2009 Softball Championship

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Championship Schedule Monday, April 27 Conference call for participating teams, 11:00 Saturday, May 2 at Ursinus Game 1: Muhlenberg d. Gettysburg, 8-5 Recap | Box Score Game 2: Haverford d. Ursinus, 2-1 Recap | Box Score Game 3: Gettysburg d. Ursinus, 1-0 Recap | Box Score Game 4: Haverford d. Muhlenberg 8-2 Recap | Box Score Sunday, May 3 at Ursinus Game 5: Muhlenberg 1, Gettysburg 0, halted after 4th inning due to rain Recap The Centennial Conference softball tournament was unable to be finished due to the weather and poor field conditions. Muhlenberg College, the tournament's highest remaining seed, receives the Centennial Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. NCAA Championship Information

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Tiebreaker Format
The tiebreaker formula to determine seedings as is follows:

1. Head-to-Head Centennial Conference play among tied teams;
2. Records vs. teams in descending order of standing;
3. Run differential;
4. if criteria 1, 2 and 3 does not break the tie
   a. for the final playoff position, a play-in game will be held. The Executive Director will conduct a coin flip to determine the site;
   b. for other ties among playoff-bound teams, the Executive Director will conduct a coin flip to determine playoff position. In the event of multiple ties, a random drawing will be held for the playoff positions.

Incomplete Tournament
If the championship tournament cannot be completed and each team has completed at least one tournament contest, the highest remaining seed will be the Conference's champion and automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. Otherwise, the top seed as determined by the regular season will receive the automatic qualifier. Suspension of Championship
The liaison for the committee (Kim Lessard, Washington College) should be "on call" in the event that an unforeseen emergency causes the suspension of the championship. The liaison will serve as the administrative component in the decision-making process along with the administrators on the games committee.