NEW ALBANY, Ind. - The KIAC Softball Championship game in Owensboro, Ky. has been suspended this evening (5/7) in bottom of 5th inning due to rain. At the time the game was suspended, Berea College was leading over IU Southeast, 3-1.The game will resume on Saturday (5/8) at 12 p.m. in New Albany, Ind.

If IU Southeast comes back to win the suspended game then they will be crowned KIAC Tournament Champions. If the Grenadiers fall in the game then a second game will need to be played to complete the double-elimination tournament format.

The remainder of the tournament will be played on the campus of Indiana University Southeast at the Koetter Sports Softball Complex.

Saturday's conference tournament champion will represent the KIAC at the 30th Annual NAIA Softball National Championship in Decatur, Ala. at the Wilson Morgan Softball Complex from May 20-26.

The Grenadiers last competed in the NAIA Softball National Championship in 2008.

Check back to IUSAthletics.com and KIACsports.com for more information regarding the KIAC Softball Tournament throughout the weekend.