LEXINGTON, Ky. – After a rain delay, the second day of the 2022 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Softball tournament was jam packed full of action on Saturday, with Mount St. Joseph University punching their ticket to championship Saturday
 
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In the first game of the day, the No. 2 seed Mount St. Joseph sailed past No. 5 Hanover, 4-1, sending the Panthers into the losers bracket.

Game two featured two teams trying to fight their way out of the losers bracket, with No. 1 seed Transylvania University taking on the No. 4 seed Franklin College. In a gutsy battle, No. 1 Transylvania advanced by a score of 7-6 to face the No. 5 seed Hanover in an elimination game.
 
In the final game of the day, No. 1 Transylvania edged Hanover 4-1 to make their way to the final day of competition.

Sunday will feature either one or two games in the double elimination tournament. Mount St. Joseph will look to clinch the championship in game one, while Transylvania will look to force a second contest to secure the tournament championships. The first game will start at 12 p.m., with a second game, if necessary, at 2:30 p.m.
 
For more information on HCAC softball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.