May 10, 2008
Baseball to Face 6th-ranked Sonoma in NCAA's
West Regional ** May 15-18 ** Chico
Kearney, Neb. – – The Nebraska-Kearney baseball team is the sixth seed in the West Regional of the 2008 NCAA Division II Tournament and will face top-seed Sonoma State this Thursday (May 15th) in Chico, Calif.
The pairings for the 48-team field -- six teams in eight regions -- came out late Sunday night. The third-seed, Chico State, will host the West regional at Nettleton Stadium.
UNK and 6th-ranked SSU (46-13) will begin at 1:00 p.m. Central. Ticket prices are $ 8.00 (G.A. adults), $ 6.00 (seniors), $ 4.00 (college and high school students with ID) and $ 3.00 (children under 12).
Tickets will only be sold at the stadium and only on a per-day basis.
UNK (33-25) is in the NCAA field for the second time in school history after winning the RMAC Tournament for the second straight season. In 2007, the Lopers beat a then-No. 1 ranked Sonoma in the first round, 8-7, before falling to Cal State L.A. (26-7) and Chico (3-0).
The Seawolves won their second straight CCAA title (California Collegiate Athletic Association) over the weekend, sweeping a double header from Chico. Those wins helped SSU jump UC San Diego into the region's top spot. In the final region rankings last week, UCSD was No. 1 and Sonoma No. 2.
The Seawolves are led by catcher Konrad Thieme (.351, 16 HR's, 55 RBI's) and a pitching staff that has a 3.55 ERA.
The complete regional field is below as a re match-ups for the first day. A complete bracket will be released later.
1. Sonoma State 46-13
2. UC San Diego 41-16
3. Chico Sate 39-15
4. Cal State Stanislaus 37-21
5. Western Oregon 39-17
6. UNK 33-25
Thursday, May 15th
1:00 p.m. Central (UNK Vs. Sonoma) - Game 1
5:00 p.m. Central (WOU VS. UCSD) - Game 2
9:00 p.m. Central (CSS Vs. Chico) - Game 3
Friday, May 16th
1:00 p.m. Central (Loser Game 1 Vs. Loser Game 2)
5:00 p.m. Central (Winner Game 1 Vs. Loser Game 3)
9:00 p.m. Central (Winner Game 2 Vs. Winner Game 3)
Saturday, May 17th
Games at 1, 5 and 9:00 p.m. Central (Schedule depends on if 4 or 5 teams are left)
Sunday, May 18th
Championship game at 2:00 p.m. Central; if necessary, second champ. game directly after
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Contact:
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