Pairings Announced for the Spring NECC Championship Tournaments

Pairing for the upcoming spring New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournaments in the sports of baseball, women's lacrosse and softball were announced on Monday morning. 

Baseball
The Blazers garnered the third seed in the conference tournament following a 19-16 overall record and an 11-7 mark in conference play. Elms' 19 wins this season is now the most in program history. 

Four-team, double elimination tournament. All starting times are recommended times.

Friday, May 3, 2013 (all games at Daniel Webster)
Game 1 - 11 a.m. - No. 1 Daniel Webster vs. No. 4 Becker
Game 2 -   3 p.m. - No. 2 Mitchell vs. No. 3 Elms

Saturday, May 4, 2013 (all games atDaniel Webster)
Game 3 -10 a.m. - Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 4 -  1 p.m. - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 5 -  4 p.m.  - Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4

Sunday, May 5, 2013 (all games atDaniel Webster)
Game 6 - 11 a.m. - Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
Game 7 -   3 p.m. - Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (If Necessary)  

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team under first-year head coach Maureen Ruane completed one of the most successful seasons in recent years as the Blazers finished the regular season with the program's second most wins since 1999 and earned the fourth seed in the first-ever NECC tournament for women's lacrosse with a 2-3 league mark.  

Four-team single elimination tournament. All game times are recommended times.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Game 1 - 5 p.m. - No. 4 Elms at No. 1 Regis 
Game 2 - 4 p.m. - No. 3 Wheelock at No. 2 Becker 

Saturday, May 4, 2013 (at highest remaining seed)
Game 3 - 1 p.m. - Semifinal Winners - 1:00 pm

Softball
The Elms softball team is making its fifth straight NECC Championship tournament appearance since the league's inception in 2008-09 and have claimed the fourth seed in this season's tourney. The Blazers notched a record of 10-19 overall and were 9-9 in conference play. 

Seven-team elimination championship-single elimination quarterfinals, with the #1 seed receiving a bye, and a double elimination final-four at the number one seed. All game times are recommended times.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Game 1 - 4 p.m. - No. 6 Regis at No. 3 Newbury
Game 2 - 4 p.m. - No. 5 Daniel Webster at No. 4 Elms
Game 3 - 4 p.m. - No. 7 Mitchell  at No. 2 Becker

Friday, May 3, 2013 (all games at UMass-Boston)
Game 4 - 10 a.m. - No. 1 Lesley vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 5 - 12 p.m. - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3
Game 6 -   2 p.m. - Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 5
Game 7 -   4 p.m. - Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5

Saturday, May 4, 2013 (all games at UMass-Boston)
Game 8 - 12 p.m. - Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7
Game 9 -   2 p.m. - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8

Sunday, May 5, 2013  (all games at UMass-Boston)
Game 10 - 1 p.m. - Winner of Game 9 vs. Loser of Game 9 (If Necessary)