Friday Final Results
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Saturday's Results
Wisconsin 5, Fordham 3
Michigan State 12, Radford 4 (5)
Virginia 9, Boston 8

The rest of Saturday's games have been cancelled. The 2003 Triangle Classic has been terminated due to weather conditions.

Illinois Claims 2003 Triangle Classic Championship
Wisconsin finished second and Michigan State third in the shortened tourney

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Triangle Classic Tournament Director Noleana Woodard announced Illinois as the 2003 Triangle Classic Champion late this afternoon. The Fighting Illini won the tournament title on a run-differential tiebreaker. Illinois ended the tourney with a 2-0 record, defeating St. John's, 8-0 (6) and Liberty, 12-1 (6).

Wisconsin took second ending 3-0 with wins over James Madison, 4-3, UNC Greensboro, 10-0 (5) and Fordham, 6-5. The Badgers were five runs behind the Fighting Illini.

Michigan State completed the tournament in third place going 3-0. The Spartans downed East Carolina, 1-0, Temple 5-3 (8) and Radford 12-4 (5). MSU surpassed Carolina with a 12-run output in the final game of the tournament.

Carolina finished fourth with wins over Rutgers, 10-2 (5) and Dayton, 4-2. UNC had a run differential of 10 runs, where Illinois had 19, Wisconsin 15 and Michigan State 11.

Other teams that finished undefeated were; Virginia (3-0), Virginia Tech (2-0) and George Mason (2-0).

TRIANGLE CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Boston - Jamie Haas, SS
North Carolina - Jaclyn Holden, 1B (.857 BA, 6-7, 2 HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI)
James Madison - Kara Schwind, 3B
Virginia Tech - Rachel Pachero, P
Temple - Vicky Grasham, P/UT
UNC Greensboro - Cricket Sweeney, C
Dayton - Shannon St. Clair, SS (.500 BA, 3-6, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
Wisconsin - Andrea Kirchberg, P (2-0, 0.875 ERA, 21 K's, 8 IP)
Long Island - Margie Foster, 3B (.833 BA, 5-6, 1 HR)
East Carolina - Christine Sheridan, SS/DH
George Mason - Rene Leveque, P (1-0, 4 hits, 0 runs)
Campbell - Meredith Moody
Fordham - Michelle Schlichtig (.500 BA, 5-10, 4 RBI)
Charlotte - Kristy Constantino, CF (.571 BA, 4-7, 1 RBI)
Ohio - Crystal Turner
Michigan State - Jessica Beech
St. John's - Jillian Sandoval, C

2003 Triangle Classic Bracket
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Weather Hot Line
919-250-2725
This number can be used for weather updates and scores during the tournament. It will be our press box number.

Directions to Walnut Creek Park

The University of North Carolina softball team will host the 2003 Triangle Classic Feb. 14-16 at Walnut Creek Park in Raleigh, N.C. 24 teams are scheduled to compete.

Action begins Friday at noon with pool play and continues through Sunday afternoon.