University of Massachusets Athletics
Bracket Set For A-10 Baseball Championship
May 12, 2003 | Baseball
May 12, 2003
AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts baseball team, regular season champions of the Atlantic 10 Conference East Division, is the second seed for the 2003 Atlantic 10 Championship, which begins this Thursday, May 15, at Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Conn.
The Minutemen will receive a first round bye, then play the winner of the opening round game between sixth seeded George Washington and third-seeded Rhode Island at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 16. The Minutemen closed out the regular season with a record of 24-17 overall and 14-7 in the Atlantic 10. George Washington stands 35-16 overall and 12-9 in the Atlantic 10, while Rhode Island is 25-24 overall and 16-8 in league play.
Other teams taking part in the tournament are top seed Richmond (42-11, 19-4 Atlantic 10), fourth seed Duquesne (25-27, 15-9 Atlantic 10) and fifth seed Xavier (23-24-2, 13-8 Atlantic 10).
The final two teams remaining in the double-elimination tournament will advance to next week's Atlantic 10 Championship Final. The highest remaining seed with host the best two-out-of-three series from May 22-24, with the winner receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
A complete schedule for the 2003 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship follows.
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Thursday, May 15, Dodd Memorial Stadium, Norwich, Conn.
Game #1 - #4 Duquesne vs. #5 Xavier, 12:30 p.m.
Game #2 - #3 Rhode Island vs. #6 George Washington, 4:00 p.m.
Game #3 - Game #1 Loser vs. Game #2 Loser, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 16, Dodd Memorial Stadium, Norwich, Conn.
Game #4 - #1 Richmond vs. Game #1 Winner, 12:30 p.m.
Game #5 - #2 Massachusetts vs. Game #2 Winner, 4:00 p.m.
Game #6 - Game #3 Winner vs. Lower Seed of Game #4 and Game #5 Losers, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, Dodd Memorial Stadium, Norwich, Conn.
Game #7 - Game #4 Winner vs. Game #5 Winner, 12:30 p.m. (winner to championship final)
Game #8 - Game #6 Winner vs. Higher Seed of Game #4 and Game #5 Losers, 4:00 p.m.
Game #9 - Game #8 Winner vs. Game #7 Loser, 7:30 p.m. (winner to championship final)
Thursday, May 22, Campus of Highest Remaining Seed
Game #10 - Game #7 Winner vs. Game #9 Winner, TBA
Friday, May 23, Campus of Highest Remaining Seed
Game #11 - Game #7 Winner vs. Game #9 Winner, TBA
Saturday, May 24, Campus of Highest Remaining Seed
Game #12 - Game #7 Winner vs. Game #9 Winner, TBA (if necessary)
