Conference

Updated Bracket in PDF!!!!!

ABILENE, TX – The championship round of the 2008 American Southwest Conference Baseball Championship Tournament Series will be held May 2-4 (Friday-Sunday) at Walt Driggers Field on the campus of McMurry University.

Playing for the conference championship and a berth into the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship along with host McMurry (26-17) will be Concordia University Texas (28-14), University of Texas at Tyler (35-7) and Mississippi College (24-17).

All games will be available to follow through live statistics and audio. All links can be found on the ASC’s website and the official championship round website.

To advance to the double elimination tournament, the four squads had to win best-of-three series last weekend. McMurry outlasted Louisiana College in three, Concordia toppled University of the Ozarks in three, Texas-Tyler swept Hardin-Simmons University and MC also needed just two games to eliminate the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. All four victorious clubs were playing at home.

McMurry, the runner-up last season, will be going for its first ASC title since 2004 and fourth overall. CTX’s only league title came in 2002, while MC’s was the following year. Texas-Tyler is in its first season eligible for postseason play after serving the last four seasons as a NCAA provisional member.

·         The hosting rights for the Championship Round rotate each year between each division’s top remaining seed.

·         Live statistics and live audio broadcasts will be available for all games (see below for links)

·         Ticket Prices: $5 for adults, $3 for students, children and seniors (65+); each ticket is a day-pass and will provide admission to all games on that day only. No pass lists.

·         No outside food or drink, or pets allowed at Diggers Field.

·         There will be a limited amount of tournament T-Shirts for sale at the front gate for $10 each.

·         16-page championship round programs will be available for $3 each.

Hosted by McMurry University / Driggers Field / Abilene, Texas

Tickets: $5 for adults, $3 for students, children and seniors (good for entire day)

Official Championship Round Website: click here
Live Stats (all games): click here 

Friday, May 2

Game 1: Concordia Texas 8, Texas-Tyler 7 (box) (recap) (photos)

Game 2: McMurry 10, Mississippi College 2 (box) (recap) (photos)

Game 4: McMurry 9, Concordia Texas 7 (box) (recap) (photos)

Game 5 (Semifinal): Concordia Texas 7, Texas-Tyler 3; Texas-Tyler eliminated (box) (recap) (photos)

Sunday, May 4

Game 6 (Championship): McMurry 4, Concordia Texas 1 (box) (recap) (photos-McM; photos-ASC)