Conference play continues in most conferences and begins in the Atlantic Sun Conference this weekend.
* One of the most important matchups this weekend is North Greenville's trip to play Belmont Abbey. The teams share first place in Conference Carolinas with 14-1 league records.
* USC Upstate carries a five-game winning streak into its opening A-Sun series at New Jersey Tech in Newark. NJIT is in its first season of Atlantic Sun play.
* Clemson tries to regain momentum in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a home series against Pittsburgh. The Tigers struggled on the mound and in the field in being swept at Miami last weekend. Pitt has a 4-5 record in the ACC, but has recorded wins over Florida State and North Carolina.
* Winthrop plays host to Big South Conference leader Liberty, while Coastal Carolina and Gardner-Webb meet in Conway in a series involving teams tied for third place. Friday's series opener has been moved up to a 2 p.m. start because of weather concerns.
* College of Charleston, coming off a 13-inning 6-5 victory over South Carolina to extend its winning streak to six games, returns to Colonial Athletic Association play with a visit to Elon. The Cougars are atop the CAA standings.
* Furman, in a four-way tie for first place after one week of Southern Conference play, travels to Johnson City, Tenn., to face East Tennessee State.
* USC Sumter places its 13-game winning streak and first-place status in NJCAA Region 10 at risk with a home series against fourth-place USC Lancaster. Another important Region 10 series has second-place Spartanburg Methodist playing host to third-place Pitt CC.
* Benedict, coming off a pair of no-hitters in a Tuesday win over Morris, plays host to SIAC and state foe Claflin for a three-game series. Claflin swept Morehouse last week while Benedict had its three-game series at Albany State washed out.
* The only other meeting of two state teams this weekend is Southern Wesleyan's Conference Carolinas trip to Erskine.
* Peach Belt Conference leader USC Aiken has a series at fourth-place UNC Pembroke. Lander, one game behind the Pacers in the standings, has a series at North Georgia.
* Eight of the 11 teams in the South Atlantic Conference are with 2 1/2 games of each other in the standings. The Coker at Lenoir-Rhyne and Newberry at Carson-Newman series could help break up that log jam.
* USC Beaufort, ranked sixth nationally in the NAIA and in first place in The Sun Conference, has an important series at second-place St. Thomas. The Sand Sharks have a two-game lead over St. Thomas.
* South Carolina began its Top Ten showdown with SEC East revival Vanderbilt on Thursday night. The series continues through Saturday in Nashville.
Friday, April 1
Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. (moved up from 6 p.m., weather issues)
Newberry at Carson-Newman, 3 p.m.
USC Beaufort at St. Thomas, DH, 3 p.m.
College of Charleston at Elon, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Clemson, 5 p.m.
USC Upstate at New Jersey Tech, 5 p.m.
Coker at Lenoir-Rhyne, 6 p.m.
Furman at East Tennessee State, 6 p.m.
Lander at North Georgia, 6 p.m.
Liberty at Winthrop, 6 p.m.
North Greenville at Belmont Abbey, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian at UNC Asheville, 6 p.m.
USC Aiken at UNC Pembroke, 6 p.m.
Western Carolina at Wofford, 6 p.m.
The Citadel at Stetson, 6:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m.
Moved/Postponed
Georgia College of Francis Marion, to part of 1 p.m. DH April 3
Longwood at Charleston Southern, to 2 p.m. April 4
Pfeiffer at Limestone, to 1 p.m. April 3
Southern Wesleyan at Erskine, to April 4
Saturday, April 2
Newberry at Carson-Newman, DH, noon
North Greenville at Belmont Abbey, noon
Pfeiffer at Limestone, DH, noon
Southern Wesleyan at Erskine, DH, noon (could be 2 p.m. single game)
Coker at Lenoir-Rhyne, DH, 1 p.m.
Pitt CC at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Beaufort at St. Thomas, 1 p.m.
USC Salkehatchie at Guilford Tech, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Upstate at NJIT, 1 p.m.
Young Harris at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.
Furman at East Tennessee State, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.
The Citadel at Stetson, 2 p.m.
Georgia College at Francis Marion, 3 p.m.
Liberty at Winthrop, 3 p.m.
Louisburg at Florence-Darlington Tech, DH, 3 p.m.
Presbyterian at UNC Asheville, 3 p.m.
South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. SEC Network
USC Aiken at UNC Pembroke., 3 p.m.
Western Carolina at Wofford, 3 p.m.
College of Charleston at Elon, 4 p.m.
Longwood at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Clemson, 4 p.m., ESPN3
USC Lancaster at USC Sumter, DH, 4 p.m.
Lander at North Georgia, 6 p.m.
Moved/postponed
Claflin at Benedict, DH, to 1 p.m. DH April 3
Sunday's April 3
USC Salkehatchie at Guilford Tech, DH, noon
USC Upstate at NJIT, noon
Claflin at Benedict, DH, 1 p.m.
Furman at East Tennessee State, 1 p.m.
Georgia College at Francis Marion, DH, 1 p.m.
Lander at North Georgia, 1 p.m.
Louisburg at Florence-Darlington Tech, DH, 1 p.m.
Pfeiffer at Limestone, 1 p.m.
Pitt CC at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Clemson, 1 p.m., ESPN3
Presbyterian at UNC Asheville, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at Stetson, 1 p.m.
Western Carolina at Wofford, 1 p.m.
USC Aiken at UNC Pembroke, 1 p.m.
USC Lancaster at USC Sumter, DH, 1 p.m.
College of Charleston at Elon, 1:30 p.m.
Anderson at Young Harris, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.
Liberty at Winthrop, 2 p.m.
Longwood at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
Moved/postponed
Claflin at Benedict, to 1 p.m. April 4
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