Planning your weekend, March 24-27

Did I say weekend on a Wednesday night? Yes, I did.

Because of Easter most college baseball teams in the state are not playing on Sunday this week. Many of the NCAA Division I schools are starting their series on Thursday.

The exceptions are Clemson (at Miami), The Citadel (at VMI) and College of Charleston (at home vs. Delaware). They are maintaining the Friday-Sunday setup.

NJCAA Region 10 series have been moved up a day to Friday-Saturday doubleheaders.

Among DI schools, Clemson risks its eight-game winning streak in its ACC series at Miami. The Hurricanes are ranked as high as fourth nationally and trail first-place North Carolina by one game in the Coastal Division. Clemson is ranked as high as 12th nationally and shares first place in the Atlantic Division with Florida State.

South Carolina was one of just two SEC teams to make it through the first weekend of league play unscathed. They'll open a three-game set at Mississippi on Thursday. The Rebels are ranked as high as sixth nationally. USC, which has won 10 straight games, is ranked as high as 10th.

Elsewhere in Division I, Southern Conference play begins. The Samford at Furman and Wofford at Mercer series run Thursday through Saturday. As mentioned above, The Citadel and VMI begin on Friday.

The Big South Conference schedule picks up this week after a soft opening last weekend. Charleston Southern players host to Campbell, Presbyterian is at Gardner-Webb and Winthrop travels to High Point. After going 2-1 in league play last weekend, Coastal  Carolina steps out of conference to play host to Stetson.

Lander's home series with Montevallo matches two teams in the top half of the Peach Belt Conference standings.

Erskine tries to stay near the top of the Conference Carolinas standings, but faces a challenge in a road trip at Mount Olive.
 
The top series in NJCAA Region 10 may be third-place USC Lancaster's visit to first-place Spartanburg Methodist.

Thursday, March 24
Campbell at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.
Samford at Furman, 6 p.m.
Stetson at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.
Winthrop at High Point, 6 p.m.
Wofford at Mercer, 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Mississippi, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 25
Benedict at Albany State, DH, noon
Claflin at Morehouse, DH, noon
Brevard at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech at Guilford Tech, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Lancaster at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Sumter at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m.
Stetson at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.
Coker at Carson-Newman, 3 p.m.
Limestone at King, 3 p.m.
Erskine at Mount Olive, DH, 4 p.m.
Samford at Furman, 4 p.m.
North Greenville at Pfeiffer, 5 p..m.
Barton at Southern Wesleyan, 6 p.m.
Campbell at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Delaware at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.
Francis Marion at Lander, 6 p.m.
Montevallo at USC Aiken, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.
The Citadel at VMI, 6 p.m.
Wingate at Newberry, 6 p.m.
Winthrop at High Point, 6 p.m.
Wofford at Mercer, 6 p.m.
Clemson at Miami, 7 p.m.
South Carolina at Mississippi, 7:30 p.m.
Postponed
USC Beaufort at Warner, DH, to noon April 29

Saturday, March 26
Coker at Carson-Newman, DH, noon
Erskine at Mount Olive, noon
Limestone at King, DH, noon
Barton at Southern Wesleyan, DH, 1 p.m.
Benedict at Albany State, 1 p.m.
Brevard at Anderson, 1 p.m.
Claflin at Morehouse, 1 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech at at Guilford Tech, DH, 1 p.m.
Montevallo at USC Aiken, DH, 1 p.m.
Samford at Furman, 1 p.m.
Stetson at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.
USC Lancaster at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Sumter at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m.
Wingate at Newberry, DH, 1 p.m.
Campbell at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
Delaware at College of Charleston, DH, 2 p.m.
Francis Marion at Lander, DH, 2 p.m.
North Greenville at Pfeiffer, DH, 2 p.m.
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m.
Wofford at Mercer, 2 p.m.
Winthrop at High Point, 3 p.m.
South Carolina at Mississippi, 3 p.m. SEC Network
The Citadel at VMI, 4 p.m.
Clemson at Miami, 7 p.m.
Postponed
USC Beaufort at Warner, to 1:30 p.m. April 30

Sunday, March 27
Clemson at Miami, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at VMI, 1 p.m.
Moved
Delaware at College of Charleston, to part of 2 p.m. March 26 DH