Tampa Chosen to Host Third Straight NCAA South Regional
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa baseball team has been selected to host the 2008 NCAA II South Regional, marking the third straight year the event will be held in Tampa.
The regional will begin on Thursday and is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, with the winner from the six team field to advance to the 2008 NCAA Baseball Championships in St. Louis, Mo. The finals are slated for May 24-31.
The regional will consist of number-one seed Tampa (38-9-1), number-two Tusculum (40-13), number-three Catawba (38-16), number-four Florida Tech (35-18-1), number-five Carson-Newman (41-16) and number-six Stillman.
UT and Florida Tech mark the lone Sunshine State Conference teams while the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) sends three teams in Tusculum, Catawba and Carson-Newman. Stillman represents the lone Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) team in the field after claiming the league title in the tournament championship.
Tickets will be available at the gate for $10 (adults) and $5 (students with ID and senior citizens). All games will be played at The University of Tampa Baseball Field.
The complete South Region schedule is as follows:
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