NJCAA Region 10 Tournament schedule set
The state's six members of NJCAA Region 10 are paired against each other in three first-round games of the region's Division I championship tournament beginning May 5 in Lexington.
The addition of Gaston College this season has returned the region to eight teams, ending the need for a first-round bye in the double-elimination event.
Regular-season champ Florence-Darlington Tech will play 8th seed USC Salkehatchie in the fourth game of opening day at Lexington County Baseball Stadium.
No. 3 USC Sumter meets No. 6 USC Union to open the tournament at 9 a.m. That is followed by No. 2 Gaston College against No. 7 Louisburg at 12:30 p.m. No. 4 Spartanburg Methodist plays fifth-seeded USC Lancaster at 4 p.m.
The event continues with four games on both May 6 and 7. There are two games set for May 8, with an additional game set for May 9 if there are two teams left with one loss after May 8.
Game 10 will be played before Game 9 on May 7 to avoid having the loser of the final game on May 6 play the first game the following day.
As regular-season champion, Florence-Darlington Tech is assured of a berth in the four-team East District Tournament later in May. The Region 10 Tournament champ - or runner-up if the Stingers win the tournament, too - also qualifies for the district district tournament. The East District champion advances to the Junior College World Series later this year.
NJCAA Region 10 Division I Tournament
Lexington (SC) County Baseball Stadium
Friday. May 5
Game 1: USC Sumter vs. USC Union, 9 a.m.
Game 2: Gaston College vs. Louisburg, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Lancaster. 4 p.m.
Game 4: Florence-Darlington Tech vs. USC Salkehatchie, 7:30 p.m
Saturday, May 6
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner. 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 7
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 8
Game 13: Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 loser, noon
Game 14: Game 13 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, May 9
Game 15: if Game 13 winner wins Game 14, 11 a.m.
Bracket
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