Monday, May 21, 2007

State College Baseball news

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, ranked No. 25 nationally in the coaches' association poll, will face No. 4 Emory in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA Division III baseball championship.

The Pointers (32-15), who clinched a berth in the eight-team field by winning the regional at Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, meet Emory (39-8) at 10 a.m. Friday at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.

Emory rallied for a 6-5 victory in 12 innings over unranked Ferrum to win the South regional Sunday in Ferrum, Va.

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Carthage College will face perennial power Eastern Connecticut State in the opening round of the NCAA Division III baseball championships.

Eastern Connecticut State (38-10), ranked No. 11 nationally in the latest coaches' association poll, won the Harwich (Mass.) regional today with an 18-3 victory over Keene State.

Carthage (36-11), which won the regional at Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday, faces Eastern Connecticut State at 1:15 p.m. Friday at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.

Eastern Connecticut State will be making its 12th appearance in the national championship, including its fifth in the last six seasons.

The Warriors won national titles in 1982, '90, '98 and 2002. Last season, the Warriors finished 1-2 in the national championship.

Carthage is making its first appearance in the national championship since the 2002 season. The Red Men went 0-2 in the double-elimination tournament that season.

from jsonline.com

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