Softball: SoCon Tournament vs. Furman

Western Carolina opens play in the Southern Conference Softball Tournament at 10 a.m. Wednesday, on the Georgia Southern Campus, as the No. 9 seed and will face No. 8 seed Furman.

FIRST SOCON APPEARANCE SINCE 2009: After missing the condensed four-team Southern Conference Tournament in 2010, Western Carolina is back competing in the SoCon Tournament for the first time since 2009.

RECORD IN PLAY-IN GAMES: Western Carolina is 1-0 in play-in games in the Southern Conference Tournament ... The Catamounts defeated Elon 4-1, in 2009, to earn a spot in the double elimination round.

RECORD IN 2001 NEUTRAL GAMES: Western Carolina is 8-3 in games played at a neutral field this season.

Cats open SoCon Tournament play