Sunday, May 11, 2025

North Greenville joins Lander in DII playoffs; Patriots miss out

North Greenville received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Sunday night, joining Peach Belt Conference automatic qualifier Lander. Both will play in Salisbury, N.C., beginning Thursday

Francis Marion, which was hopeful of an at-large bid, was not selected.

Two four-team double-elimination regionals, one hosted by No. 1 seed Catawba (42-12) and the other hosted by No. 2 seed Belmont Abbey (40-15), will be played next weekend, with the two winners advancing to a best-of-three super regional the following weekend to determine the region's representative in the NCAA Division II College World Series in Cary, N.C.

North Greenville (43-13) was named the fifth seed in the region and will face fellow Conference Carolinas team Young Harris (40-15), the four seed, in a first-round game at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Mountain lions won two of three regular-season meetings with the Trailblazers.

Catawba and Lander (42-13) the eighth seed, meet in the other first-round game at 3 p.m.

Belmont Abbey, which won the Conference Carolinas tournament for an automatic berth, plays No. 7 Carson-Newman (37-17) at 6 p.m. in a first-round game in Belmont, N.C. The other first-round game there will match No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne (43-12) against No. 6 North Georgia (39-15) at 3 p.m.

Francis Marion (40-13), shared the Conference Carolinas' regular-season title with Young Harris . 

NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
Double elimination
Salisbury (N.C.) Bracket
Thursday, May 15
Game 1: Lander vs. Catawba, 3 p.m.
Game 2: North Greenville vs. Young Harris, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 16
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Game 5: Game 4 loser vs. Game 3 winner, 3 p.m.
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
Game 7: If Game 5 winner wins Game 6, 3 p.m.

Belmont (N.C.) Bracket
Thursday, May 15
Game 1: Belmont Abbey vs. Carson-Newman, 3 p.m.
Game 2: Lenoir-Rhyne vs. North Georgia, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 16
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Game 5: Game 4 loser vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
Game 7: If Game 5 winner wins Game 6, 3 p.m.

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