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 Senior Barrett Shaft -- WCU's all-time career hits leader -- will lead the Catamounts into SoCon tournament play on Tuesday afternoon in Charleston, S.C. |
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May 18, 2008
2008 Southern Conference Tournament Bracket 
Cullowhee, N.C. - Pairings and game times for the 2008 Bennett Hofford Southern Conference Baseball Tournament have been set with the conclusion of the regular season on Saturday, May 17 with Western Carolina garnering the seventh seed. WCU will face No. 10 seed Davidson at Noon on Tuesday, May 20 in the opening, single-elimination game beginning at Noon in Charleston, S.C., at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park.
Western Carolina (28-26, 14-13 SoCon) finished tied for sixth-place in the overall standings with rival, Appalachian State (31-25, 14-13). However, because the Mountaineers took two-of-three from the Catamounts in Boone, ASU earned the higher seed and the opening round bye.
The double elimination portion of the tournament begins on Wednesday and runs through the championship game on Sunday May 25 at 2:00 pm and will be televised on Sportsouth on a tape delayed basis later that day.
Elon won the league's regular season title and earned the tournament's top seed. College of Charleston, which Western downed in the regular season finale, is the tournament's No. 2 seed followed by No. 3 Furman, No. 4, Georgia Southern, No. 5 UNC Greensboro, No. 6 Appalachian State, No. 7 Western Carolina, No. 8 The Citadel, No. 9 Wofford and No. 10 Davidson.
The opening round continues Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 pm as The Citadel faces Wofford.
Match-ups on Wednesday, May 21 include the Western Carolina/Davidson winner vs. College of Charleston; Appalachian State vs. Furman; The Citadel/Wofford winner vs. Elon and UNC Greensboro vs. Georgia Southern.
Each one of Western Carolina's tournament games will be broadcast by the Catamount Sports Network and can be heard locally on WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5 or online at www.WWCUFM.com.
The 2008 SoCon Baseball Tournament pairings:
May 20
Opening Round (single elimination)
No. 7 Western Carolina vs. No. 10 Davidson, Noon
No. 8 The Citadel vs. No. 9 Wofford, 3:30 pm
May 21 (Wednesday)
First Round
Game 1: WCU/DAV winner vs. No. 2 College of Charleston, 10:00 am
Game 2: No. 6 Appalachian State vs. No. 3 Furman, 1:00 pm
Game 3: CIT/WOF winner vs. No. 1 Elon, 5:00 or 8:00 pm
Game 4: No. 5 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 4 Georgia Southern 5:00 or 8:00 pm
May 22 (Thursday)
Second Round
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10:00 am
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:00 pm
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5:00 pm
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8:00 pm
May 23 (Friday)
Quarterfinals
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 3:00 pm
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 6:30 pm
May 24 (Saturday)
Semifinals
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 10:00 am
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 1:00 pm
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11 (if necessary), 5:00 pm
Game 14: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12 (if necessary), 8:00 pm
May 25 (Sunday)
SoCon Tournament Championship, 2:00 pm
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