May 6, 2008

NO. 23/28 BULLDOGS GET TOP SEED IN NORTHEAST-10 TOURNAMENT, WILL FACE WINNER OF PACE/UMASS LOWELL FRIDAY

RINDGE, NH -- The No. 23/28 Bryant University baseball team, ranked atop the Northeast Regional Poll for the second-straight week, earned the No. 1 seed in this weekend's Northeast-10 Conference Tournament, hosted by Franklin Pierce University.

The Bulldogs (38-17) claimed the top spot Saturday with two wins over Pace University in Pleasantville, NY to clinch the 2008 regular-season title, and could faceoff against the Setters (30-21) again, depending on the result of Wednesday's play-in game against UMass Lowell.

The tournament begins Wednesday, May 7 with a pair of single-elimination play-in games. In Game One, No. 6 Bentley College (22-24) will travel to Rindge, NH to take on No. 3 Franklin Pierce (35-12), while the Game Two matchup will feature the No. 4 River Hawks (25-23) hosting No. 5 Pace. Both games begin at 3:00 p.m.

The winners of each play-in will join the top-seeded Bulldogs and second-seeded Southern Connecticut (33-15), who each received first-round byes, for rounds two and three at Pappas Field May 9-11. The remainder of the tournament will be played in double-elimination format, with the highest seed serving as the home team.

The weekend game schedule can be found below:

Seeds
#1 Bryant
#2 Southern Connecticut
#3 Franklin Pierce
#4 UMass Lowell
#5 Pace
#6 Bentley

May 7 - First Round - Single Elimination
Game 1: #6 Bentley at #3 Franklin Pierce - 3 p.m.
Game 2: #5 Pace at #4 UMass Lowell - 3 p.m.

May 9 - Double Elimination
Hosted by Franklin Pierce
Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs. #2 Southern Connecticut - 4 p.m.
Game 4: Game 2 Winner vs. #1 Bryant - 7 p.m.

May 10
Game 5: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser - 11 a.m.
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner - 3 p.m.
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser - 7 p.m.

May 11
Game 8: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner - 12 p.m.
Game 9: If Necessary - 3 p.m.