Lady Leps Grab 2nd Seed, Will Play Green-Timken Winner
The Louisville Lady Leopards Softball team drew the #2 Seed in the DI Massillon District Softball Tournament Draw early Sunday afternoon. The Lady Leps will host the winner of the Sectional Semifinal game between #7 Green and #9 Canton Timken in the Sectional Final on Tuesday, May 8 at 4:30 PM. Green and Timken will play on Monday, May 7. Louisville earned a bye for the Sectional Semifinals.
Louisville is 10-2 all-time against the Canton Timken Trojans, but haven’t played them since April 1, 1998 when the Lady Leps won by their largest victory of all-time 29-0. Louisville also won the 1997 contest 23-0 and is 2-0 against Timken in tournament games (1992 5-2, 1993 10-0). The Trojans have not defeated Louisville since 1986, which was only the second year of the Louisville softball program.
The Lady Leopards are 0-3 against the Green Bulldogs all-time, including 0-2 in Sectional Tournament games against them. Green most recently eliminated Louisville 9-2 on May 13, 2009. Ironically, because of an earlier rain-out, the Leopards and Bulldogs will have a possible preview this Saturday, May 5 when they play their rescheduled doubleheader at 10 AM and 12 PM.
If Louisville wins they will face either Jackson or Lake in the District Semifinals at Massillon Community Park on Monday, May 14. Louisville swept Lake in a doubleheader earlier this year and split a doubleheader with Jackson.
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Schedule
SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
Monday, May 7
#11 GlenOak at #10 Canton McKinley, 4:30
#8 Wooster at #6 Massillon Washington, 4:30
#9 Canton Timken at #7 Green, 4:30
SECTIONAL FINALS
Tuesday, May 8
#11 GlenOak/#10 Canton McKinley Winner at #1 Hoover, 4:30
#8 Wooster/#6 Massillon Washington Winnter at #4 Perry, 4:30
#9 Canton Timken/#7 Green Winner at #2 Louisville, 4:30
#5 Jackson at #3 Lake, 4:30
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS (at Massillon Community Park)
Monday, May 14
DISTRICT SEMIFINAL GAME 1, 4:30
DISTRICT SEMIFINAL GAME 2, 4:30
DISTRICT FINALS (at Massillon Community Park)
Tuesday, May 15
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP, 4:30
Seed Order
1. North Canton Hoover
2. Louisville
3. Lake
4. Massillon Perry
5. Massillon Jackson
6. Massillon Washington
7. Green
8. Wooster
9. Canton Timken
10. Canton McKinley
11. GlenOak