(Portions of this story courtesy of Trinity University)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Trinity University, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champions, earned the program's sixth appearance in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. The Tigers earned the No. 4 seed in the West Region and will compete in the West Region in Abilene, Texas. West Region Official Site
Trinity won the SCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It marks the third time in the last four years that the Tigers advanced to NCAA postseason play. The Tigers earned NCAA berths in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 as well as 2011.
Trinity (33-11) is joined in the West Region by No. 1 seed Linfield (Ore.) (31-9, Northwest Conference champion), No. 2 seed Chapman (Calif.) (29-11, Pool B at-large bid), No. 3 seed Redlands (Calif.) (29-11, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion), No. 5 seed Texas-Tyler (33-6, Pool C at-large bid) and No. 6 seed Concordia (Texas) (30-15, American Southwest Conference champion).
The Tigers will open up NCAA regional play on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. CT against Redlands (Calif.).
Linfield (Ore.) (31-9) is the top regional seed, and will play
No. 6 Concordia (Texas) (30-15) in the opening game at noon
Wednesday. Second-seeded Chapman (Calif.) (29-11) meets No. 5
Texas-Tyler (33-6) at 3:30 p.m.
The winner of the Trinity/Redlands game plays at 7 p.m. Thursday,
against the Chapman/Texas-Tyler winner. The Trinity/Redlands loser
takes on the Linfield/Concordia winner at 3:30 p.m.
A maximum of 11 games will be played at the regional tournament,
with the final slated for noon Saturday. If necessary, a second
game will take place.
The winner of the regional event, which concludes Saturday, will advance to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships May 27-31 at Appleton, Wis. A total of 55 teams are competing at eight regional sites to earn a trip to Appleton.
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