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Herd Secures No. 2 Seed, First Round Bye in C-USA Softball Tournament
May 7, 2006
Complete C-USA Softball Bracket in PDF Format
IRVING, Texas - The Marshall Thundering Herd has earned the No. 2 seed and a first round bye in the upcoming 2006 Conference USA Softball Championship. With its 4-0 win at Southern Miss Sunday, the host Tulsa Golden Hurricane (31-21, 15-8) won the C-USA Regular Season championship and the tournament's top seed. The Herd (31-22, 15-9 C-USA) finished in a tie for second place in the league standings with Houston (38-21, 15-9) and UAB (31-20, 15-9). Marshall earned the No. 2 seed by virtue of owning a combined 4-2 record against the Cougars and Blazers. Houston earned the No. 3 seed, followed by UAB as the fourth-seeded team. East Carolina (39-22, 13-11) clinched the No. 5 spot after its doubleheader sweep of UCF Saturday. Southern Miss (27-36, 11-3) earned the tournament's sixth and final spot after the Memphis Tigers lost to Houston Sunday afternoon. The Herd will play the winner of the Houston-Southern Miss opening round game Thursday at 5 p.m. (EDT). Fans can follow the Thundering Herd's quest for the 2006 C-USA championship by tuning in live to WMUL 88.1 FM or by logging on to www.marshall.edu/wmul. Live broadcasts will be available approximately 20 minutes prior to the scheduled first pitch. For ticket information, please contact the Tulsa Ticket Office at (918) 631-GoTU (4688). For more information about the 2006 C-USA Softball Championship, please visit www.conferenceusa.com.
2006 Conference USA Softball Championship Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Complex (Tulsa, Okla.)
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