AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Peach Belt Conference announced the softball tournament bracket on Sunday and the Columbus State Cougars are the second seed. The tournament is presented by College Ave. Student Loans.

The opening weekend of the tournament will be hosted by #1 North Georgia and #2 Columbus State. Each site will have four teams competing in a double-elimination bracket. The winners from those two sites will then meet next weekend, May 3-4, for a best-of-three series to determine the champion.

North Georgia won the PBC regular-season championship for the 10th time in a row and are the nine-time defending PBC Champions. The 2023 national champions, the Nighthawks will welcome #4 Flagler, #5 USC Aiken and #8 Augusta to Dahlonega.

Columbus State were PBC co-Champions in 2023 and hosted the final weekend of the PBC Tournament. The Cougars are the #2 seed this year and will welcome third-seeded Lander, sixth-seed Georgia College & State University and seven seed Georgia Southwestern to Columbus.

2024 PBC Softball Tournament

Hosted by North Georgia
Dahlonega, Ga.

Friday, April 26
2:00 pm - #8 Augusta vs. #1 North Georgia
4:30 pm - #5 USC Aiken vs. #4 Flagler

Saturday, April 27
12:00 pm - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
2:30 pm - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
5:00 pm - Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Sunday, April 28
12:00 - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
2:30 - If Necessary game

Hosted by Columbus State
Columbus, Ga.

Friday, April 26
2:00 pm - #7 Georgia Southwestern vs. #2 Columbus State
5:00 pm - #6 Georgia College & State University vs. #3 Lander

Saturday, April 27
12:00 pm - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
3:00 pm - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
6:00 pm - Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Sunday, April 28
12:00 - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
If Necessary - 40 minutes following game 6