DECATUR-As part of a new three-year commitment, the Wilson Morgan Softball Complex will hold the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Softball Championship tournament May 4-6, 2023. Decatur Morgan County Tourism and the City of Decatur’s Parks and Recreation Department will host the event for nearly 200 student-athletes and coaches, along with their families, traveling from Mississippi, Georgia and within Alabama.
The seven teams competing in the SSAC Softball Championship May 4-6 are Blue Mountain (Blue Mountain, Miss.); Brewton-Parker (Mt. Vernon, Ga.); Faulkner (Montgomery, Ala.); Middle Georgia (Cochran, Ga.); Mobile (Mobile, Ala.); Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) and William Carey (Hattiesburg, Miss.).
Championship game time is 12 p.m. CST on Saturday, May 6. Tickets are being sold online only at ssacsports.com/tickets. There will be people at the gate that can help with this process if needed.
Thursday, May 4
Game 1 | F1 | 10 am | No. 4 v. No. 5
Game 2 | F1 | 12 pm | No. 3 v. No. 6
Game 3 | F1 | 2 pm | No. 2 v. No. 7
Game 4 | F1 | 4 pm | No. 1 v. Game 1 winner (4/5)
Friday, May 5
Game 5 | F1 | 10 am | Game 2 winner (3/6) v. Game 3 winner (2/7)
Game 6 | F4 | 10 am | Game 2 loser (3/6) v. Game 3 loser (2/7)
Game 7 | F1 | 12 pm | Game 1 loser (4/5) v. Game 5 loser
Game 8 | F4 | 12 pm | Game 6 winner v. Game 4 loser
Game 9 | F1 | 3 pm | Game 4 winner v. Game 5 winner
Game 10 | F4 | 3 pm | Game 8 winner v. Game 7 winner
Saturday, May 6
Game 11 | F1 | 10 am | Game 9 loser v. Game 10 winner
Championship | F1 | 12 pm
If necessary | F1 | 2 pm
Daily admission is $12/adult, $6/SSAC student with ID, $6/kids ages 11-17 and free for children 10 years and under. Any youth athlete 12 years old and under can also get in free if they are wearing their jersey. Any youth athlete 13 to 18 years old gets in free if they are with their team and coach. Tournament passes are $30 per person. Parking is free.
In 2016, SSAC announced a partnership with the City of Decatur Parks and Recreation Department and Decatur Morgan County Tourism to host the SSAC Softball Championship at Wilson Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur, Ala., for two years. The original two-year agreement has been extended through the 2025 season.
“Each of the championships in Decatur have been outstanding, and we are excited for this year’s event. The Decatur Morgan County Tourism, City of Decatur Parks and Recreation Department and Wilson Morgan Complex staff go above and beyond to create a first-class atmosphere for our student-athletes, coaches and spectators,” stated SSAC Commissioner Mike Hall.
The SSAC is one of the premier NAIA conferences, founded in 1999, with 11 member institutions across Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. The Montgomery, Ala.-based conference sponsors 20+ intercollegiate sports, culminating in 20+ neutral-site conference championship events held annually throughout the Southeastern region of the United States.
Wilson Morgan Softball Complex features six lighted fields, centrally located concessions, quad, press box and batting cages. Each field has a clay infield and beautiful grass, maintained by electronically controlled underground irrigation systems. Located at 300 Beltline Road, the facility can seat over 2,000 spectators with additional seating available. For more information on Wilson Morgan Softball Complex, visit www.decaturparks.com and click on facilities.
Media Release/Danielle Gibson, President & CEO
Decatur Morgan County Tourism, Inc.
