The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Phoenix will enter the upcoming 2008 Southern Conference Baseball Championship as the number one seed after winning the regular season title outright with a 19-8 SoCon mark. The Phoenix finished one game ahead of College of Charleston (18-9) whose loss on the last day of the regular season gave ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ the title outright. It is the second SoCon title for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in three seasons.
Top-seeded ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵwill take on either eighth-seeded The Citadel or ninth-seeded Woffordon Wednesday, May 21 at Joe Riley Park in Charleston, S.C. at either 5p.m. or 8 p.m. The time will be determined following Tuesday’s games.
Also in ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s half of the bracket are fourth-seeded GeorgiaSouthern and fifth-seeded UNC Greensboro. The Phoenix went 9-3 duringthe regular season against teams in its bracket.
The other bracket will pit second-seeded College of Charlestonagainst either seventh-seeded Western Carolina or 10th-seeded Davidsonand third-seeded Furman against sixth-seeded Appalachian State.
This year’s tournament format uses two double eliminationbrackets. The winners of each bracket will play a single game for thetournament title on Sunday at 2 p.m. and will be tape delayedon SportSouth.
All of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s tournament action can be heard live on 920 AM WPCM. Byron Tucker will have the call over the air and at elonphoenix.comstarting 15 minutes prior to the scheduled first pitch.
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