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NCAA Tournament Central - hosted by Southern New Hampshire
Chargers, Owls, and Penmen Set to Begin NCAA Play
MANSFIELD, Mass. - Three Northeast-10 Conference baseball programs were selected to compete at the NCAA East Regional, which is scheduled to begin Thursday, May 18 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
For everything pertaining to the 2017 NCAA East Regional, see the link above.
Southern New Hampshire, which won the NE Division regular season title, earned the top seed and will host all games of the 2017 East Regional. Recently-crowned New Haven, which won the NE10 Champsionship over the weekend, earned the #2 seed in this year's regional. While Southern Connecticut, the SW Division regular season champs, earned an at-large berth and the six seed at this year's East Regional.
Both New Haven and So. Connecticut will begin play on Thursday, while So. New Hampshire gets to wait until Friday to make their tournament debut by virtue of the fact that they earned the top seed.
The double-elimination event will culminate on Monday afternoon with the winner heading to Grand Prairie, Texas to compete at the NCAA College World Series.
Thursday, May 18
Game 1: (3) Saint Thomas Aquinas vs. (6) Southern Connecticut -- 11 a.m.
Game 2: (2) New Haven vs. (7) Dominican (N.Y.) -- 3 p.m.
Game 3: (4) LIU Post vs. (5) Felician -- 7 p.m.
Friday, May 19
Game 4: Game 2 Loser vs. Game 1 Loser -- 11 a.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 5: Game 3 Winner at (1) Southern New Hampshire -- 3 p.m.
Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 1 Winner -- 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 20
Game 7: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Loser -- 11 a.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 8: Game 6 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser -- 3 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner -- 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 21
Game 10: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner -- 12 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 11: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 9 Loser -- 3:30 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Monday, May 22
Game 12: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner -- 12 p.m.
Game 13: Game 12 rematch* -- 40 minutes after conclusion of Game 12
* Game 13 only necessary if Game 11 Winner wins Game 12
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 15 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 student-athletes compete in conference championships, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.