CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Binghamton captured its second straight regular season baseball title with a win over Maine on Saturday and will take the top seed in the upcoming 2008 America East Baseball Championship May 22-24. Stony Brook will host the four-team, double-elimination tournament at Farmingdale State College in Farmingdale, N.Y.
The Seawolves (31-24 overall, 14-10 in America East) wrapped up the two seed for the third time in as many years with a single win over Albany Friday. UMBC (21-27, 13-11), which finished its regular season last weekend, will make its debut in the America East Championship as the three seed, while Vermont (26-22, 12-11) earned the four seed over Hartford by handing the Hawks two losses on Saturday afternoon.
The Bearcats (27-25, 15-8) and Catamounts take the field first at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday, while the Retrievers and Seawolves will play in the nightcap at 7:35 p.m. The winners and losers, respectively, will face each other on Friday. Saturday's first game will pit the 1-1 teams together, while the two teams still standing will play for the conference crown Saturday night. If necessary, a seventh game will take place Sunday at 12:05 p.m.
The winner of the 2008 America East Baseball Championship will receive the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Baseball Championship.
Tickets for each day of the championship cost $7 for adults and
$2 for children under 14 and students with valid America East school
ids.
2008 America East Baseball Championship
at Farmingdale State College (Farmingdale, N.Y.);
hosted by Stony Brook University
Thursday, May 22
Game #1: #1 Binghamton vs. #4 Vermont, 12:05 p.m. l GameTracker
Game #2: #2 Stony Brook vs. #3 UMBC, 7:35 p.m. l GameTracker l Listen
Friday, May 23
Game #3: Loser of Game #1 vs. Loser of Game #2, 3:05 p.m.
Game #4: Winner of Game #1 vs. Winner of Game #2, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Game #5: Winner of Game #3 vs. Loser of Game #4, 3:05 p.m.
Game #6: Winner of Game #4 vs. Winner of Game #5, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, May 25
Game #7: Same teams as Game #6, If Necessary, 12:05 p.m.