2011 NECC Baseball Championship Pairings Announced
ATTLEBORO, Mass.—Mitchell College has claimed the top seed for the 2011 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Baseball Championship, which begins the morning of Friday, May 6 in New London, Conn. The Mariners (19-8-1 overall) earned the top spot in the upcoming double-elimination tournament after posting a 14-4 conference record.
Becker College (22-9 overall) claimed the #2 seed by going 13-5 in conference play, while Daniel Webster College (19-13, 10-8) will be the #3 seed. Southern Vermont College (16-20, 10-8) has claimed the #4 and final seed. The Eagles and Mountaineers both tied for third in conference play with a 10-8 record. Daniel Webster earned the #3 seed after comparing head-to-head results where the Eagles took two out of the three in their series winning 11-3, 4-1 and falling 11-6 on March 26 and April 12.
In quarterfinal action on Friday, Southern Vermont will face Mitchell in game one at 11:00 a.m. while Daniel Webster will square off against Becker in game two at 3:00 p.m.
In Saturday's semifinals, the losing teams from the previous day will meet at 10:00 a.m. in game three. Game four will feature to quarterfinal winners at 1:00 p.m. Game five will have the winner of game three playing the losing team from game four at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday's action will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the winner of game four facing the winner of game five in game six for the championship title. If an upset occurs, there will be a game seven involving both teams scheduled at 3:00 p.m.
2011 NECC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals • Friday, May 6
Game 1- #4 Southern Vermont (16-20, 10-8) at #1 Mitchell (19-8-1, 14-4), 11:00 a.m.
Game 2- #3 Daniel Webster (19-13, 10-8) vs. #2 Becker (22-9, 13-5), 3:00 p.m.
Semifinals • Saturday, May 7
Game 3-Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 10:00 a.m.
Game 4-Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 1:00 p.m.
Game 5- Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 4:00 p.m.
Championship Game • Sunday, May 8
Game 6-Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of game 5, 11:00 a.m.
Game 7- If necessary, 3:00 p.m.