May 12, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - The Carson-Newman Eagles will be the No.5 seed in the NCAA Division II South Region which begins Thursday in Tampa, the NCAA announced today.

Carson-Newman (41-16), who reached the South Regional last season, will face second-seeded and rival Tusculum (40-13) in the first round of the six-team, double-elimination tournament. First pitch is at 3 p.m. at The University of Tampa Baseball Field.

The Eagles earned one of the three at-large berth into the tournament, joining fellow SAC member Catawba and Florida Tech (Sunshine State Conference).

Tusculum earned an automatic bid on the strength of winning the SAC Tournament in April, joining two-time defending national champion Tampa (SSC) and Stillman (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) as the region's three automatic qualifiers.

C-N finished the regular season one win shy of the school-record for wins in a season (42).

NCAA Division II South Regional
Tampa, Fla.
Host: University of Tampa
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Game 1 - #1 Tampa vs. #6 Stillman, 11:00 am
Game 2 - #2 Tusculum vs. #5 Carson-Newman, 3:00 pm
Game 3 - #3 Catawba vs. #4 Florida Tech, 7:00 pm
Friday, May 16, 2008
Game 4 - Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 11:00 am
Game 5 - Winner of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 3, 3:00 pm
Game 6 - Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3, 7:00 pm

If four teams remain after game 6, the schedule is as follows:
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Game 7 - Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 11:00 am
Game 8 - Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 6, 3:00 pm
Game 9 - Winner of Game 8 vs. Loser of Game 7, 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Game 10 - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9, 1:00 pm
Game 11 - Same teams as first game (if necessary), 5:00 pm

If five teams remain after game 6, the schedule is as follows:
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Game 7 - Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:00 am
Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 3:00 pm
Game 9 - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 7:00 pm

If two teams remain after game 9, the schedule is as follows:
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Game 10 - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 1:00 pm
Game 11 - If necessary, same teams as Game 10, 5:00 pm

If three teams remain after game 9, the schedule is as follows:
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Game 10 - Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9, 1:00 pm
Game 11 - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 5:00 pm