(SALEM, Va.) – The long-awaited return to the postseason ends tomorrow for Randolph-Macon as it opens up the ODAC Softball Tournament as the No. 2 seed. They'll open up play with the seventh-seeded Shenandoah Hornets Friday at 2 p.m.

The field is one of the deepest the tournament has ever seen as any of the eight teams has the talent to win it all. Highlighting the field are three nationally ranked teams. In addition to the No. 13 Yellow Jackets, Virginia Wesleyan and Roanoke also line the field as two of the top 25 teams in the country.

All teams will play twice on Friday. Should the Yellow Jackets win their first game, they will play the winner between No. 3 Virginia Wesleyan and No. 6 Ferrum at 7. Losers of the aforementioned games will square off at 5 with the defeated party of that game going home.

The Basics

Venue: Moyer Sports Complex

Tickets: TicketSpicket

RELATED: Live Bracket | Tournament Website | ODACSN Live Video

Schedule:

Friday, April 29
Game 1: #1 Lynchburg vs. #8 Eastern Mennonite - Field 1 - 12:00 p.m.
Game 2: #4 Roanoke vs. #5 Bridgewater - Field 3 - 12:00 p.m.
Game 3: #2 Randolph-Macon vs. #7 Shenandoah - Field 1 - 2:00 p.m.
Game 4: #3 Virginia Wesleyan vs. #6 Ferrum - Field 3 - 2:00 p.m.
Game 5: Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 - Field 1 - 5:00 p.m.
Game 6: Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 - Field 3 - 5:00 p.m.
Game 7: Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 - Field 1 - 7:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 - Field 3 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 30
Game 9: Winner G5 vs. Loser G8 - Field 1 - 11:00 a.m.
Game 10: Winner G6 vs. Loser G7 - Field 3 - 11:00 a.m.
Game 11: Winner G7 vs. Winner G8 - Field 1 - 2:00 p.m.
Game 12: Winner G9 vs. Winner G10 - Field 1 - 5:00 p.m.
Game 13: Winner G12 vs. Loser G11 - Field 1 - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 1
Championship Game
Game 14: Winner G11 vs. Winner G13 - Field 1 - 1:00 p.m.

If necessary...
Game 15: Rematch of Game 14 - Field 1 - 4:00 p.m.

Games 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 played on Field 3.  All other games on Field 1.

Inside The Numbers

• Gracie Ellis (Fr., New Kent, Va. / New Kent) ended the regular season No. 6 nationally with seven shutouts. She finished eighth with an 11.19 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Ellis was ninth in saves with three, 10th in strikeouts with 179, 11th in victories with 17, and 12th with a 0.74 WHIP.
• Rilee Baughan (Jr., Warsaw, Va. / Rappahannock) enters the tournament fifth in the nation with 46 RBIs. Quite a few have come on the long ball where she is No. 17 in the nation with 10 home runs.
• As a team the Yellow Jackets are ninth with 12 shutouts.
• Randolph-Macon is seventh in sacrifice flies with 17.