MACJC approves statewide conference for softball
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com
FULTON, MS – The MACJC announced scheduling and playoff changes for the upcoming softball season.
Starting in 2016, each team in the state will play each other once in the regular season and play a 28-game league schedule in 14 doubleheaders scheduled to be played Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with one Sunday date.
The Indians will travel to defending MACJC and NJCAA Region 23 champion Gulf Coast to open conference play on Friday, March 4 and will host Hinds on Sunday, March 13 for their conference home opener.
Click here for the Indians' 2016 conference schedule.
The top eight teams will advance to the postseason with the top four teams hosting the opening round best-of-three series. The winners advance to a four-team tournament to determine the conference champion.
The changes are a carbon copy of the format the league adopted with baseball last season and will be in effect through the 2018 season.
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