Sunday, May 21, 2023

North Greenville-Belmont Abbey super regional set for Friday, Saturday

North Greenville will face Conference Carolinas rival Belmont Abbey in Tigerville in a best-of-three series Friday and Saturday to determine the Southeast Region's entrant in the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C.

The rivals advanced from first-round regional play on Saturday. Defending national champion North Greenville came out of the losers bracket to defeat Mount Olive - yet another Conference Carolinas team - twice to take the Tigerville regional.

Belmont Abbey came through the Newberry regional unbeaten, scoring two runs in the ninth inning Saturday night to beat Newberry.

North Greenville won two of three against Belmont Abbey in the regular season, while the Abbey got a win in the conference tournament.

Game times for the super regional are not listed on North Greenville's site as of 2 p.m. Sunday, but Belmont Abbey lists Game 1 at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Game 2 at 3:3-0 p.m. on Saturday and Game 3, if necessary, to follow at about 7:30 p.m.

Seven other regional winners will join the Southeast Region champ at the Division II College World Series.

NCAA Division II playoffs
Southeast Super Regional
Ray and Bea Dillard Field, Tigerville
Best of three
Friday. May 26
Game 1: Belmont Abbey vs. North Greenville, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday. May 27
Game 2: Belmont Abbey vs. North Greenville, 3:30 p.m.
Game 3: Belmont Abbey vs. North Greenville, if necessary. 7:30 p.m.

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