TRM softball to have tournament
Published 9:23 pm Wednesday, March 3, 2010
By By Adam Robinson
Sports Editor
T.R. Miller’s Lady Tiger softball team will begin their season Friday when they host the 2010 T.R. Miller Invitational.
The tournament will begin play on Friday, March 5, at 4 p.m. with the last games set for 7:45 p.m.
Play will resume on Saturday at 9 a.m. with the first of two pool play games and the single elimination tournament will begin at noon based on pool play seedings.
Pool A teams consist of Florala, T.R. Miller, Northview, and Escambia County. Pool B teams consist of Monroe County, W.S. Neal, J.U. Blacksher, and Jay.
On Friday for pool A, T.R. Miller will take on Florala at 4 p.m. on field D followed by Northview and Escambia County at 5:15 p.m., Northview and T.R. Miller at 6:30 p.m. and Escambia County and Florala at 7:45 p.m.
In pool B, Monroe County and W.S. Neal will begin play at 4 p.m. on field C followed by J.U. Blacksher and Jay, Monroe County and Jay and W.S. Neal and J.U. Blacksher at 7:45 p.m.
On Saturday, T.R. Miller will open play at 9 a.m. against Escambia County and Florala and Northview will play at 10:15 a.m.
W.S. Neal will play Jay at 10:15 a.m. while J.U. Blacksher and Monroe County will tangle at 9 a.m.
A lunch break will be held from 11:30 p.m. to noon.
In the single elimination tournament, the No. 1 seed from pool A will play the No. 4 seed from pool B at noon followed by No. 2 from pool A and No. 3 from pool B at 1:15 p.m.
Also at noon on field C, the No. 1 seed from pool B and the No. 4 seed from pool A will play.
Also at 1:15 p.m., the No. 2 team from pool B will take on the No. 3-seed from pool A.
Winners will advance to the next round while the losers will be eliminated.