BIRMINGHAM – The 2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference Softball Roundup will begin this Friday, March 6th and continue through Sunday, March 8th. The Timberton Softball Complex in Hattiesburg, Mississippi will host the annual three-day event.

The roundup will showcase the softball squads from all ten member institutions. The event allows teams from both the Eastern and Western divisions to face each other on a neutral site. The five teams from the East will square off against the five teams from the West in a round robin format.

As a four-field softball venue, the Timberton Complex has the capacity to play several games at once. Parking and admission is free at the complex. The Roundup schedule is as follows:

Friday, March 6th
4 p.m. Games
Alabama A&M vs. Southern
Alabama State vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Alcorn State vs. Grambling State

6:30 p.m. Games
Mississippi Valley State vs. Prairie View A&M
Jackson State vs. Texas Southern

Saturday, March 7th
10 a.m. Games
Jackson State vs. Prairie View A&M
Alabama A&M vs. Grambling State
Alabama State vs. Southern
Alcorn State vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff

12:30 a.m. Games
Alcorn State vs. Prairie View A&M
Mississippi Valley State vs. Grambling State
Alabama A&M vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Alcorn State vs. Texas Southern

3 p.m. Games
Jackson State vs. Southern
Mississippi Valley State vs. Texas Southern

Sunday, March 8th
9 a.m. Games
Alabama State vs. Grambling State
Alcorn State vs. Texas Southern
Jackson State vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Alabama A&M vs. Prairie View A&M

11:30 a.m. Games
Alabama A&M vs. Texas Southern
Alabama State vs. Prairie View A&M
Jackson State vs. Grambling State
Mississippi Valley State vs. Southern

2 p.m. Games
Mississippi Valley State vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Alcorn State vs. Southern