Softball

NO. 4 FRAMINGHAM STATE UPSETS NO. 1 BRIDGEWATER STATE
TO WIN ITS FIRST-EVER MASCAC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

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BRIDGEWATER, MA, May 6, 2007 - No. 4 Framingham State defeated No. 1 Bridgewater State 1-0 to win the 2007 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Tournament championship on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Park.

The host Bears forced the deciding tiebreaker by downing the Rams 7-1 in the first game on Sunday.

Framingham State (21-19) then answered with its thrilling one-run victory in that deciding game en route to the program's first-ever MASCAC Tournament title and NCAA Division III Championship berth.  

Pairings for the tournament will be announced by early Monday morning.

Bridgewater State ends its season with a record of 22-20-1, as the Bears' streak of three consecutive MASCAC Tournament titles and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances both came to an end.