Eight Sooner Athletic Conference softball teams will play for a single automatic berth to the NAIA Tournament as the SAC Tournament begins at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Friday.

The two-day tournament includes Oklahoma City, Lubbock Christian, Southern Nazarene, St. Gregory's, Oklahoma Christian, USAO, Rogers State and Oklahoma Baptist.

Play begins with all eight teams in action at 11 a.m. OCU opens with OBU, LCU plays Rogers State, Oklahoma Christian plays SGU and USAO takes on Southern Nazarene.

The double-elimination continues at 3 p.m. with all eight teams playing. The six remaining teams all play again at 7:30 p.m.

That 7:30 round will narrow the field to four teams, which return to action Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. The championship game is slated for 5:30 p.m.

Schedule

Friday

11 a.m. - (Game 1) Oklahoma City def. Oklahoma Baptist, 4-2

11 a.m. - (Game 2) Oklahoma Christian def. St. Gregory's 10-9 (8)

11 a.m. - (Game 3) Southern Nazarene def. USAO, 9-1

11 a.m. - (Game 4) Lubbock Christian def. Rogers State, 1-0

3 p.m. - (Game 5) St. Gregory's def. Oklahoma Baptist, 1-0

3 p.m. - (Game 6) USAO def. Rogers State, 2-1 (8)

3 p.m. - (Game 7) Oklahoma City def. Oklahoma Christian, 6-5

3 p.m. - (Game 8) Southern Nazarene def. Lubbock Christian, 10-3

7:30 p.m. - (Game 9) Oklahoma Christian def. USAO, 4-2 (8)

7:30 p.m. - (Game 10) Lubbock Christian def. St. Gregory's, 5-3

7:30 p.m. - (Game 11) Oklahoma City def. Southern Nazarene, 2-0

Saturday

11 a.m. - (Game 12) Lubbock Christian def. Oklahoma Christian, 5-3

1 p.m. - (Game 13) Lubbock Christian def. Southern Nazarene, 7-5

5:30 p.m. - Championship I, Lubbock Christian def. Oklahoma City, 13-7

8 p.m. -Championship Final: Oklahoma City 6, Lubbock Christian 2