Sunday Softball is needed in the Lehigh Valley Conference

FROM KEITH GROLLER

There will be at least one, possibly two, softball playoff games needed in the Lehigh Valley Conference on Sunday.

To clarify -- Liberty, Northampton and Emmaus are all in as division champs, and Liberty has clinched the No. 1 seed for the tournament that is set to begin on Monday night.

One tournament slot is left to be decided.

At the moment, Easton and Becahi are tied for that slot.

However, Freedom can join them if the Patriots defeat Emmaus on Saturday morning in a makeup game.

To sort that out, two playoff games would be played Sunday at Pates Park.

If just one game is needed, it would be Easton vs. Becahi at 3.

If two are needed, Becahi would play Freedom at 2 with the winner taking on Easton at 4, or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

It's all spelled out in this release below sent out by Dieruff athletic director and LVC softball chairman Tim Geiger.

LEHIGH VALLEY CONFERENCE

2011 SOFTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE



DIVISION CHAMPIONS

* East-Liberty-clinched the #1 seed -10-4 record
* North-Northampton 9-5 record-seed not yet determined
* West –Emmaus 8-5 record-Play Freedom Saturday- no seed determined



WILD CARD



SCENARIO #1 Emmaus defeats Freedom

* Easton v. Bethlehem Catholic
* 3PM Sunday at Pates
* Becahi will be home team
* Winner is Wild Card
* Northampton, Emmaus and Wild card Team will all have 9-5 LVC record. Seed #2 through 4 will be determined at LVC Softball Post season meeting Sunday Night



SCENARIO #2 Freedom defeats Emmaus

* Freedom would tie Easton and Bethlehem Catholic for Wild Card
* Game #1 Sunday would be Freedom v. Becahi at 2:00PM at Pates
* Becahi would be home
* Winner will face Easton 30 minutes after completion of Game #1
* Easton drew bye (LVC By-laws were followed)
* Winner would earn wild card
* Liberty #1, Emmaus #4(8-6 record), 2 and 3 determined at LVC Softball Postseason Meeting



LVC SEMIFINALS-MONDAY, MAY 16, 5:00 and 7:00PM at Pates

FINALS WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 19 at 5:00 at Pates


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