DECATUR-As part of a five-year commitment, the Wilson Morgan Softball Complex will hold the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) softball championship tournament April 29 – May 1. 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 tournament April 29 – May 1 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 1. Tickets are being sold online only and players and fans will have their temperature scanned upon entry, and will be asked to wear masks and social distance.
Thursday, April 29
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, April 30
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 1
Game 11 | F1 | 10 am | Game 9 loser v. Game 10 winner
Championship | F1 | 12 pm
If Necessary | F1 | 2 pm
Daily admission is $10/adult, $5/SSAC student with ID, $5/kids ages 11-17 and free for children 10 years and under. Tournament passes are $22 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 where Wilson Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur, Ala. will host the SSAC Softball Championship for two years. The original two-year agreement has been extended through the 2021 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.
Media Release/Danielle Gibson, President & CEO
Decatur Morgan County Tourism, Inc.
