RELEASE DATE: 5/3/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIE SOFTBALL #1 SEED IN ECAC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT – WILL TRAVEL TO ALDELPHI ON MAY 8-9

MANSFIELD – The Mansfield University softball team has been selected the #1 seed for the ECAC Division II Championship Tournament. The ECAC Division II Tournament was announced today and will be hosted by Aldelphi University on May 8-9.

The Mountaineers are currently 24-14 on the season and just missed a NCAA Regional bid. Mansfield hosted the ECAC Championship Tournament last year and finished as the runner-up after dropping a 1-0 decision to Georgian Court in the Championship Game.

Adelphi, a member of the New York State Athletic Conference, is the #2 team with a 26-19 record. Georgian Court, the 2003 ECAC Division II Champion, is 22-12 and the #3 seed while Teikyo-Post is the #4 seed at 27-18-1.