News digest, May 24

Bearcats to play Central Missouri in Series opener
Lander will play Central Missouri (42-13) at 7 p.m. Sunday in the first round of the NCAA Division II College World Series in Cary, N.C.

Lander (42-14) qualified for the eight-team, double-elimination event by winning the Southeast Regional on Monday with a 5-3 win over USC Aiken.
Bearcats

DII CWS schedule

Chanticleers prep for possible regional
Coastal Carolina has issued guidelines for purchasing tickets should the Chanticleers be selected to host an NCAA Regional.
CCU

Previews
* Furman has posted preview information for its Wednesday Southern Conference Tournament opener against East Tennessee State at Fluor Field in Greenville. The game starts at 9 a.m.
Paladins

* The Citadel has sent out preview information for its Tuesday game against VMI in the play-in round of the Southern Conference Tournament. The game is at 10 a.m. at Fluor Field in Greenville.
Bulldogs

* Presbyterian has shared its notes previewing the Big South Conference Tournament in Lexington. The Blue Hose play Gardner-Webb Tuesday night.
PC

* Winthrop has published notes previewing its Big South Conference Tournament opener against Longwood.
Eagles

* Wofford has shared general fan information on the Southern Conference Tournament and on its Wednesday game with Western Carolina.
Terriers

Martinez Award finalists set
Dylan Cook of Georgia College is the only player from the Southeast Region to be named one of the 10 finalists for the Tino Martinez Award given to the top player in NCAA Division II.
Tino

Rankings
CollegeBaseballCentral.com NCAA DI: 1. Florida (1st last week). 11. South Carolina (13). 16. Coastal Carolina (16). 21. Clemson (not ranked).
CBC DI

CollegeSportsMadness.com NCAA DI: 1. Texas A&M (2). 7. South Carolina (8). 17. Coastal Carolina (18). 21. Clemson (not ranked).
CSM DI

Bracketology
* CollegeSportsMadness.com has South Carolina as the No. 5 national seed, Coastal Carolina as a regional host and Clemson as an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament.
CSM Bracket