INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA Division II Softball Championship committee announced the 2009 championship field early Monday morning. The Chargers earned the seventh seed in the East Region and will travel to Brookville, N.Y. for the opening round of the tournament which starts on Fri., May 8.

New Haven will take on the ECC Champions, C.W. Post in their opening round matchup. The opening round, or regional round, is double-elimination format. The other two teams at the C.W. Post regional are Georgian Court of the CACC and NE-10 runners-up Southern Connecticut. The tournament will take place over three days and conclude on Sun., May 10 with the regional championship.

The regional winner will advance to the super regional and take on the other regional winner in a best-of-three series. The other east regional, played at top seed Le Moyne College, will feature the Dolphins, Caldwell College, Dowling College and Dominican College. Those dates would be Fri., May 15 and Sat., May 16.

Game time, ticket information, and more can be found online at www.NewHaven.edu/athletics.