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For @DiamondHeels first baseman Erik Paulsen Jr, there would be no more emotional or finer tribute to his father than for the Heels to be playing in Omaha, Father's Day weekend 🩵
The bracket is set! ⚾️
@CatawbaBaseball earns the No. 3 seed at the @NCAADII Baseball Championships. They will face No. 6 Point Loma at 1:30 p.m. in Cary on Saturday, May 30!
Full bracket | https://t.co/BMclH1cWuq
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FINAL: Southeast Super Regional Game 3:
No.1 seed @CatawbaBaseball 6, No.5 seed Francis Marion 3
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE SEASONS, THE @CatawbaIndians ARE GOING BACK TO THE DII WORLD SERIES!
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FINAL: Southeast Regional No.2 Game 6:
No.2 seed @CatawbaBaseball 6, No.6 seed Young Harris 4
FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON, THE @CatawbaIndians ARE HEADED TO THE SUPER REGIONALS!
Malachi Cloud - 3/4, 2 2B, HR, RBI
Brandon Crabtree/Nathan Chrismon - HR each
Kemper Nix got the win: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Catawba advances to the Southeast Super Regionals and will either head to North Greenville or host Francis Marion.
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Eric took the stage at UNC Chapel Hill to deliver a commencement speech to the next generation of Tar Heels, sharing a message for the graduates as they step into what comes next.
Watch the speech in its entirety here: https://t.co/DbqOdqiymt
FINAL: Southeast Regional No.2 Game 4:
No.2 seed @CatawbaBaseball 17, No.6 seed Young Harris 5 (Catawba to bracket finals)
Catawba started the game with a six-run first, then finished the game with a nine-run ninth.
All nine Catawba starters had 1+ hit and 1+run
Brandon Crabtree - 2/5, HR, 4 RBI
Casey Gouge got the win: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Catawba will play tomorrow (5/16) at 6 PM ET against the winner of the Young Harris/Wingate game. Catawba needs just one win to advance to the Southeast Super Regionals.
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FINAL: SAC Championship Series Game 1 (best-of-3):
No.1 seed @CatawbaBaseball 6, No.2 seed Wingate 5 (Catawba leads series 1-0)
🚨WALK-OFF HOME RUN ALERT🚨
MALACHI CLOUD HITS ONE OVER THE CF WALL AS CATAWBA WINS GAME ONE OF THE SERIES!
Game 2 of the best-of-3 will be tomorrow (5/9) at 12 PM ET.
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FINAL: SAC Tournament Game 3 (Catawba Bracket):
No.1 Seed @CatawbaBaseball 2, No.5 Seed LMU 1 (Catawba to bracket finals)
🚨WALK-OFF ALERT🚨
Matthew Connolly delivers the walk-off hit to send Catawba to the bracket finals!
Casey Gouge - 7.1 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Catawba will play tomorrow (5/3) at 1 PM ET, opponent TBD. A win will send them to the best-of-3 finals next weekend.
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Latest Southeast Regional Rankings (April 29th):
Eight teams get in.
The DII Selection Show will be held on Sunday, May 10th.
Full Regional Rankings: https://t.co/6uLd4qAz8U
The Regional Committee looks at six factors:
Record vs. D2 opponents, In-Region Record, RPI, Strength of Schedule, KPI, and Performance Indicator (PI).
Other factors: Head-to-Head Record, Common Opponents
For full information on these factors head to the 'Postseason Metrics' tab on https://t.co/gZ1YblB6Cv
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