April 8, 2008 
Contact: Mike Christie, Assistant Commissioner

USA South Spring Championships Set For Burlington

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The USA South Conference Tournaments for baseball, softball, women's lacrosse, men's tennis, women's tennis and men's golf all begin next week. With the exception of lacrosse and women's tennis, all sports will be played exclusively in Burlington, North Carolina for the third consecutive year. Both the lacrosse and women's tennis tournaments will get underway with first round action on campus before heading to Burlington.

The baseball tournament will run from Thursday, April 17 through Sunday, April 20 at the Burlington Athletic Stadium, home of the Minor League Burlington Royals. The tournament will feature a double-elimination format and include all seven USA South teams. An added feature to this year's tournament will be video webcasting. The tournament's championship game(s) on Sunday are scheduled to be available via video webcast, at no charge.

Across town, at Springwood Park, the softball and lacrosse tournaments will begin on Friday, April 18. The softball tournament is a three-day event which includes all ten Conference teams, while the lacrosse competition will conclude in two days and feature the league's top three teams with the addition of a play-in game winner. As is the case with baseball, both the lacrosse championship game on Saturday and the softball championship game(s) on Sunday are scheduled to be video webcasted, at no charge.

Stoney Creek Golf Course will play host to the men's golf championship, which begins on Friday, April 18. The championship will include all seven USA South teams competing in a three-day, 54-hole, event with the final round taking place on Sunday.

Finally, the men's and women's tennis tournaments will be held at Burlington Tennis Center on Friday, April 18-20. All seven Conference men's teams will meet in Burlington while the league's top six women's teams will welcome the winners of two play-in matches. The women will open play on each of the first two days, followed by the men. Both the men and women will begin their championship round at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.

For additional information on each tournament, including official tournament websites containing facility directions, brackets, schedules and results, please continue to visit www.usasouth.net.