Pioneers, Rams qualify for for AAC Tournament

Spartanburg Methodist and Columbia International have qualified for the Appalachian Athletic Conference beginning Tuesday at Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, Tenn.

Milligan won the regular-season championship and earned the No. 1 seed with a 22-5 conference record.

This year, 10 teams advance to the tournament, and it will be double-elimination.

Here are the seeds for the tournament:

Milligan (38-11, 22-5 AAC)

Johnson (36-10, 20-6 AAC)

Tennessee Wesleyan (36-14, 20-7 AAC)

Spartanburg Methodist (25-22, 16-11 AAC)

Pikeville (28-17, 15-12 AAC)*

Bryan (23-23, 15-12 AAC)*

Reinhardt (22-26, 14-13 AAC)**

Montreat (31-19, 14-13 AAC)**

Columbia International (17-29, 12-14 AAC)

Truett McConnell (17-27, 8-19 AAC)

*-Pikeville won the series with Bryan 2-1 to earn the No. 5 seed.

**-Reinhardt won the series with Montreat 3-0 to earn the No. 7 seed.

Tournament Schedule

Tuesday, April 28

Game 1 - No. 6 Bryan (23-23) vs. No. 7 Reinhardt (22-26), 9 a.m.
Game 2 - No. 4 Spartanburg Methodist (25-22) vs. No. 9 Columbia International (17-29), noon

Game 3 - No. 5 Pikeville (28-17) vs. No. 8 Montreat (31-19), 3 p.m.

Game 4 - No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (36-14) vs. No. 10 Truett McConnell (17-27), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29

Game 5 - Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 9 a.m.a
Game 6 - No. 1 Milligan (38-11) vs. Lowest-seeded winner from Games 1 & 2, noon

Game 7 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 3 p.m.

Game 8 - No. 2 Johnson (36-10) vs. Lowest-seeded winner from Games 3 & 4, 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 30

Game 9 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser, 9 a.m.

Game 10 - Game 6 Winner vs. Highest-seeded winner from Games 1 & 2, noon

Game 11 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 3 p.m.
Game 12 - Game 8 Winner vs. Highest-seeded winner from Games 3 & 4, 6 pm

Friday, May 1

Game 13 - Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser, 9 a.m.

Game 14 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser, noon
Game 15 - Game 10 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner, 3 p.m.

Game 16 - Game 12 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 2

Schedule will be finalized following the results of Games 13 and 14. If only one game, it will be played at 2 p.m. If only one 'if necessary' game is needed, it will be played at 11 a.m. with the championship game at 3 p.m. If both 'if necessary games are needed, the games will be played at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m.