Conference Carolinas Finalizes 2022 Baseball Championship Bracket
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – For the third time in the last four seasons (2017, 2018, 2022) in which Conference Carolinas has crowned a regular season baseball champion, North Greenville claimed the honor and the top seed for the 2022 Conference Carolinas Baseball Championship, which begins on Wednesday, May 4 at Historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina.
The Crusaders earned the program's third regular season title with a 25-5 conference mark while going 41-8 overall. The top team in the first NCAA Southeast Regional rankings, North Greenville will await the winner of the single elimination play-in game between No. 6 seed King (23-20, 16-13 Conference Carolinas) and No. 7 Francis Marion (29-18, 16-14 CC), who will kick off the tournament on May 4 at 2 p.m. The winner will face the Crusaders on Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m.
UNC Pembroke, in their return to Conference Carolinas, earned the No. 2 seed with a 23-7 mark in league play and a 36-13 overall record. The Braves are currently third in the league in hitting (.313) and will face the winner of the other single elimination play-in contest featuring No. 5 Erskine (28-20, 17-13 CC) and No. 8 Barton (24-24, 14-16 CC), which will place on May 4 at 7 p.m. The winner will square off with the Braves on May 5 at 3 p.m.
The first game on day two of the tournament, Thursday, May 5, will feature No. 3 Belmont Abbey and No. 4 Mount Olive. The Crusaders earned the third spot by completing the conference season 21-8 with a 34-15 overall mark while the Trojans, who won the regular season in 2021, were 18-12 in league play and 31-18 overall.
The modified eight-team bracket features two bracket scenarios that could play out depending on the outcome of game seven in the bracket. Regardless of the outcome though, Friday, May 6 will feature three games at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. with possibly the tournament ending for two teams. Saturday, May 7 will also have three games at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Things get interesting on Sunday, May 8, as there could be as many as three teams still alive with games slated for 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and Historic Fleming Stadium, home of the tournament host Wilson Tobs Baseball Club, are available here.
2022 Conference Carolinas Baseball Championship
Historic Fleming Stadium | Wilson, N.C.
Play-in Round – Wednesday, May 4
Game 1: #6 King vs. #7 Francis Marion, 11 a.m.
Game 2: #5 Erskine vs. #8 Barton, 2 p.m. (or 45 Minutes after the Conclusion of the First Game)
First Round - Thursday, May 5
Game 3: #3 Belmont Abbey vs. #4 Mount Olive, 11 a.m.
Game 4: #2 UNC Pembroke vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m.
Game 5: #1 North Greenville vs. Winner Game 1, 7 p.m.
Second Round - Friday, May 6
Game 6: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 4, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 3, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.
If four teams remain after Game 8
Semifinal Round - Saturday, May 7
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10, 7 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, May 8
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m. (If Necessary)
If five teams remain after Game 8 and two after Game 11
Semifinal Round - Saturday, May 7
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, May 8
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m. (If Necessary)
If five teams remain after Game 8 and three after Game 11
Championship - Sunday, May 8
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 4 p.m.