ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman softball will enter the South Atlantic Conference tournament as a seven seed, the league office announced Saturday afternoon. 

Carson-Newman will play second-seeded and co-regular season champion Anderson Thursday at 3 p.m. in Harrogate, Tenn. 

The winner gets the winner of the Wingate - Brevard game while the loser faces the loser of that contest. 

Anderson swept the regular season series from Carson-Newman 8-0 and 13-2.  The 11-run win was the second largest margin of defeat for C-N in school history. 

This is just the second time Carson-Newman will enter the league tournament lower than a five seed. 

The last time the Eagles were seeded this low, they rattled off four straight wins as a six seed to roll to a SAC title and an eventual super regional appearance. 

2014 Food Lion SAC Softball Championship Schedule

Thursday, April 24
No. 4 Tusculum vs. No. 5 Lincoln Memorial, 10 a.m.
No. 3 Wingate vs. No. 6 Brevard, 12:30 p.m.
No. 2 Anderson vs. No. 7 Carson-Newman, 3 p.m.
No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. No. 8 Catawba, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, April 25
Gm. 1 loser vs. Gm. 4 loser, 10 a.m.
Gm. 2 winner vs. Gm. 3 winner, 10 a.m.
Gm. 2 loser vs. Gm. 3 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Gm. 1 winner vs. Gm. 4 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Gm. 7 loser vs. Gm. 5 winner, 3 p.m.
Gm. 8 loser vs. Gm. 6 winner, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 26
Gm. 9 winner vs. Gm. 10 winner, noon
Gm. 7 winner vs. Gm. 8 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Gm. 11 winner vs. Gm. 12 loser, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27
Championship game, 1 p.m.
If necessary, 3:30 p.m.