Baseball Selected to NCAA Tournament for Fifth Time; Seeded Fifth in Northeast Region; Opens Against Adelphi Thursday 2:30 pm

BRYANT BASEBALL

May 14, 2007

Baseball Selected to Fifth NCAA Tournament; #5 Seed in Northeast Regional

RINDGE, N.H. - After a second place finish in the Northeast-10 Tournament, the Bryant baseball team has been selected to its fifth career NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs are the fifth seed in the Northeast Region and will take on second-ranked Adelphi Thursday (2:30 pm) in Rindge, NH at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field on the campus of Franklin Pierce.

Other teams in the region include #1 Franklin Pierce, #3 UMass-Lowell, #4 Caldwell, and #6 Wilmington. 

Bryant will play Adelphi at 2:30 pm on Thursday, with top seed Franklin Pierce taking on Wilmington at 11 am and UMass Lowell playing Caldwell at 6 pm.  Adelphi captured the ECC Championship, earning an automatic bid, defeating C.W. Post 7-6 on Sunday.

If Bryant wins, they will play the winner of UML/Caldwell on Friday. If Bryant loses, they will play the loser of Franklin Pierce/Wilmington Friday.

Bryant defeated second-seed UMass Lowell and top-ranked Franklin Pierce last Friday and Saturday en route to a second place finish at the conference tournament.

They also took home three of the four major conference awards as Eric Loh (pitcher), Jeff Vigurs (freshman), and Jamie Pinzino (coach) all were honored after an outstanding season.

Vigurs was named the Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week after batting .364 (8-for-22) with two doubles and four RBI. He threw out three-of-five runners on the bases. Vigurs had four hits, two runs and drove in the game-winning run in a 5-4 14-inning victory over UMass Lowell.

The winner of the Northeast region will advance to the College World Series in Montgomery, Alabama starting on May 26. 

The Northeast region bracket complete with times and dates will be available soon.

Look back at Bryant's run through the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament: 5-4 14-inning win against UML; 7-3 win over FPC; 4-2 loss to FPC; 4-3 loss to FPC; Northeast-10 Awards

 Below is the NCAA Northeast Regional Schedule

Thursday, May 17
Game 1:#6 Wilmington (29-18) at #1 Franklin Pierce (45-9), 11 a.m.
Game 2:#5 Bryant (32-22) vs. #2 Adelphi (34-15), 2:30 p.m.
Game 3:#4 Caldwell (24-13) vs. #3 UMass Lowell (33-18), 6 p.m.  

Friday, May 18
Game 4:Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 5:Winner game 1 vs. Loser game 3, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6:Winner game 2 vs. Winner game 3, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 19
(if four teams remain after game 6)
Game 7:Winner game 5 vs. Winner game 6, 11 a.m.
Game 8:Winner game 4 vs. Loser game 6, 2:30 p.m.
Game 9:Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 7, 6 p.m.  

Sunday, May 21
Game 10:Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 9, noon
Game 11: if necessary, 30 mins upon conclusion of game 10

Saturday, May 20
(if five teams remain after game 6)
Game 7:Loser game 5 vs. Loser game 6, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner game 4 vs. Winner game 5, 2:30 p.m.
Game 9:Winner game 6 vs. Winner game 7, 6 p.m.  

Sunday, May 21
(if two teams remain after game 9)
Game 10:Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 9, noon
Game 11: if necessary, 30 mins upon conclusion of game 10 (if three teams remain after game 9) 
Game 10: Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 9, noon
Game 11: Winner game 9 vs. Winner game 10, 3 p.m.

Continue to check back for more information regarding the NCAA Tournament.