The Hope College softball team is eyeing a return trip to the NCAA Division III Championship by winning the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament and clinching the league's berth to the national tournament.
The Flying Dutch have won the MIAA Tournament five times (2006, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1991).
SCHEDULE
At Alma College
Thursday, May 5
Game 1 - Hope 3, Trine 2
Game 2 - Alma 2, Saint Mary's 1, 8 inn.
Game 3 - Trine 5, Saint Mary's 0
Game 4 - Alma 2, Hope 1
Friday, May 6
Game 5 - Hope vs. Trine, Noon.
Game 6 - Alma vs. Hope-Trine winner - 2:00 p.m.
Game 7 (if necessary) - Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser - 4:30 p.m.Note: Video and live stats will be added when they become available.
SEEDS
1. Alma 2. Trine, 3. Hope, 4. Saint Mary's
TICKETS
Tickets for the tournament are $7.00 per day for general admission. Non-MIAA students and all MIAA faculty and staff with ID will be admitted for $5.00 per day, while tickets for all MIAA students with ID are free.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Hope owns a 37-35 record in MIAA Tournament play heading into the 2016 tournament. The Flying Dutch are 3-1 against Saint Mary's, 8-15 against Alma and 0-7 against Trine in postseason competition.
Hope's MIAA Tournament history
STANDINGS
2016 MIAA Standings
ROSTERS
Hope | Alma | Trine | Saint Mary's
REGULAR-SEASON RECAP
Hope and Trine split their regular-season doubleheader in Angola, Indiana on Tuesday, April 5. The Flying Dutch won the second game 4-3 in eight innings and losing the opener 1-0. Recap
Hope lost both games to Alma at home. The Flying Dutch fell 8-1 on Wednesday, March 30 and 7-3 on Thursday, April 1 in the completion of game suspended by rain. Recap: Game 1 | Game 2
Hope swept Saint Mary's at home on 2-1 and 7-0 on Saturday, April 23. Recap
STATISTICS
MIAA leaders | Hope | Alma | Trine | Saint Mary's
