DECATUR, Ala. – The University of Tennessee Southern softball team continued questing for a SSAC Championship on Friday. The Firehawks opened the day with a 4-0 loss to #19 Middle Georgia State. The Firehawks head to the losers bracket for a rematch with Mobile. The game was originally scheduled for 1 p.m., but lighting in the area halted play before the conclusion of the 11 a.m. games.
MGSU spread four runs across four innings, scoring in the first, second, fourth, and fifth. Stella Gilbreath (9-10) allowed four earned runs on eight hits in six innings of work.
The Firehawks, facing one of the toughest pitchers in the league, only had two hits and a pair of free passes.
SSAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The SSAC Championship will be held at Wilson Morgan Park beginning May 1^st. Tickets are being sold online only at ssacsports.com/tickets. Fans unable to attend can watch live online at ssacsports.tv.
 
Schedule
Thursday, May 1
Game 1 | Field 1 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 9 ABAC 3, No. 8 Blue Mountain 0
Game 2 | Field 4 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 7 Brewton-Parker 6, No. 10 Point 3
Game 3 | Field 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 UT Southern 13, No. 5 Mobile 8
Game 4 | Field 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 William Carey 8, No. 6 Faulkner 7
Game 5 | Field 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Middle Georgia 8, No. 9 ABAC 3 
Game 6 | Field 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 Thomas 2, No. 7 Brewton-Parker 6
Game 7 | Field 1 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 Point 0, No. 5 Mobile 8 (5) 
Game 8 | Field 4 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 Blue Mountain 8, No.6 Faulkner 5
 
Friday, May 2
Game 9 | Field 4 | 9:00 a.m. | Mobile 3, Thomas 1
Game 10 | Field 1 | 9:00 a.m. | Middle Georgia 4, UT Southern 0
Game 11 | Field 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Blue Mountain 2, ABAC 6 : (Halted in bottom of sixth) 
Game 12 | Field 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Brewton-Parker 4, William Carey 3 (Halted in bottom of seventh)
Game 13 | Field 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Mobile v. UT Southern (Postponed)
Game 14 | Field 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Winner Gm 11 v. Loser Gm 12 (Postponed)
Game 15 | Field 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Middle Georgia State v. Winner Gm 12 (Postponed)
Game 16 | Field 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Winner Gm 13 v. Winner Gm 14 (Postponed)
 
Saturday, May 3 (All Fields and Times to be Announced)
Game 13 | Mobile v. UT Southern (Postponed)
Game 14 | Winner Gm 11 v. Loser Gm 12 (Postponed)
Game 15 | Middle Georgia State v. Winner Gm 12 (Postponed)
Game 16 | Winner Gm 13 v. Winner Gm 14 (Postponed)
Game 17 | Winner Gm 16 v. Loser Gm 15 
Game 18 | Championship 
Game 19 | If Necessary
 
 
NEXT UP
The Firehawks are back in action on Saturday, May 3rd, facing Mobile in the SSAC Championship elimination game. First pitch will be announced later tonight if the halted games can be completed.
 
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