As part of a three-year
commitment, Wilson Morgan Softball Complex will hold the Southwestern Athletic
Conference (SWAC) softball tournament May 7-10, 2014. The Decatur/Morgan County
Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Decatur’s Parks and Recreation
Department will host the event for more than 200 student-athletes and coaches,
along with their families, traveling from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi, and Alabama.
This is the second appearance of
the tournament in Decatur. Wilson Morgan Softball Complex served as host venue
in 2013, generating over $200,000 in revenue for Decatur and Morgan County, and
will again host the tournament in its 2,000-seat facility May 6-9, 2015.
The top eight teams in the SWAC
East and West Divisions qualify for the 13-game double-elimination tournament
and teams are seeded based on regular season results among the conference
programs.
Championship game time is 2 p.m.
CST on May 10th. The championship game will receive live coverage on
ESPN3 and tape delay on ESPNU at 9 p.m. CST. ESPN3 is available to 83 million households
via the multi-screen network platform, which is available online at the
WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and through
ESPN on Xbox Live. ESPN3 broadcasts are carried by Time Warner Cable,
Cablevision and Verizon, the main cable providers of New York and the tri-state
area.
Daily admission is $6/adult and
$3/child and weekend passes are $20/adult and $10/child. Parking is free.
Wilson Morgan Softball Complex features six lighted fields, centrally located
concessions, quad, press box and batting cages. Each field has a clay infield
and beautiful grass, maintained by electronically controlled underground
irrigation systems. Located at 300 Beltline Road, the facility can seat over
2,000 spectators with additional seating available. For more information on
Wilson Morgan Softball Complex, visit www.decaturparks.com
or www.decaturmorgansports.com.
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