FORECAST PROMPTS CHANGE IN GAME TIME – Saint Louis softball's Atlantic 10 Conference Championship first-round game against George Washington, originally scheduled for 11 a.m. (CT) Wednesday, May 8, has been moved up to 9 a.m. (CT) due to an unfavorable weather forecast. The A-10 Championship is being held at Elaine Sortino Field on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
BILLIKENS, COLONIALS OPEN TOURNAMENT – Saint Louis (26-21), the No. 5 seed, and No. 4 George Washington (26-21) will play the first game of the six-team double-elimination A-10 Championship, the winner of which receives the A-10's automatic NCAA Championship bid. The SLU-GW winner advances to play top-seeded Saint Joseph's (34-8-1) Thursday at 11 a.m. (CT), while the loser plays an elimination game Wednesday at 2 p.m. (CT).
FOLLOWING THE ACTION – The A-10 is providing free video streaming and free live statistics for every game of the A-10 Championship. To access the links for those features for each Saint Louis game, visit www.SLUBillikens.com and scroll down to the schedule boxes located beneath the top stories. Links for all tournament games, as well as game recaps, box scores and photo galleries, can be found by visiting www.atlantic10.com, navigating to the softball page and clicking on the 2013 Softball Championship Page link on the right side.
BILLIKENS SEEKING PAYBACK – George Washington won both regular-season meetings between the teams April 7 in Washington, D.C., taking game one 3-1 and game two 5-2. The Colonials are led by first-team All-Conference pitcher Courtney Martin and second-team All-Conference outfielder Autumn Taylor.
