September  9, 2009

NORTHEAST SOFTBALL BEGINS FALL WORKOUTS WITH SEVEN-TEAM PLAY DAY

BOONEVILLE, Miss. – Northeast Mississippi Community College softball will begin its fall workouts with a fall play day against six other schools on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Northeast, which is coming off a fourth-place finish in the North Division, will host four other Mississippi community colleges along with a pair of four-year teams.

North Division foes Itawamba and Northwest make the trek to Booneville along with two-year schools – East Central and Northwest Shoals (Ala.) for the one-day play day.

Freed-Hardeman University from Henderson, Tenn., and the University of West Alabama (Livingston, Ala.) will also be on hand for the 11-contest day.

The round-robin affair will pit host Northeast against Northwest Shoals, Freed-Hardeman and West Alabama and offers a wide variety for each team.

In the guidelines for the play day, no four-year schools will face each other and no division opponents will face off against one another.

A twist to the play day is that the day will also serve as training site for the Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges’ (MACJC) newly formed umpire association under the direction of John W. Smillie.

Admission to the play day is $5 per person school age and above. 

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Fall Play Day

Saturday September 12, 2009

At Booneville Westside City Park

Field One

Northeast-Northwest Shoals (Ala.), 10:30 a.m.

Northeast-Freed Hardeman, 12:30 p.m.

East Central-West Alabama, 2:30 p.m.

Northeast-West Alabama, 4:30 p.m.

Field Two

West Alabama-Northwest, 10:30 a.m.

West Alabama-Itawamba, 12:30 p.m.

Northwest Shoals (Ala.)-Itawamba, 2:30 p.m.

Northwest Shoals (Ala.)-East Central, 4:30 p.m.

Field Three

Freed Hardeman-Itawamba, 10:30 a.m.

Northwest-East Central, 12:30 p.m.

Northwest-Freed Hardeman, 2:30 p.m.

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