Andy softball tournament kicks off tonight

Published 12:05 am Friday, April 4, 2014

Andalusia’s annual softball tournament kicks off tonight at the Dwight Mikel Sports Complex.

Over the next two days, 11 teams will compete in pool and single elimination play for a shot at playing in the championship Saturday night.

Pool A teams include Northview, Trinity and Straughn; Pool B teams include Alabama Christian Academy, Kinston, Andalusia and Valley; and Pool C teams include Leroy, Jackson, Florala and Excel.

Tonight’s games and the first game tomorrow will be in pool play for Pools B and C. The No. 1 seeds from each pool advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday, while the No. 2 and 3 seeds from each play against one another to start bracket play.

The game schedule per pool is below:

Today

Pool A on Field No. 1

Northview vs. Trinity, 5:30 p.m.

Straughn vs. Northview, 7 p.m.

Trinity vs. Straughn, 8:30 p.m.

Pool B on Field No. 2

ACA vs. Kinston, 5:30 p.m.

Andalusia vs. Valley, 7 p.m.

Loser of ACA-KHS vs. Loser of AHS-VHS, 8:30 p.m.

Winners of first two games play at 9 a.m. tomorrow

Pool C on Field No. 3

Florala vs. Excel, 5:30 p.m.

Leroy vs. Jackson, 7 p.m.

Loser of FHS-EHS vs. Loser of LHS vs. JHS, 8:30 p.m.

Winners of first two games play at 9 a.m. tomorrow

Single elimination bracket play begins at 10:30 a.m.