 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is being co-hosted by North Carolina Wesleyan College and Greensboro College.  The tournament opens Friday with the following schedule:

     #1 Methodist vs. #8 Shenandoah, 3 p.m.
     #4 NC Wesleyan vs. #5 CNU, 3 p.m.
     #3 Peace vs. #6 Ferrum, 5 p.m.
     #2 Greensboro vs. #8 Averett, 5 p.m.

For more coverage on the 2005 USA South Baseball Tournament, please visit the league web site at www.usasouth.net.

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