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WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein University softball team is scheduled to host its third-straight Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament in as many years this weekend at Rike Field.

The Cardinals, which earned the No. 1-seed in the tournament after capturing their third OAC regular-season title in-a-row last Saturday, will welcome Heidelberg, Ohio Northern and Muskingum to campus Friday for the opening day of competition. The winner of the four-team double-elimination tournament will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA D3 Tournament.

Friday's initial round will feature four games beginning with second-seeded Heidelberg (13-5) squaring off against third-seeded Ohio Northern (13-5) at 10 a.m. Top-seeded Otterbein (15-3) will then face fourth-seeded Muskingum (10-8) at approximately 12 p.m.

The winners from games one and two will then play at 2 p.m. followed by the non-winners from the first two contests concluding day one at 4 p.m. Saturday will feature two games starting at 11 a.m. with the non-winner from game three against the winner of game four, followed by the potential championship matchup at 1 p.m.

Inclement weather is in the forecast for Friday's opening round, but any schedule updates will be listed on the official tournament page via the link at the top of the page, as well as at OtterbeinCardinals.com and on Otterbein Athletics' social media accounts.

Sunday is an as necessary day of play only should a tiebreaker for the championship game be needed. A full schedule of events, along with links to live coverage, details on ticket pricing, venue information and everything you need to know about the event can also be found on the tournament page.