MANCHESTER, N.H. - - The NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament kicks off on Thursday morning on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University at 11 a.m. The third seeded Wilmington University baseball team plays fourth seeded St. Thomas Aquinas at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Southern New Hampshire won its first ever Notheast-10 Tournament Championship to claim the regions top seed in the tournament while fellow Northeast-10 member Franklin Pierce was selected as the second seed.
Wilmington earned an at-large bid after falling in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament while St. Thomas Aquinas captured the East Coast Conference's automatic qualifier after earning its second straight ECC Tournament Championship.
Fifth seeded Dowling earned the final at-large bid into the Regional Tournament out of the ECC while sixth seeded Felician defeated the Wildcats in the CACC Tournament to earn the conference's automatic qualifier.
Follow All The Action of the 2014 East Regional Tournament:
NCAA Baseball East Regional Central
Live Stats
Live Video
Ticket Information:
Tickets for each day of the tournament will be as follows. Tickers will go on sale 90 minutes prior to the first scheduled game of the day:
$6.00 – Adults
$4.00 – Students with ID, Senior Citizens
$4.00 – Children 2-12
Children under the age of 2 shall be admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.
Wilmington in the East Regional Tournament:
2007: #1 Franklin Pierce def. #6 Wilmington, 4-1; #5 Bryant def. #6 Wilmington, 5-1
2009: #6 Wilmington def. #1 Dominican, 10-1; #4 Dowling def. #6 Wilmington, 3-2; #6 Wilmington def. #5 Assumption, 10-1; #3 Adelphi def. #6 Wilmington, 9-6
2011: #4 Southern Connecticut State def. #3 Wilmington, 2-1; #1 Adelphi def. #3 Wilmington, 6-5
2012: #5 Wilmington def. #2 Le Moyne, 1-0 (10 inn.); #3 Franklin Pierce def. #5 Wilmington, 7-1; #1 Southern New Hampshire def. #5 Wilmington, 6-3.
2013: #6 Franklin Pierce def. #1 Wilmington, 7-0; #1 Wilmington def. #2 St. Thomas Aquinas, 8-1; #1 Wilmington def. #3 New Haven, 11-0; #1 Wilmington def. #4 Southern New Hampshire, 2-1 (10 inn.); #6 Franklin Pierce def. #1 Wilmington, 5-1
Overall: 6-10
Season and All-Time Series vs. East Region Tournament Participants:
#1 Southern New Hampshire University Penmen: 2014 – 0-1 (2-7); All-Time – 4-5
#2 Franklin Pierce University Ravens: - 2014 – 0-0; All-Time – 4-5
#3 Wilmington University Wildcats
#4 St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans: 2014 – 0-0; All-Time – 2-2
#5 Dowling College Golden Lions: 2014 – 0-0; All-Time – 3-2
#6 Felician College Golden Falcons: 2014 – 1-2 (0-2, 1-0, and 3-8); All-Time – 20-10
2014 NCAA Division II east Region Tournament Game Schedule:
Thursday, May 15
Game 1: (6) Felician at (1) So. New Hampshire - 11:00 am
Game 2: (5) Dowling vs. (2) Franklin Pierce - 3:00 pm
Game 3: (4) St. Thomas Aquinas vs. (3) Wilmington (Del.) - 7:00 pm
Friday, May 16
Game 4: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser - 11:00 am
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 3 Loser - 3:00 pm
Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner - 7:00 pm
If four teams remain after Game 6, the following schedule will be used.
Saturday, May 17
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner - 11:00 am
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser - 3:00 pm
Game 9: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser - 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 18
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner - 12:00 pm
Game 11: Game 10 rematch - 4:00 pm (if neccessary)
If five teams remain after Game 6, the following schedule will be used
Saturday, May 17
Game 7: Game 5 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser - 11:00 am
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner - 3:00 pm
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner - 7:00 pm
If two teams remain after Game 9, the following schedule will be used
Sunday, May 18
Game 10: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner - 12:00 pm
Game 11: Game 10 rematch - 4:00 pm (if neccessary)
If three teams remain after Game 9, the following schedule will be used
Sunday, May 18
Game 10: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Loser - 12:00 pm
Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner - 4:00 pm