Softball Coaches Corner
29th Annual Softball National Championship
May 14-20, 2009
Wilson Morgan Softball Complex -
Decatur, Alabama
FORMAT:
The Softball Championship will be a 32-team pool play tournament featuring 25 automatic berths and 7 at-large berths. Teams will be seeded 1-32 and divided into 8 pools of 4 teams based on the seeds. The top team of each pool will advance.
POOL FORMAT:
| Pool A |
Pool B |
Pool C |
Pool D |
Pool E |
Pool F |
Pool G |
Pool H |
| #1 |
#2 |
#3 |
#4 |
#5 |
#6 |
#7 |
#8 |
| #16 |
#15 |
#14 |
#13 |
#12 |
#11 |
#10 |
#9 |
| #24 |
#23 |
#22 |
#21 |
#20 |
#19 |
#18 |
#17 |
| #32 |
#31 |
#30 |
#29 |
#28 |
#27 |
#26 |
#25 |
DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET (Download as a PDF)
OTHER EVENTS:
*Banquet of Champions - Wednesday, May 13 (6 p.m.).
*Tournament Coaches Meeting & SCA Forum -Wednesday, May 13 (following banquet.)
*Athletic Trainers Meeting - Wednesday, May 13
*Officials Meeting - Wednesday, May 13
TICKETS:
All coaches and other personnel of NAIA member institutions are admitted to all games free of charge upon presentation of a valid NAIA membership card. All persons with tournament credentials will also be admitted free of charge.
An all tournament pass can be purchased for $35 or pay $8/day for adults and $3/day for students.
TRAVEL:
Discount rates are offered through Anthony Travel (1-866-284-NAIA), the official travel agency of the NAIA. Local team transportation is the responsibility of each participating team and can also be arranged through Anthony. Family and fan discounts rates are also available through Anthony Travel.
HEADQUARTERS:
Comfort Inn-Decatur (256-355-1999)
TEAM HOUSING:
Please make reservation by calling the Decatur Morgan County Convention and Visitor's Bureau at 800-524-6181. Team hotel assignments are assigned by conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated group. Teams must stay at their assigned hotel.
Country Inn and Suites: Cascade, Appalachian, Chicagoland, Midlands, At-Large 7 and At-Large 2
Courtyard by Marriott: Golden State, Dakota, Midwest Collegiate and At-Large 6
Hometown Suites: Kansas Collegiate, TranSouth and At-Large 4
Comfort Inn-Decatur: American Midwest, A.I.I. and Unafiliated
Holiday Inn & Suites: Great Plains (2), Heart of America, Southern States and At-Large 5
Microtel Inn and Suites: Red River, Kentucky Intercollegiate and Wolverine-Hoosier
Best Western: California Pacific and American Mideast
Hampton Inn: Sun, Sooner and At-Large 1
Comfort Inn-Priceville: Mid-Central, Mid-South and At-Large 3
Each team should contact the Decatur Morgan County Convention and Visitor's Bureau (800-524-6181) for room reservations after they qualify. The Comfort Inn-Decatur will be the tournament headquarters hotel.
FAN HOUSING:
Country Inn & Suites (256-355-6800)
Holiday Inn (256-355-3150)
Microtel Inn (256-301-9995)
Comfort Inn and Suites (256-355-1999)
Courtyard by Marriott (256-355-4446)
Hampton Inn (256-355-5888)
Jameson Inn (256-355-2229)
Best Western (256-301-1398)
Comfort Inn-Priceville (256-355-1037)
Home Town Suites (256-308-0811)
