Colgate University Athletics

Softball Travels To Syracuse Friday For A Doubleheader

HAMILTON, N.Y. (4/30/09) – The Colgate softball team will close out its regular season with a doubleheader at Syracuse University on Friday, May 1.  First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

 

The Raiders (24-15) will be seeded second in the Patriot League Tournament on May 7-9 at Lehigh University.  Colgate plays Bucknell in the opening round of the double elimination tournament at 4 p.m. on May 7 at Kaufman Field.

 

Colgate and Syracuse have met only twice before with the Orange sweeping a doubleheader in 2001, 1-0 in nine innings and 1-0 in the nightcap.

 

This doubleheader was a late addition to the schedule with both teams preparing for tournament play.  The Orange (28-18) will be participating in the Big East Tournament on May 7-9 at the University of Louisville.