HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial University softball program (32-18, 15-9 SAC) is set to host the annual South Atlantic Conference Championship Tournament inside the Dorothy Neely Softball Complex, taking on Queens in the first quarterfinal Friday morning. Below is information for the weekend, including game previews, schedule, start times, merchandise and ticket prices.
 
Friday, April 29: Quarterfinals
 
Game 1 (11 a.m. EST) – No. 4-Seed Lincoln Memorial vs. No. 5-Seed Queens
 
Fittingly, the Lady Railsplitters will get the conference championship tournament underway in Harrogate Friday morning, facing off against the Lady Royals. Both Lincoln Memorial and Queens finished league action at 15-9, as LMU had the honors to the four-seed after sweeping the Royals in Charlotte on March 26.
 
Emma Frost (18-8) and Jordan Dunn (16-11) will be the projected starters in the circle Friday morning on both sides. The junior Frost was just announced to the Second Team All-SAC for an unprecedented campaign, setting the single-season program-record just last week, with 200 K's and counting in 2022.
 
The Lady Railsplitters ended the regular season on an 11-game slide, and will be leaning on their 21-5 2022 home record to gain momentum and turn the tide against the Lady Royals of Queens.
 
Game 2 (1:30 p.m. EST) – No. 1-Seed Anderson vs. No. 8-Seed Limestone
 
The Lady Trojans of Anderson (37-7, 20-4 SAC), this year's South Atlantic Conference regular season champions, will take on the eight-seed in Limestone (30-16, 12-12 SAC) following LMU's opening quarterfinal. Anderson have been the dominant team not only in the league, but throughout the southeast all spring, ranking No. 1 in the region. The Lady Saints of Limestone put together a 30-win campaign, taking care of business in non-conference action, but struggled down the stretch in the SAC.
 
The league pitcher of the year, Laken Maxwell (20-4) and Limestone's Haley White (16-6) are tomorrow's quarterfinal projected starters.
 
*Following game two's conclusion, South Atlantic Conference officials will present the 2022 league awards inside Dorothy Neely.
Lincoln Memorial's Madison Henry (first team), Emma Frost (second team) and McKenzie Henry (third team) we all receive recognition for their dominant regular season performances on the diamond.
 
Game 3 (4 p.m. EST) – No. 2-Seed Lenoir-Rhyne vs. No. 7-Seed Tusculum
 
The latter-half of Friday's quarterfinals will get underway with the regular season conference-runner-up in the Lady Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne (36-13, 18-6 SAC), and the seven-seed Lady Pioneers of Tusculum (27-20, 13-11 SAC). L-R narrowly finished second in the regular season by just two games, as the Bears are also currently ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Southeast Region poll.
 
The strikeout machine (276 K's) and first team all-conference pitcher in Lauren Rakes (19-3) for L-R, and Emily Sappington (11-11) of Tusculum are tomorrow's projected starters inside the circle.
 
Game 4 (6:30 p.m. EST) – No. 3-Seed Wingate vs. No. 6-Seed Carson-Newman
 
Three-seed Wingate (35-16, 17-7 SAC) and six-seed Carson-Newman (33-15, 13-11 SAC) will play out the day's final quarterfinal in Harrogate. The Lady Bulldogs went on a tear down the stretch to finish third in the conference, ending their league regular season schedule with a dominant sweep over Lincoln Memorial last Saturday.
 
Sydney Kale of Wingate (10-10) and Sara King of Carson-Newman (16-8) are Friday's final quarterfinal projected starters in the circle.
 
Saturday, April 30:
 
Semifinals
 
Game 5 (11 a.m. EST) – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner  
 
The winners between LMU / Queens and Anderson / Limestone will face off in the first semifinal of the day Saturday morning.
 
Game 6 (1:30 p.m. EST) – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner  
 
The winners between Lenoir-Rhyne / Tusculum and Wingate / Carson-Newman will face off in the second semifinal of the day Saturday afternoon.
 
South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship
 
Game 7 (4:30 p.m. EST) – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
 
This year's South Atlantic Conference Champion will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA DII Softball Regional Championship.
 
TICKETS / MERCHANDISE:
Available for purchase at the Dorothy Neely Softball Complex with cash. Wristbands will be provided and are good for the day, as it will be necessary for purchase again on day two.
DAILY TICKETS:
Adults: $10.00 per-day
Youth, under 12, Seniors, 60+, Active or Retired Military: $5.00 per-day
College Students with College ID: $4.00 per-day. 
 
South Atlantic Conference merchandise will also be available to purchase on-site at the Dorothy Neely Softball Complex.
 
UP NEXT…
The Lady Railsplitters will compete for the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Championship inside the Dorothy Neely Softball Complex, taking on the Royals of Queens in a conference quarterfinal this Friday, April 29. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. EST. 
 
Stay tuned to LMURailsplitters.com, as well as LMU's social media platforms —@LMURailsplitter on Twitter, @LMURailsplitters on Facebook and @lmurailsplitters on Instagram — for complete coverage of Lady Railsplitter softball through the 2022 season.