No. 11 FSW Softball Set To Begin Postseason Play Friday

Softball Team Huddle
Softball Team Huddle
Posted: Apr 28, 2016

FCSAA STATE TOURNAMENT | TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
FCSAA STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
WHEN: April 29 – May 1, 2016
WHERE: Historic Dodgertown (Vero Beach, Fla.)
TICKETS (DAY PASSES): $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and children
TICKETS (TOURNAMENT PASS): $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for students and children
VIDEO: Select games are available on the FCSAA Sports YouTube Channel
OPENING DAY SCHEDULE: Friday, April 29 | Rankings in ( ) reflect final Region 8 Softball Coaches' Poll

  • Game 1 - (4) Florida SouthWestern (47-12) vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville (33-16), 11 am - WATCH
  • Game 2 - (10) Eastern Florida State (24-28) vs. (9) Gulf Coast State (31-16), 11 am
  • Game 3 - Polk State (19-32) vs. (1) Central Florida (61-3), 11 am - WATCH
  • Game 4 - Miami Dade (22-22) vs. (5) Chipola (40-13), 11 am
  • Game 5 - (6) State College of Florida (32-16) vs. (7) Seminole State (38-21), 1:30 pm
  • Game 6 - (3) Indian River State (44-9) vs. Tallahassee (21-21), 1:30 pm - WATCH
  • Game 7 - St. Petersburg (31-27) vs. (7) Daytona State (34-16), 1:30 pm
  • Game 8 - Palm Beach State (16-35) vs. (2) Northwest Florida State (41-6), 1:30 pm - WATCH
  • Game 9 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 4 pm
  • Game 10 - Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 4 pm
  • Game 11 - Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 6:30 pm
  • Game 12 - Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 6:30 pm
  • Game 13 - Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 pm - WATCH
  • Game 14 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 4 pm - WATCH
  • Game 15 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6:30 pm - WATCH
  • Game 16 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6:30 pm - WATCH

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The 2016 Suncoast Conference Champion Florida SouthWestern State College softball team begins postseason play on Friday, April. 29 at the NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA State Softball Tournament at Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla. The Buccaneers’ first round matchup with Florida State College at Jacksonville is set for an 11 a.m. start. FSW will then play the winner/loser of Game 2 at 4 p.m. on Friday.

The NJCAA District 8/FCSAA State Softball Tournament is a 16-team, double elimination tournament that begins Friday, April 29 and continues through Sunday, May 1. The two teams remaining at the end of the tournament will advance to the NJCAA Division I Softball Championship in St. George, Utah (May 18-21, 2016).

The Purple and Aqua (47-12), ranked No. 4 in the final NJCAA Region 8 Coaches’ Poll, secured its first-ever Suncoast Conference Championship with a 19-1 mark in conference play. The Bucs also won 25 of their last 26 games to close the regular season.

Through games played on April 26, the Buccaneers lead the nation in stolen bases (248) and are fourth in triples (30), but they also rank in the top 60 nationally in multiple categories, including hits (24th, 519), runs (25th, 406), RBIs (32nd, 340), home runs (52nd, 37), doubles (56th, 79) and batting average (58th, .337). During the regular season, FSW led the Suncoast Conference in triples and stolen bases, while also finishing in the top 5 in hits (2nd), runs (3rd), doubles (4th) and RBIs (4th).

For more information on Buccaneer Athletics follow @FSWBucs on Twitter or log on to FSWBucs.com.

FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN
The Florida SouthWestern State College athletic program is a member of the Florida College System Athletic Association (FCSAA) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Buccaneers are one of 25 schools in the NJCAA Region 8 and are one of six schools in the Suncoast Conference. Florida SouthWestern State College currently supports four intercollegiate athletic programs (Baseball, Softball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball), with Volleyball coming in the fall of 2017.

Baseball and Softball began their regular season competition in 2016 at the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. Located on the Thomas Edison (Lee) Campus in Fort Myers will be the brand new Suncoast Credit Union Arena (set to be completed by fall 2016), where FSW’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams will compete.

THE NJCAA
The movement to form a unique sports association dedicated to America’s two-year colleges arose in 1937 when several track and field coaches gathered in Fresno, California. A year later, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rejected a petition from 13 two-year colleges in California to grant their teams and athletes permission to compete at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.

In the spring of 1938, following the NCAA’s rejection, those same 13 two-year colleges gathered again in Fresno to organize and form an association that would promote and supervise a national athletics program exclusively for junior and community colleges…and the rest is history.

On May 14, 1938, the first constitution of the National Junior College Athletic Association was accepted by its charter members and the organization held its first national championship event a year later in May 1939.

The NJCAA has played a vital role in collegiate athletics for the past eight decades and continues to be the leader in championing academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes. This section of the association's website is dedicated to celebrating the NJCAA's rich history and tradition as the national governing body of two-year college athletics.

For more information on the NJCAA log on to www.NJCAA.org. 

THE FCSAA
The Florida College System Activities Association, Incorporated (FCSAA) is a statewide non‑profit corporation regulating, coordinating, and promoting intercollegiate activities in: Athletics, Brain Bowl, Forensics, Music, Student Government, Student Publications, and Theatre.

Membership in the Florida College System Activities Association is open to any of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System. Each member institution is represented in the policy‑making deliberations of the Association through that institution's President or other designated representative. The institutional representatives constitute the FCSAA Presidents Assembly, the ultimate authority in FCSAA.

For more information on the FCSAA log on to www.TheFCSAA.com.  

NJCAA REGION 8 & THE SUNCOAST CONFERENCE
 Member colleges of the NJCAA are allotted to a specific NJCAA Region upon membership to the association. Unlike other collegiate organizations that defer to conference affiliation, the NJCAA guarantees each member college's membership within the regional structure of the association. In most cases, region assignment is based upon geographic location of the college. 

The region structure of the NJCAA is the primary method used by all sponsored sports of the association in determining qualification for national championship tournaments. In certain sports, two or more regions are partnered to form a competition 'district', which is then used for national championship qualification. The organization of districts varies per sport and is formulated every two years under the authority of the association's board of directors. 

FSW is in Region 8 and is joined by ASA College Miami (Region 8 only; non-FCSAA member), Broward College, Chipola College, College of Central Florida, Daytona State College, Eastern Florida State College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Gulf Coast State College, Hillsborough Community College, Indian River State College, Lake-Sumter State College, Miami Dade College, Northwest Florida State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, Pensacola State College, Polk State College, Santa Fe College, Seminole State College of Florida, South Florida State College, St. Johns River State College, St. Petersburg College, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota and Tallahassee Community College.

The Bucs are also in the Suncoast Conference with Hillsborough Community College, Polk State College, South Florida State College, St. Petersburg College and State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota.

For more information on Region 8 log on to www.TheFCSAASports.com.