Defending America East Champion University of Albany Softball Announces Softball Schedule

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced on Tuesday, Dec. 18 the school's softball schedule for the 2008 season. The Great Danes, who reached the NCAA Tournament after capturing their third consecutive America East Conference tournament championship last year, will play a three-game series against seven conference opponents. The non-league schedule features tournaments at Stetson, Winthrop and Georgia.

UAlbany begins its ninth season at the NCAA Division I level on Friday, Feb. 29 in DeLand, Fla. against Western Michigan, Maine and host Stetson, which reached the NCAAs in 2007 for the first time after winning the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. The Great Danes travel to Rock Hill, S.C. the weekend of March 14-16 for the Winthrop/adidas Invitational. UAlbany’s pool will include Fairfield, UNC-Wilmington, Ohio and North Carolina A&T. The following weekend, UAlbany travels to Athens, Ga. for the Georgia Spring Fling against Kent State and the host Bulldogs. The Great Danes also visit Kennesaw State of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Owls were the Atlantic Sun regular-season champions last season.

The Great Danes open up America East play at home with Binghamton on March 29-30. Conference opponents UMBC, Vermont, Maine and Boston University will also visit Albany Field. UAlbany hit the road to face Hartford and Stony Brook. The Great Danes will also host non-conference foes Siena and Marist, while also playing at Manhattan and Siena.

UAlbany posted a 35-17 record last season en route to winning a third straight America East Conference Tournament Championship and playing in the NCAA Hempstead Regional at Hofstra University. The Great Danes recorded the program’s first-ever wins in NCAA Division I play by defeating both Harvard and Hofstra. UAlbany then lost to Baylor in the NCAA Regional Championship.


2008 University at Albany Softball Schedule
February - 29 (Fri.), at Stetson Tournament+;

March – 1 (Sat.), at Stetson Tournament+; 2 (Sun.) at Stetson Tournament+; 14 (Fri.), at Winthrop Tournament&; 15 (Sat.), at Winthrop Tournament&; 16 (Sun.), at Winthrop Tournament&; 21 (Fri.), at Georgia Tournament#; 22 (Sat.), at Georgia Tournament#; 23 (Sun.), at Georgia Tournament#; 25 (Tues.), at Kennesaw State (DH), 4:00; 27 (Thurs.), Siena (DH), 2:30; 29 (Sat.), Binghamton* (DH), 1:00; 30 (Sun.), Binghamton*, 12:00;

April – 1 (Tue.), Marist (DH), 2:30; 5 (Sat.), UMBC* (DH), 1:00; 6 (Sun.), UMBC*, 12:00; 9 (Wed.), Vermont* (DH), 2:00; 12 (Sat.), Maine* (DH), 1:00; 13 (Sun.), Maine*, 12:00; 15 (Tue.), at Manhattan (DH), 3:00; 19 (Sat.), at Hartford* (DH), 1:00; 20 (Sun.), at Hartford*, 12:00; 23 (Wed.), Vermont* (DH), 2:00; 26 (Sat.), at Stony Brook* (DH), 1:00; 27 (Sun.), at Stony Brook*, 4:00; 29 (Tue.), at Siena (DH), 2:30;

May – 3 (Sat.), Boston U.* (DH), 1:00; 4 (Sun.), Boston U.*, 12:00;

*America East Conference Opponent
+DeLand, Fla. &Rock Hill, S.C. #Athens, Ga.
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