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Art Nehf Field will serve
as site for the 2008 NCAA Division III Mideast Baseball Regional on May
14-18. |
VISIT
THE 2008 NCAA DIVISION III MIDEAST REGIONAL HOMEPAGE
TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- For the third time in four years,
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been selected to serve as a
regional site for the NCAA Division III Baseball
Tournament.
Rose-Hulman, which will serve as one of eight venues
for the 54 teams that qualify for postseason play, has been named
the predetermined first-round site for Mideast Region competition.
Either six or eight teams will appear in Rose-Hulman's
regional, in a double-elimination tournament format. Play will
begin on Wed., May 14 and continues through May 18. The
schools participating in the regional will be announced by the
NCAA Division III Tournament Committee on Mon., May 12.
Three of the eight regional sites receive
eight-team fields, while the remaining five sites receive six-team fields.
Rose-Hulman previously served as the predetermined Mideast Regional
host site in 2005 and 2006.
The regional champion from each of the eight
sites advances to Fox Cities, Wisconsin, for the NCAA Division III
Baseball National Championship from May 23-27.
Rose-Hulman has previously hosted NCAA Division
III National Championships for men's and women's indoor track and
field (2007), women's basketball (2002 and 2003),
and golf (1995). NCAA Regional events hosted by the college
include baseball (2005 and 2006),
cross country (1997) and wrestling (2002).
Rose-Hulman will also
host the 2009 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships in
mid-March.
2008 NCAA Division
III Baseball Regional Sites
Mid-Atlantic Regional - Hosted by Kean University at Bears & Eagles
Riverfront Stadium
Central Regional - Hosted by Augustana College at Brunner Field at Duane
R. Stadium
Mideast Regional - Hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at Art
Nehf Field
New England Regional - Hosted by the ECAC at Whitehouse Field
New York Regional - Hosted by Ithaca College at Falcon Field/Auburn
Double Days
South Regional - Hosted by USA South Athletic Conference/ODAC at American
Legion Memorial Post 325 Stadium-Dan Daniel Park
Midwest Regional - Hosted by Wisconsin-Oshkosh at E.J. Schneider Field
West Regional - Hosted by McMurry University at Walt Driggers Field |
