CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – No. 22-ranked Benedictine Softball will open up the Heart Softball Conference Tournament today at approximately 8:30 p.m. as the No. 3 seed in the tournament.

Weather has already forced games to be pushed back, so the first day's schedule starts at 1:30 p.m. with games playing every two and half hours following. 

Benedictine finished the season at 36-12 and will take on the No. 6 seeded Mount Mercy University Mustangs at the Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex on the campus of Mount Mercy.

The Ravens swept the regular-season doubleheader over the Mustangs in Cedar Rapids on April 6, 6-3 and 6-5. 

The winner of the Benedictine-Mount Mercy game will play the winner of the No. 2 Baker vs. No. 7 Missouri Valley game at 5 p.m. Friday in game 8 of the Championship. The loser of the Ravens-Mustangs game, moves to the consolation bracket and will play at Noon on Friday in game 6.

The following eight teams qualified:
No. 1 Central Methodist
No. 2 Baker
No. 3 Benedictine
No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene
No. 5 Grand View
No. 6 Mount Mercy
No. 7 Missouri Valley
No. 8 Graceland

Tickets may be purchased at the gate of the complex and are CASH Only. Prices are $10 for a single day pass, college students with ID $5, and Children under 10 are FREE.

Mount Mercy has set up a tournament page for additional information at https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/43sJAuCBFUnXj. All games will be streamed on the Heart Conference Network and be found on the web at https://www.heartconferencenetwork.com/