Monday, April 29, 2024

News digest, April 29

Peach Belt sets schedule

The Peach Belt Conference has announced pairings and the schedule for the first weekend of its championship tournament.

A pair of four-team double-elimination tournaments this weekend will determine the two finalists for a best-of-three championship series May 9-11. The higher seeded finalist will be host for the event.

Lander won the regular-season championship and will be joined by Flagler, Georgia Southwestern in a tournament at Dolny Stadium in Greenwood.

Georgia College, coached by former University of South Carolina pitcher Nolan Belcher, will host Augusta, Columbus State and North Georgia in an event at John Kurtz Field in Milledgeville. The Bobcats earned a first-round host role by finishing second in the regular-season standings.

Double-elimination tournaments
Friday
Dolny Stadium, Greenwood
Game 1. No. 5 Flagler vs. No. 4 Georgia Southwestern, 2 p.m.
Game 2: No. 8 USC Aiken vs. No. 1 Lander, 6 p.m.
John Kurtz Field, Milledgeville, Ga.
Game 1: No. 7 Augusta vs. No. 2 Georgia College, 2 p.m.
Game 2: No. 6 North Georgia vs. No. 3 Columbus State, 3 p.m.

Saturday
Dolny Stadium, Greenwood
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 a.m.
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser,  3 p.m.
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.
John Kurtz Field, Milledgeville, Ga.
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 a.m.
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser,  3 p.m.
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.

Sunday
Dolny Stadium, Greenwood
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 7: if Game 5 winner wins Game 6, app. 4 p.m.
John Kurtz Field, Milledgeville, Ga.
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 7: if Game 5 winner wins Game 6, app. 4 p.m.

Championship series
May 9-11
Higher seed will host

Rankings

(previous rankings in parentheses, if different)
* Baseball America: 1. Texas A&M. 4. Clemson (2). 18. South Carolina (22).
BA

* D1Baseball: 1. Texas A&M. 4. Clemson (5). 15. South Carolina (24).
D1

* NCBWA: 1. Texas A&M. 4. Clemson. 14. South Carolina (19).
* Perfect Game: 1. Texas A&M. 4. Clemson. 21. South Carolina (NR).
PG

* USA TODAY coaches: 1. Texas A&M. 4. Clemson. 14. South Carolina (21).
Coaches

* College Baseball Central: 1. Texas A&M. 4. Clemson. 15. South Carolina.
CBC

* College Baseball Nation: 1. Texas A&M. 4. Clemson. 12. South Carolina.
 CBN

* 11point7 midmajor: 1. East Carolina. 9. College of Charleston. 10 Coastal Carolina.
Midmajor

* NJCAA DI: 1. Gaston College (2). 7. Florence-Darlington Tech (3).
* Dream Big Athletics junior college: 1. Gaston College. 7. Florence-Darlington Tech.
DBA

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