UNCG Softball to Play in SoCon Quarterfinal on Thursday in 2024 Tournament
Southern Conference Announces 2024 Softball Tournament Bracket
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team begins its quest in The 2024 Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament as the No. 2 seed in Greensboro, North Carolina at the UNCG Softball Stadium, hosted by the Spartans.
All eight SoCon teams will participate in the tournament, with seeds 5 and 8 participating in a single-elimination game on Wednesday, May 8, at 10 a.m., and seeds 6 and 7 playing in a single-elimination game later that day at 1 p.m. for the right to advance to the double-elimination portion of the bracket. The championship game will take place Sunday, May 11, at 1 p.m., with a second game, if necessary, to begin 30 minutes after the completion of the first contest.
UNCG (31-24, 13-8) secured the No. 2 seed with a win over Wofford on Saturday. The Spartans come into the tournament lower than the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2016. The Spartans lead the SoCon in runs (276), RBI (263) and home runs (78).
With the No. 2 seed, UNCG earned a bye to Thursday’s action at the tournament and will face either No. 3 seed Samford, No. 6 Furman/No. 7 seed Western Carolina. The Spartans swept Furman on March 29-30, dropped three games to Samford on April 6-7 and took two of three from Western Carolina on April 19-20.
2024 SoCon Softball Championship
Greensboro, N.C.
Wednesday, May 8
Game 1: No. 5 Wofford vs. No. 8 ETSU, 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 6 Furman vs. No. 7 Western Carolina, 1 p.m.
Game 3: No. 4 Mercer vs. Game 1 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 4: No. 3 Samford vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 9
Game 5: No. 1 Chattanooga vs. Game 3 winner, 10 a.m.
Game 6: No. 2 UNCG vs. Game 4 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 3 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 10
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Game 10 winner vs. Game 9 loser, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 11
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 13 (if necessary): Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser, 4 p.m.
Courtesy of Denise Archetto
Assistant Athletic Director For Strategic Communications
UNC Greensboro