March 19, 2008
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No. 22/25 SDSU Softball to Play Three More Top-20 Opponents This Weekend At Judy Garman Classic in Fullerton
The San Diego State softball team will compete in its final tune-up before conference play when it makes the short drive north for the prestigious Judy Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
The Aztecs, who are ranked No. 22 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and No. 25 by USA Today/NFCA, will cap off arguably one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the nation with three more games against top-20 teams, including two against 2007 Women's College World Series squads.
SDSU plays No. 19/18 Washington at 8 p.m. Thursday, No. 6/6 Michigan (1:30 p.m.) and No. 18/14 DePaul (6 p.m.) on Friday, and Big Ten foe Illinois at 9 a.m. Saturday. Both Washington and DePaul will be the sixth and seventh (out of eight) 2007 WSWC opponents for San Diego State, which is currently 3-2 in those games.
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As always, you can follow the Aztecs via gametracker on GoAztecs.com. Gametracker for each SDSU game can be found by clicking under the "Aztecs Today" header on GoAztecs.com and finding the selected game. You can also click on "softball" and then "schedule" on GoAztecs.com, and scroll down to the selected game and click the gametracker link.
Judy Garman Classic Information
Cal State Fullerton once again welcomes some of the nation's best collegiate softball teams to Southern California to compete in one of the country's most prestigious tournaments - the Judi Garman Classic.
The 2008 Judi Garman Classic presented by Coach USA, named after the former Titan Hall of Fame head softball coach and widely regarded as the premiere mid-season collegiate tournament in the country, will be held at the dual diamond Titan Softball Complex on Wednesday, March 19, to Saturday, March 22.
This year's edition will be quite special as, for the second time in the history of the tournament, the United States National Team will make Fullerton one of their stops during its "Bound for Beijing" Tour in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in China.
The 2008 tournament will also feature a different format than what fans have become accustomed to in previous seasons as the 16-team field will compete in a round-robin format over a four-day span with each team playing five games.
Former NCAA Champions Oklahoma (2000), Fresno State (1998), and Michigan (2005), along with eight-time national champion Arizona (1991, 1993-94, 1996-97, 2001, 2006-07) join host Cal State Fullerton (1986) in this year's event.
The Judi Garman Classic features nine former tournament champions in Arizona (1988, 1995-96, 1998), Arizona State (1999), Cal State Northridge (1993), Fresno State (1990), Louisiana-Lafayette (1994), Texas (2006), Washington (2000, 2004), Michigan (2005), and two-time defending champion Oklahoma (1997, 2007) will compete along with the host Titans (1981-82, 1985-87, 1991-92, 2001-02).
For complete schedule and complete results, please click on the following link:
http://fullertontitans.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/2008-judi-garman-classic.html
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