Owls Open A-Sun Tournament Wednesday vs. USC Upstate

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The Kennesaw State Owls will begin their run in the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., when they take on the hosting USC Upstate Spartans in Spartanburg, S.C.The Owls (28-25, 10-10 A-Sun) are making their second consecutive appearance in the A-Sun Tournament, a double-elimination event which features the top six eligible teams in the year-end conference standings fighting for a berth in an NCAA Regional. The Black and Gold first became eligible for the postseason in 2010 after completing their four-year NCAA Division re-classification period.

Should the No. 6- seeded Owls defeat the No. 3- seeded Spartans (39-11, 11-7 A-Sun), they would play No. 2- seed Lipscomb at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The losing team will play the loser of Wednesday’s Mercer-Campbell game at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.

The A-Sun Championship will run from Wednesday, May 11, to Saturday, May 14. Fans can attend the entire tournament, which takes place at Frank Cyrill Stadium on the campus of USC Upstate, for 24 dollars in general admission seating, with reserve seating being 30 dollars for the event. Daily admission is 10 dollars for general admission and 12 dollars for reserve seating. For full ticketing and tournament information, please visit the A-Sun Softball Championship website.

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