(DAHLONEGA) – The Peach Belt Conference has announced the bracket and game times for the 2024 Softball PBC Tournament hosted by North Georgia at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park. After a 43-8 regular season which included a 21-3 record in conference play and its tenth consecutive PBC regular season title, the No. 8 University of North Georgia softball team has earned the top seed in the conference tournament.
Out of the eight PBC teams that made the tournament, only four will play in Dahlonega as the other quarter final pod is being hosted by second seeded Columbus State. The first, fourth, fifth and eight seeds will participate in the quarter final games at UNG.
The tournament begins at The Hill on Friday, Apr. 26 as the Nighthawks kick things off with a 2 p.m. game against eighth seeded Augusta. Following that is a 4:30 p.m. matchup between fourth seeded Flagler and fifth seeded USC Aiken.
The full bracket and schedule for the quarterfinals is as follows:
Quarterfinal Pod 1
Hosted by North Georgia – Dahlonega, Ga.
Friday, April 26
Game 1: 2 p.m. – #8 Augusta vs. #1 North Georgia
Game 2: 4:30 p.m. – #5 USC Aiken vs. #4 Flagler
Saturday, April 27
Game 3: 12 p.m. – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5: 5 p.m. – Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Sunday, April 28
Game 6: 12 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7: 2:30 p.m. – If Necessary
Quarterfinal Pod 2
Hosted by Columbus State – Columbus, Ga.
Friday, April 26
Game 1: 2 p.m. – #7 Georgia Southwestern vs. #2 Columbus State
Game 2: 5 p.m. – #6 Georgia College & State University vs. #3 Lander
Saturday, April 27
Game 3: 12 p.m. – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: 3 p.m. – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5: 6 p.m. – Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Sunday, April 28
Game 6: 12. p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7: If Necessary – 40 minutes following Game 6
Live stats for the tournament will be available at https://ungathletics.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary
Fans that would like to attend the tournament in person can purchase tickets at https://peachbeltconference.org/sports/2020/10/14/tickets.aspx
