INCLEMENT WEATHER FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF FIRST DAY OF GSC SOFTBALL CROSSOVER TOURNAMENT, ALL THURSDAY GAMES RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY

        DECATUR, Alabama – Due to the threat of dangerous weather here on Thursday afternoon, all the games on the first day of the 2009 Gulf South Conference Crossover Tournament at Wilson-Morgan Park have been rescheduled for Monday, April 6.

Arkansas Tech was supposed to open the four-day, six-game tournament on Thursday against eighth-ranked Valdosta State at 4 p.m. The game has now been rescheduled for Monday, April 6 at 9 a.m.

In the past, the Thursday games would’ve been a complete washout and not rescheduled. However, with a tradition of bad weather affecting at least one day of the event each year, GSC Athletic Directors voted in an extra day this year in an attempt to get as many of the games played as possible.

With all of Thursday’s games being rescheduled due to the weather, the Golden Suns will now open the tournament on Friday, April 3 at 12 p.m. against West Georgia (16-18, 2-6 GSC), before facing No. 2 ranked Alabama-Huntsville (28-2, 7-1 GSC) at 4 p.m. On Saturday, Tech will face 17th-ranked West Florida (30-7, 5-3 GSC), before facing West Alabama (29-7, 3-5 GSC) and North Alabama (16-17, 2-8 GSC) on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. respectively.

Tech enters the GSC Crossover Tournament having won nine straight GSC games and is sporting a 28-14 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the West Division. All of the games at the GSC Crossover will count as both league games and South Region contests.

Complete coverage and information on the GSC Crossover Tournament can be found on either the GSC website (www.gulfsouthconference.org) or on Alabama-Huntsville’s website (www.uahchargers.com). UAH is the host school for the crossover tournament.

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