Baseball To Host ECAC New England Baseball Championships on Saturday
Centerville, MA --- The WPI baseball team has been selected the top seed in this week's ECAC Division III New England Baseball Tournament. The Engineers earned a first round bye in the six-team single elimination tournament and will host the semifinals and championship game on Saturday, May 9th. WPI will play (#5) Becker, a 8-2 winner on Wednesday against Castleton State, in Saturday's opening game at 9am.
The Crimson and Gray last played in the 2007 ECAC Championships, sweeping a well-played best-of-three series against Suffolk. This year's WPI squad is 26-11 and ranked 30th in the latest ABCA national poll and 5th in the most recent NCAA regional rankings. The 26 wins are the most in the 106-year history of the program, surpassing the total set two years ago.
WPI, the regular season champions of the NEWMAC for the first time in program history, will remain in contention for NCAA selection. The NCAA bracket is schedule to announced on Monday, May 11th.
2009 ECAC Division III New England Baseball Championship
First Round - Wednesday, May 6
(#5) Becker 8, (#4) Castleton State 2
(#6) Fitchburg State 13, (#3) Wentworth 7
Semifinals - Saturday, May 9 at WPI
(#5) Becker (18-14-1) vs. (#1) WPI (26-11), 9am
(#6) Fitchburg State (19-17) vs. (#2) Worcester
State (29-14), 12:30pm
Championship - Saturday, May 9 at WPI
Two Semifinal Winners, 4pm