If postseason college baseball is your thing, this is the week for you.
Nine of the state's NCAA Division I teams qualified for their conference tournaments. Clemson, Coastal Carolina and South Carolina are locks for the NCAA Tournament. The other six teams need to win their conference tournament to qualify.
* On Monday, either Lander or USC Aiken will punch a ticket to the NCAA Division II World Series later this month in Cary, N.C. The Peach Belt Conference rivals play for the sixth time this season when they meet in the Southeast Region final in Columbus, Ga.
USC Aiken swept the three-game regular-season series and won a fourth meeting in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. But Lander won Sunday's game in the regional and thus has the edge entering Monday. If Lander wins, the Bearcats advance. If USC Aiken wins at noon, they would meet for a seventh time later Monday.
* The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament opens Tuesday in Durham with a pair of play-in games, but Clemson doesn't play until 11 a.m. Thursday against Virginia. In fact, all three Clemson games in pool play start at 11 a.m. I think a case could be made that the ACC shafted the Tigers by putting them in the early game all three days. On the other hand, a case could be made that Clemson knows its game will start on time each day (unless rain forces scheduling changes) and plan ins pregame routine accordingly.
After four days of pool play, the two pool winners meet for the ACC title on Sunday.
* The Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament begins Wednesday in Nashville. USC Upstate, the only state team in the conference, didn't qualify for the six-team field.
* The Big South Conference Tournament starts Tuesday at the Lexington County Ballpark in Lexington with Coastal Carolina the No. 1 seed. A tournament title would bolster Coastal's resume to be a host team in the NCAA Division I Tournament later this month. Presbyterian is in the same bracket as Coastal Carolina, while Winthrop is in the opposite bracket. The two bracket champions will meet for the title Saturday. Charleston Southern did not qualify.
* College of Charleston is the host for the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament and will play Elon in one of three first-round games on Wednesday in Mount Pleasant. The championship game is set for Saturday.
* South Carolina gets to be a spectator for Tuesday's four play-in games in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Hoover, Ala. On Wednesday, the East Division Gamecocks will play the winner of No. 7 Mississippi vs. No. 10 Georgia.
The Gamecocks are on a six-game losing streak in Hoover. Winning a game or two would cement their prospects of being a national seed for the NCAA Tournament.
The SEC final is set for Sunday.
* The Southern Conference Tournament returns to Greenville's Fluor Field, beginning with Tuesday morning's play-in game between VMI and The Citadel. That winner advances to the main eight-team bracket of the double-elimination event which continues through Sunday.
Furman opens the second day of the tournament with a 9 a.m. game against East Tennessee State, while Wofford opens the afternoon session at 4 p.m. by playing Western Caroilina.
NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
Columbus, Ga.
Monday
Lander vs. USC Aiken, noon
Lander vs. USC Aiken, if necessary, 3:30 p.m.
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ACC Tournament
Durham (NC) Bulls Athletic Park
Tuesday-Saturday games on Fox Sports Carolinas or other regional networks
Tuesday-Saturday games on Sirius 106/XM-193
Tuesday
No. 7 Duke vs. No. 10 Wake Forest, 11 a.m.
No. 8 Boston College vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
Wednesday
No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 5 NC State, 11 a.m.
No. 1 Miami vs. No. 8 Boston College/No. 9 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 7 Duke/No. 10 Wake Forest, 7 p.m.
Thursday
No. 3 Virginia vs. No. 6 Clemson, 11 a.m.
No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 8 Boston College/No. 9 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
No. 1 Miami vs. No. 5 NC State, 7 p.m.
Friday
No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 6 Clemson, 11 a.m.
No. 3 Virginia vs. No. 7 Duke/No. 10 Wake Forest, 3 p.m.
No. 5 NC State vs. No. 8 Boston College/No. 9 Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
Saturday
No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 7 Duke/No. 10 Wake Forest, 11 a.m.
No. 1 Miami vs. No. 4 Florida State, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 3 Virginia, 7 p.m.
Sunday, ESPN2, Sirius/XM 84
Championship, Noon
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Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
Dugan Field at Marsh Stadium, Nashville
Wednesday
Game 1: No. Kennesaw State vs. No. 6 Stetson, noon
Game 2: No. 2 North Florida vs. No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast, 4 p.m.
Game 3: No. 3 Jacksonville vs. No. 4 Lipscomb, 8 p.m.
Thursday
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, noon
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2. vs. Winner Game 3, 8 p.m.
Friday
Games at Noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; schedule depends on how many teams remain
Saturday
Championship game, 2 p.m.If necessary game, time TBA
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Big South Tournament
Lexington County Sports Complex, Lexington
Tuesday, Big South Network
Game 1: No. 2 High Point vs. No. 7 Liberty, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 3 Longwood vs. No. 6 Winthrop, 45 minutes after Game 1
Game 3: No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 8 Radford, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 4 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 5 Presbyterian College, 45 minutes after Game 3
Wednesday, Big South Network
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 45 minutes after Game 5
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 45 minutes after Game 7
Thursday, Big South Network
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 45 minutes after Game 9
Friday, ESPN3
Game 11: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 10 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 10, 45 minutes after Game 11
Game 13: if necessary - Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 5 p.m. (7 innings)
Game 14: if necessary - Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 45 minutes after Game 13 (7 innings)
Saturday, ESPNU
Championship game: Winner Game 11 (or 13) vs. Winner Game 12 (or 14), noon
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CAA Tournament
Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant
Wednesday
Game 1: No. 4 James Madison vs. No. 5 Northeastern, noon
Game 2 : No. 3 Elon vs. No. 6 College of Charleston, 3:30 p.m.
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Game 4: No. 1 UNCW vs. Winner of Game 1, Noon
Game 5: No. 2 William & Mary vs. Winner of Game 2 , 3:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Lowest-Seeded Game 4/Game 5 Loser , 7 p.m.
Friday
Game 7: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, Noon
Game 8: Winner of Game 6 vs. Highest-Seeded Game 4/Game 5 Loser, 3:30 p.m.
Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9, 1 p.m.
Game 11 (if necessary): Same two teams, 30 minutes after Game 10
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SEC Tournament
Hoover (AL) Metropolitan Stadium)
Tuesday-Saturday games on SEC Network
Tuesday, all games on Sirius-145/XM-190
Game 1: No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. No. 11 Missouri,10:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Georgia, 30 minutes after previous game
Game 3: No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Alabama, 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 5 LSU vs. No. 12 Tennessee, 30 minutes after previous game
Wednesday
Game 5: No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Winner Game 1, 10:30 a.m., Sirius 145/XM-190
Game 6: No. 2 South Carolina vs. Winner Game 2, 30 minutes after previous game, Sirius 145/XM-190
Game 7: No. 1 Mississippi State vs. Winner Game 3, 5:30 p.m., Sirius/XM-84
Game 8: No. 4 Florida vs. Winner Game 4, 30 minutes after previous game, Sirius/XM-84
Thursday
Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 10:30 a.m. Sirius 145/XM-190
Game 10: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 30 minutes after previous game Sirius 145/XM-190
Game 11: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 5:30 p.m. Sirius/XM-84
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 30 minutes after previous game Sirius/XM-84
Friday, Sirius/XM-84
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 4 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 12, 30 minutes after previous game
Saturday, Sirius 145/XM-190
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 16: Winner Gamer 14 vs. Winner Game 12, 30 minutes after previous game
Sunday, ESPN2, Sirius/XM-84
Game 17: Championship game - Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16, 3 p.m.
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Southern Conference Tournament
Fluor Field, Greenville
Tuesday-Saturday games on SoCon Digital Network
Tuesday
Game 1: No. 8 The Citadel vs. No. 9 VMI, 10 a.m.
Wednesday
Game 2: No. 4 Furman vs. No. 5 East Tennessee State, 9 a.m.
Game 3: No. 1 Mercer vs. Winner Game 1, 12:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 2 Western Carolina vs. No. 7, Wofford 4 p.m.
Game 5: No. 3 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 6, Samford 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Game 6: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3, 9 a.m.
Game 7: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 12:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 9, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 12 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 3:30 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 13 vs. Loser Game 12, 7 p.m.
Sunday, ESPN3
Game 15: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 14, 1 p.m.
Game 16: Winner Game 15 vs. Loser Game 15, 60 minutes after Game 15, if necessary
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