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Four Teams Left in Hunt for ASC Baseball Title
May 01, 2008
Press Release posted by American Southwest Conference Permalink
***Live Statistics, Audio Available for All Games***
ABILENE, TX – The championship round of the 2008 American Southwest Conference Baseball Championship Tournament Series will be held May 2-4 (Friday-Sunday) at Walt Driggers Field on the campus of McMurry University.
Playing for the conference championship and a berth into the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship along with host McMurry (26-17) will be Concordia University Texas (28-17), University of Texas at Tyler (35-7) and Mississippi College (24-17).
All games will be available to follow through live statistics and audio. All links can be found on the ASC’s website (http://www.ascsports.org/) and the official championship round website (http://athletics.mcm.edu//Sports/baseball/2008/08ascbaseballtourney.asp)
To advance to the double elimination tournament, the four squads had to win best-of-three series last weekend. McMurry outlasted Louisiana College in three, Concordia Texas toppled University of the Ozarks in three, Texas-Tyler swept Hardin-Simmons University and MC also needed just two games to eliminate the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. All four victorious clubs were playing at home.
McMurry, the runner-up last season, will be going for its first ASC title since 2004 and fourth overall. CTX’s only league title came in 2002, while MC’s was the following year. Texas-Tyler is in its first season eligible for postseason play after serving the last four years as a NCAA provisional member.
NOTES:
• Ticket Prices: $5 for adults, $3 for students, children and seniors (65+); each ticket is a day-pass and will provide admission to all games on that day only.
• The hosting rights for the Championship Round rotate each year between each division’s top remaining seed.
• Live statistics and live audio broadcasts will be available for all games (see below for links)
ASC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SERIES CHAMPION
Season Champion Runner-up
1997 HOWARD PAYNE Austin College
1998 MCMURRY Howard Payne
1999 SUL ROSS STATE University of Dallas
2000 SCHREINER University of Dallas
2001 MCMURRY Hardin-Simmons
2002 CONCORDIA-AUSTIN Howard Payne
2003 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE Texas-Dallas
2004 MCMURRY Texas-Dallas
2005 TEXAS LUTHERAN Hardin-Simmons
2006 TEXAS LUTHERAN Texas-Dallas
2007 TEXAS LUTHERAN McMurry
–CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND–
May 2-4
Hosted by McMurry University / Driggers Field / Abilene, Texas
Tickets: $5 for adults, $3 for students (good for entire day)
Official Championship Round Website: http://athletics.mcm.edu//Sports/baseball/2008/08ascbaseballtourney.asp
Links to Live Stats and Audio: http://www.ascsports.org/News/baseball/2008/4/29/ASC_BASEBALL_CHAMPIONSHIPROUND08.asp?path=baseball
Friday, May 2
Game 1: Texas-Tyler (35-7) vs. Concordia Texas (28-14), 3 p.m.
Game 2: Mississippi College (24-17) vs. McMurry (26-17), 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 3
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:00
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
Game 5 (Semifinal): Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 4
Game 6 (Championship): Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1 p.m.
If necessary, Game 7: 30 minutes after Game 10
ABILENE, TX – The championship round of the 2008 American Southwest Conference Baseball Championship Tournament Series will be held May 2-4 (Friday-Sunday) at Walt Driggers Field on the campus of McMurry University.
Playing for the conference championship and a berth into the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship along with host McMurry (26-17) will be Concordia University Texas (28-17), University of Texas at Tyler (35-7) and Mississippi College (24-17).
All games will be available to follow through live statistics and audio. All links can be found on the ASC’s website (http://www.ascsports.org/) and the official championship round website (http://athletics.mcm.edu//Sports/baseball/2008/08ascbaseballtourney.asp)
To advance to the double elimination tournament, the four squads had to win best-of-three series last weekend. McMurry outlasted Louisiana College in three, Concordia Texas toppled University of the Ozarks in three, Texas-Tyler swept Hardin-Simmons University and MC also needed just two games to eliminate the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. All four victorious clubs were playing at home.
McMurry, the runner-up last season, will be going for its first ASC title since 2004 and fourth overall. CTX’s only league title came in 2002, while MC’s was the following year. Texas-Tyler is in its first season eligible for postseason play after serving the last four years as a NCAA provisional member.
NOTES:
• Ticket Prices: $5 for adults, $3 for students, children and seniors (65+); each ticket is a day-pass and will provide admission to all games on that day only.
• The hosting rights for the Championship Round rotate each year between each division’s top remaining seed.
• Live statistics and live audio broadcasts will be available for all games (see below for links)
ASC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SERIES CHAMPION
Season Champion Runner-up
1997 HOWARD PAYNE Austin College
1998 MCMURRY Howard Payne
1999 SUL ROSS STATE University of Dallas
2000 SCHREINER University of Dallas
2001 MCMURRY Hardin-Simmons
2002 CONCORDIA-AUSTIN Howard Payne
2003 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE Texas-Dallas
2004 MCMURRY Texas-Dallas
2005 TEXAS LUTHERAN Hardin-Simmons
2006 TEXAS LUTHERAN Texas-Dallas
2007 TEXAS LUTHERAN McMurry
–CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND–
May 2-4
Hosted by McMurry University / Driggers Field / Abilene, Texas
Tickets: $5 for adults, $3 for students (good for entire day)
Official Championship Round Website: http://athletics.mcm.edu//Sports/baseball/2008/08ascbaseballtourney.asp
Links to Live Stats and Audio: http://www.ascsports.org/News/baseball/2008/4/29/ASC_BASEBALL_CHAMPIONSHIPROUND08.asp?path=baseball
Friday, May 2
Game 1: Texas-Tyler (35-7) vs. Concordia Texas (28-14), 3 p.m.
Game 2: Mississippi College (24-17) vs. McMurry (26-17), 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 3
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:00
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
Game 5 (Semifinal): Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 4
Game 6 (Championship): Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1 p.m.
If necessary, Game 7: 30 minutes after Game 10