Iowa State to Battle Nebraska in Opening Game of 2005 Big 12 Softball Championship

AMES, Iowa ? The Iowa State softball team will compete as the No. 10 seed at the 2005 Big 12 Tournament that starts Wednesday, May 11, at the Don Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Cyclones will take on Nebraska, the No. 7 seed, at 5 p.m. Wednesday night. If Iowa State wins, it will advance to play No. 2 seed Oklahoma on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Seeds 7-10 will play in single elimination games, while the top six seeds receive a bye and will play double elimination games.

ISU lost to Nebraska, 2-0, in Lincoln, Neb., on April 13 and fell to the Cornhuskers, 11-5, in the rematch game at the Southwest Athletic Complex in Ames on April 27. Oklahoma swept the Cyclones, 7-3 and 2-0, on March 25 in Norman, Okla.

Texas A&M won its first Big 12 regular-season title and will compete in the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed.

2005 Big 12 Softball Tournament Bracket

Wednesday, May 11

Game 1 ? #8 Oklahoma State vs. #9 Texas Tech, 5 p.m.

Game 2 ? #7 Nebraska vs. #10 Iowa State, 5 p.m. (Field 4)

Game 3 ? #1 Texas A&M vs. Winner of Game One, 7:30 p.m.

Game 4 ? #2 Oklahoma vs. Winner of Game Two, 7:30 p.m. (Field 4)

Thursday, May 12

Game 5 ? #4 Baylor vs. #5 Missouri, 11 a.m.

Game 6 ? #3 Texas vs. #6 Kansas, 11 a.m. (Field 4)

Game 7 ? Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 5, 2 p.m.

Game 8 ? Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2 p.m. (Field 4)

Game 9 ? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5, 4:30 p.m. (Fox Sports Net)

Game 10 ? Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 6, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 13

Game 11 ? Winner of Game 8 vs. Loser of Game 9, 11 a.m.

Game 12 ? Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 10, 1:30 p.m.

Game 13 ? Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11, 5 p.m.

Game 14 ? Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 12, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 14

Game 15 ? (If necessary), 11 a.m. (Field 4)

Game 16 ? (If necessary), 11 a.m.

Game 17 ? Championship Game, 3:30 p.m. (Fox Sports Net)

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Iowa State to Battle Nebraska in Opening Game of 2005 Big 12 Softball Championship

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