University of Memphis Athletics
Softball Hosts Area Schools in Weekend Fall Tournament
Sep 28, 2007 | Softball
Sept. 28, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon Kolditz
wkolditz@memphis.edu, (901) 678-2444
MEMPHIS - The University of Memphis softball team will host a fall exhibition tournament with area schools on Saturday and Sunday at the Tiger Softball Complex located on the Park Avenue Campus.
The two-day tournament is free to the public and begins with Memphis facing Northwest Community College at 10 a.m. on Saturday followed by Southwest Community College at noon. On Sunday, the Tigers will play Henderson State at 10 a.m. followed by Christian Brothers University at noon.
Fans can use the tournament to catch their first glimpse of the 2008 softball team in action. The Tigers return 11 letterwinners and brings in six new freshmen for its third year in the program's existence.
Memphis will use the tournament to raise support and awareness for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation through its Passionately Pink for the Cure program. Fans are asked to wear pink and to make a donation to the charity organization to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fans making a $5 donation will receive a Passionately Pink for the Cure lapel pin. All of the teams in the tournament will also be wearing wristbands for breast cancer awareness.
The tournament will mark four of six games the Tigers will play during its fall workouts. Memphis will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for a doubleheader on October 27 against Alabama. The Crimson Tide ended the 2007 season ranked second in the nation.
Tiger Fall Tournament (Tiger Softball Complex)
Saturday, September 29Northwest at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 10 a.m. Southwest at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 12 p.m. CBU vs. Southwest Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. Northwest vs. CBU Memphis, Tenn. 4 p.m.
Sunday, September 30 Henderson State at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 10 a.m. CBU at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 12 p.m. Henderson State vs. Southwest Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. Northwest vs. CBU Memphis, Tenn. 4 p.m. Northwest vs. Southwest Memphis, Tenn. 6 p.m.
