VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)- The Eastern Dakota Conference Softball Tournament begins Thursday at West Fargo Sheyenne High School.

Expectations are high this season for Valley City, they ended the regular season 12-2 and 7-2 in the region to finish second behind West Fargo and in the final Class A poll of the year they were ranked 3rd.

Despite some early offensive struggles, The Hi-Liners started the season 7-0 before suffering a loss to Fargo North. Over their last 6 games they went 5-1. With the shortened season there was a bigger emphases on starting the season strong, senior McKenna Taylor feels that the team answered the call

 

As the 2 seed The Hi-Liners draw the 7th seed in Grand Forks Central. Valley City played The Knights early in the season and needed a come back to win 9-5. Taylor says Valley City needs to get the bats going early to secure the first round win

 

Complete coverage of The Hi-Liners at The EDC Tournament can be heard on KOVC 1490 AM- 96.3 FM and NewsDakota.com. Game 1 is scheduled for 4pm Thursday.

Thursday May 23rd 

Game 1: No.8 Fargo South vs. No.1 West Fargo- 12pm

Game 2: No.4 WF Sheyenne vs. Fargo North- 6pm

Game 3: No.7 GF Central vs. No.2 Valley City- 4pm

Game 4: No.6 Fargo Davies vs. No.3 GF Red River- 2pm

Friday May 24th

Game 5: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser- 12pm

Game 6: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser- 2pm

Game 7: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner- 4pm

Game 8: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner- 6pm

Saturday May 25th

State Qualifier: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser- 11am

State Qualifier: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser- 1pm

Championship Game: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner- 3pm