CROWN POINT, Ind. — Three of the first four games produced upsets in the opening round of the 2021 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Tournament and near fourth and fifth ones came later in the day, but after all the dust had settled the top four seeds remained intact in the winner’s bracket after a rain-delayed Thursday.
That leaves No. 1 seed Olivet Nazarene University (29-4), No. 2 seed Saint Xavier University (30-2), No. 3 seed Roosevelt University (36-13) and No. 4 seed St. Ambrose University (19-10) as the only remaining unbeatens in the tournament with only two of those still having an unblemished record after Friday.
Those four teams will meet up at 3 pm with Olivet Nazarene facing St. Ambrose and Saint Xavier squaring off against Roosevelt.
Of those four teams, Saint Xavier and Roosevelt had to rally on Thursday to avoid being hit by the upset bug. Saint Xavier had the biggest climb, needing a six-run rally in the top of the seventh inning to get past a pesky No. 7 seed Indiana South Bend 13-10, while Roosevelt prevailed over No. 11 Trinity Christian 5-4. Olivet Nazarene – 13-0 winners – and St. Ambrose – 8 -0 victors – gained shutouts in their mercy-rule contests.
The upsets of the day were recorded by No. 9 seed Trinity International, No. 11 Trinity Christian and No. 12 Lincoln.
The revamped schedule created by the later start on Thursday puts ten games on the slate for Friday starting at 9 am with a fourth day (Sunday) being added for the potentially two championship games.
For complete tournament information, go to the Tournament Website.
The complete updated schedule and results follow:
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Game #1: No. 9 seed Trinity International 10, No. 8 seed Cardinal Stritch 0
Game #2: No. 7 seed Indiana South Bend 10, No. 10 seed Judson 2
Game #3: No. 12 seed Lincoln 5, No. 5 seed St. Francis 4
Game #4: No. 11 seed Trinity Christian 3, No. 8 seed Calumet St. Joseph 2 — 10 Innings
Game #5: No. 1 seed Olivet Nazarene 13, No. 9 seed Trinity International 0
Game #6: No. 2 seed Saint Xavier 13, No. 7 seed Indiana South Bend 7
Game #7: No. 4 seed St. Ambrose 8, No. 12 seed Lincoln 0
Game #8: No. 3 seed Roosevelt 5, No. 11 seed Trinity Christian 4
Friday, May 7, 2021
Game #9: No. 10 seed Judson (9-29) — 9 am
Game #10: No. 8 seed Cardinal Stritch (17-16) vs. No. 7 seed Ind. South Bend (18-22) — 9 am
Game #11: No. 6 seed Calumet St. Joseph (17-32) vs. No. 12 seed (Lincoln (4-32) — 11 am
Game #12: No. 5 seed St. Francis (21-14) vs. No. 11 seed Trinity Christian (10-22) — 11 am
Game #13: Winner-Game #9 vs. Winner-Game #11 — 1 pm
Game #14: Winner-Game #10 vs. Winner-Game #12 — 1 pm
Game #15: No. 1 seed Olivet Nazarene (29-4) vs. No. 4 seed St. Ambrose (19-10) — 3 pm
Game #16: No. 2 seed Saint Xavier (30-2) vs. No. 3 seed Roosevelt (36-13) — 3 pm
Game #17: Loser-Game #16 vs. Winner-Game #13 — 5 pm
Game #18: Loser-Game #15 vs. Winner-Game #14 — 5 pm
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Game #19: Winner-Game #15 vs. Winner-Game #16 — 12 pm
Game #20: Winner-Game #17 vs. Winner-Game #18 — 12 pm
Game #21: Winner-Game #20 vs. Loser-Game #19 — 2 pm
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Game #22: Winner-Game #19 vs. Winner-Game #21 — 1 pm (Championship)
Game #23: Winner-Game #23 vs. Loser-Game #23 — 3 pm (If necessary)
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