The Emory University baseball team will be making its third straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Championships and the 13th overall in program history as the Eagles were selected as one of the 56 teams in the tournament field as announced by the NCAA earlier Monday morning.
Emory will be headed to the South Regional, hosted by Berry College in Mount Berry, GA from Wednesday, May 18th through Saturday, May 21st. Joining the Eagles in the regional will be Birmingham-Southern, Huntingdon, Marietta, Shenandoah and Thomas More.
Emory will be the top-seed in the region and open play against sixth-seeded Thomas More on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 AM.
BSC is the second seeded team in the region and will play fifth-seeded Huntingdon. Shenandoah was awarded the third seed and Marietta was slotted as the fourth seed.
The Eagles, who have reached the College World Series in each of the last two season, ended the regular season with a 30-10 record. It is the third consecutive 30-win season for Emory and the 12th overall in school history.
South Region hosted by Berry, Mount Berry, Ga.
No. 3 Shenandoah vs. No. 4 Marietta
No. 2 Birmingham-Southern vs. No. 5 Huntingdon
No. 1 Emory vs. No. 6 Thomas More
New York Region hosted by Cortland, Auburn, N.Y.
No. 1 Cortland vs. No. 6 Castleton
No. 3 Frostburg State vs. No. 4 Susquehanna
No. 2 Ramapo vs. No. 5 Union
Mideast Region hosted by Washington and Jefferson, Washington, Pa.
No. 1 La Roche vs. No. 8 Widener
No. 2 Randolph-Macon vs. No. 7 St. Joseph (L.I.)
No. 3 Wooster vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins
No. 4 TCNJ vs. No. 5 Ohio Wesleyan
Central Region hosted by Webster; Saguet, Ill.
No. 1 UW-Whitewater vs. No. 6 Westminster (Mo.)
No. 2 Wartburg vs. No. 5 Rose-Hulman
No. 3 Augustana vs. No. 4 Washington U.
West Region hosted by Whitworth, Spokane, Wash.
No. 3 Case Western Reserve vs. No. 4 Whitworth
No. 2 Cal Lutheran vs. No. 5 Texas-Tyler
No. 1 Trinty (Texas) vs. No. 6 Pacific Lutheran
Mid-Atlantic Region hosted by Misericordia, Moosic, Pa
No. 4 Haverford vs. No. 5 Mass-Boston
No. 1 Misericordia vs. No. 8 Penn State-Berks
No. 3 Salisbury vs. No. 6 Kean
No. 2 St. John Fisher vs. No. 7 Salve Regina
New England Region hosted by Eastern Connecticut State, Willmantic, Conn.
No. 4 Keystone vs. No. 5 Suffolk
No. 1 Wheaton (Mass.) vs. No. 8 Salem State
No. 3 Tufts vs. No. 6 Mitchell
No. 2 Oswego State vs. No. 7 Eastern Connecticut State
Midwest Region hosted by UW-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wis.
No. 4 St. Scholastiaca vs. No. 5 St. John's
No. 1 UW-La Crosse vs. No. 8 Beloit
No. 3 North Central (Ill.) vs. No. 6 Luther
No. 2 Concordia-Chicago vs. No. 7 Kalamazoo
First-round matchups for the championship site will be as follows:
Pool A: South vs. New York and West vs. Midwest
Pool B: Mid-Atlantic vs. New England and Central vs. Mideast