April 19, 2008 
Contact: Mike Christie, Assistant Commissioner

USA South Baseball Tournament Championship Pair Set

(BURLINGTON, N.C.) - The 2008 USA South Baseball Tournament championship game is set and will pit top-seeded Christopher Newport against second-seeded N.C. Wesleyan on Sunday, April 20 at 12:00 p.m. In the double-elimination format, the once-beaten Captains must top the undefeated Bishops twice to take the title. Should CNU defeat N.C. Wesleyan, the second game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. For any further information, please visit the official tournament page at http://www.methodist.edu/monarchs/baseball/2008usasouth.htm.

The 2008 Baseball Tournament seeding is as follows:

Seed	Team	Conference Record
1.	Christopher Newport	9-2
2.	N.C. Wesleyan	9-3
3.	Greensboro	7-4
4.	Methodist	7-5
5.	Shenandoah	5-7
6.	Ferrum	2-10
7.	Averett	2-10

USA South Seven-Team Tournament Format
All games played at Burlington Athletic Stadium unless noted.

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Game 1 (Day 1) - #4 Methodist - 5    #5 Shenandoah - 3
Game 2 (Day 1) - #3 Greensboro - 5   #6 Ferrum - 1
Game 3 (Day 1) - #2 N.C. Wesleyan - 9   #7 Averett - 2
Game 4 (Day 1) - #1 Chris. Newport - 6   #5 Shenandoah - 4

Friday, April 18, 2008
Game 5 (Day 2) - #6 Ferrum - 4    #7 Averett - 3
Game 6 (Day 2) - #3 Greensboro - 7   #2 N.C. Wesleyan - 11
Game 7 (Day 2) - #1 Chris. Newport - 9    #4 Methodist - 10 (12 Inn.)
Game 8 (Day 2) - #3 Greensboro - 5   #6 Ferrum - 8 

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Game 9 (Day 3) - #2 N.C. Wesleyan - 14   #4 Methodist - 3 (7 Inn.)

Game 10 (Day 3) - #6 Ferrum - 7   #1 Chris. Newport - 19 (7 Inn.)

Game 11 (Day 3) - #1 Chris. Newport - 8   #4 Methodist - 3

 

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Game 12 (Day 4) - #2 N.C. Wesleyan vs. #1 Chris. Newport – 12:00 p.m.

Game 13 (Day 4) - If necessary, same teams as Game 12 – 4:00 p.m.