(Greensboro, N.C. & Misenheimer, N.C.) - The USA South Baseball three-team double-elimination tournaments will continue to a third day with action hosted by Greensboro and Pfeiffer.
In games hosted by Greensboro, the top-seeded Pride and fifth-seeded William Peace split a doubleheader which means each team remains alive in the tournament with one loss apiece. In the first game, the Pacers ran through the Pride with a 13-3, seven-inning, win. In game-two, Greensboro scored a run in the bottom of the eighth inning and held on to defeat William Peace, 5-4. A winner-take-all contest to determine who will move on to the championship series will take place on Sunday, May 3 at 1:00pm. The game was moved from Saturday due to impending weather in the Greensboro, North Carolina area tomorrow.
On the Pfeiffer campus, the first contest saw the top-seeded Falcons stave off elimination in an 8-5 victory over sixth-seeded Southern Virginia thanks to a two-out, three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Knights rebounded however to eliminate third-seeded Methodist, 4-3, to setup a winner-take-all contest against Pfeiffer. That game is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Saturday, May 2, but may be altered due to potential weather in the Misenheimer, North Carolina area. Please visit the USA South Tournament Website or institutional athletic websites for up-to-date information.
Tournament Schedule
(Game times, when available, can be found via institutional websites or within the schedule on the USA South baseball page)
Bracket #1 (All games hosted by #1 Greensboro)
Thursday, April 30
Game 1: #5 William Peace - 5 #4 N.C. Wesleyan - 3
Game 2: #4 N.C. Wesleyan - 5 #1 Greensboro - 11
Friday, May 1
Game 3: #5 William Peace - 13 #1 Greensboro - 3 (7 inn.)
Game 4: #5 William Peace - 4 #1 Greensboro - 5
Sunday, May 3
Game 5: #5 William Peace vs. #1 Greensboro - 1:00pm
Bracket #2 (All games hosted by #2 Pfeiffer)
Thursday, April 30
Game 1: #6 Southern Virginia - 8 #3 Methodist - 2
Game 2: #3 Methodist - 11 #2 Pfeiffer - 3
Friday, May 1
Game 3: #6 Southern Virginia - 5 #2 Pfeiffer - 8
Game 4: #6 Southern Virginia - 4 #3 Methodist - 3
Saturday, May 2
Game 5: #2 Pfeiffer vs. #6 Southern Virginia - 6:00pm
Best-of-Three Championship Series (Hosted by highest-remaining seed after bracket play)
Friday, May 8
Game 1: Bracket #2 Winner vs. Bracket #1 Winner
Saturday, May 9
Game 2: Bracket #2 Winner vs. Bracket #1 Winner
Game 3 (if necessary): Bracket #2 Winner vs. Bracket #1 Winner
Dates and Times Subject to Change