ROCHESTER, N.Y. (May 4, 2018) – The Stevens Institute of Technology softball team is heading up to Rochester for the 2018 Empire 8 Softball Championship this weekend, beginning Friday with a game vs. three-seed Utica College at 1 p.m.
 
Four teams will be battling for a chance to win the postseason conference championship and earn the E8's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. Joining the Ducks and Pioneers are top-seed St. John Fisher College and fourth-seeded Alfred University.

Click here to see an interview with Stevens senior Corinne Loncar

The games begin on Friday, May 4 as second-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology plays third-seeded Utica College at 1 p.m., followed by top-seeded St. John Fisher College versus fourth-seeded Alfred University at 3:30 pm. 

The tournament will continue with three games Saturday, and the Championship on Sunday. All games will be played on the campus of St. John Fisher College.

2018 Tournament Web page  | E8 Tournament History 

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#4 Alfred - @AUsaxons
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Schedule of Games
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Day 1 - May 4
Game 1 No. 2 Stevens vs. No. 3 Utica, 1 pm  
Game 2 No. 1 Fisher vs. No. 4 Alfred, 3:30 pm
Day 2 - May 5
Game 3 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 11 am
Game 4 Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1:30 pm
Game 5 Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 4 pm
Day 3 - May 6
Game 6 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 11 am
Game 7 Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 1:30 pm

About (#1) St. John Fisher:

• Overall Record: 27-7
• Conference Record: 14-0
• Last E8 Tournament Appearance: 2017
• Last Conference Championship: 2017

About (#2) Stevens:

• Overall Record: 21-11
• Conference Record: 11-3
• Last E8 Tournament Appearance: 2017
• Last Conference Championship: None

About (#3) Utica:

• Overall Record: 18-16
• Conference Record: 10-4
• Last E8 Tournament Appearance: 2016
• Last Conference Championship: None

About (#4) Alfred:

• Overall Record: 21-17
• Conference Record: 8-6
• Last E8 Tournament Appearance: 2016
• Last Conference Championship: 2015

Tournament Quick Facts
The Empire 8 Athletic Conference will employ a four-team double-elimination tournament format for the 17th straight year (2002-2018). 

St. John Fisher will host the tournament and serve as the No. 1 seed for the first time.

Fisher has appeared in every tournament except one; 2014.  

Fisher has won the Championship five times (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017).

Fisher's record in the E8 tournament is 36-25 with a 12-5 mark against other teams in the 2018 tournament (2-0 v Stevens; 4-2 v Utica; 6-3 v Alfred Ithaca).

Stevens is making its sixth appearance in the tournament since joining the E8 conference in 2007-08.

The Ducks won their first E8 tournament game last year and are 1-10 in the E8 postseason. 

Utica and Alfred both return to the tournament after missing out on the 2017 tournament.

Utica is making its sixth postseason appearance, while the Alfred is making its 11th. 

Utica is 6-10 in the E8 tournament and has finished as the runner-up twice (2006 and 2013).

Alfred is 12-17 all-time in the tournament including an 8-8 mark against other teams in the tournament.
 
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