SCHENECTADY, NY -- For the first time since 2015, the Union College softball team has clinched a berth into the four-team Liberty League postseason championships. 

Tournament action will begin on Thursday, May 3 as Union, RPI, Ithaca and Rochester compete head-to-head, in a double elimination tournament, to vye for the conference title. 

The Dutchwomen enter the tournament as the No. 4 seeded team. RPI, Ithaca and Rochester all settle in as the one through three ranks, respectively. Finishing No. 1 in the conference, RPI will play host to the tournament and hold all games at Doris Robison Field.

Crosstown rivals, RPI and Union will kick off the tournament on Thursday with a 2 p.m. first pitch. The Dutchwomen have taken on the Engineers twice earlier this season, first with a 9-0 loss followed by a 6-5 walk-off win. The Bombers and Yellow Jackets will follow suit with game two at 4:30 p.m.

If Union wins game one, the team will take on the winner of Ithaca-Rochester at 10 a.m. Friday morning. The complete tournament schedule is as follows:

Thursday, May 3, 2018
             2:00pm             Game 1             (1 v. 4) RPI v.Union
             4:30pm             Game 2             (2 v. 3) Ithaca v. Rochester
Friday, May 4, 2018
             10:00am           Game 3            Winner G1 v. Winner G2
             12:30pm           Game 4           Loser G1 v. Loser G2
             3:00pm             Game 5           Loser G3 v. Winner G4
Saturday, May 5, 2018
             12:00pm            Game 6           Winner G3 v. Winner G5
            2nd Game          Game 7           if needed – final game, same teams as Game 6

Live stats will be available for all games at sidearmsports.com and for more information be sure to head to unionathletics.com.