Baseball Claims #3 Seed in CCC Tournament
April 30, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Western New England has claimed the top seed for the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) baseball championship, which begins with opening-round games on Thursday, May 3. The Golden Bears (28-10 overall) captured the top seed in the conference tournament after posting an impressive 15-1 record in CCC play.
Three games are slated for Thursday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m.. Top-seeded Western New England will host sixth-seeded Salve Regina (14-25, 6-10), second-seeded Endicott (24-14, 12-4) will host fifth-seeded Gordon (14-23, 7-9), and third-seeded Curry (16-22, 12-4) will host fourth-seeded Roger Williams (14-25, 6-10).
CCC tiebreaking procedures were used to break three deadlocks for second place, fourth place and sixth place in the regular-season conference standings. Endicott and Curry tied for second place with identical 12-4 CCC records, Roger Williams and Gordon tied for fourth place with identical 7-9 CCC records, while Salve Regina and Wentworth tied for sixth place with identical 6-10 CCC records.
In the first step, head-to-head play, Endicott and Curry split two CCC games, Roger Williams and Gordon split two CCC games, and Salve Regina swept two games from Wentworth. This step awarded the number six seed and the final tournament berth to Salve Regina.
Of the two remaining ties, the Endicott and Curry tie was settled first, as that tie occurred higher in the standings. As head-to-head records granted no relief, the teams’ records were then compared to the other teams in the CCC standings from top to bottom in step two. Both Endicott and Curry were 0-2 versus top-seeded Western New England. Both teams were 3-1 against the teams tied for fourth-place -- Roger Williams and Gordon -- which were unable to be separated until the higher Endicott-Curry tie was settled. Endicott and Curry were both 2-0 against the other four CCC teams, generating no relief.
Endicott and Curry then proceeded to step three, a comparison of records against common non-conference opponents. The teams had six common opponents as of games completed by April 28 -- St. Joseph’s (Maine), Fitchburg State, Keene State, Wheaton (Mass.), Worcester State and MIT. Against those teams, Endicott posted a 5-4 total record, while Curry was 1-8. This step earned Endicott the second seed and gave Curry the third seed.
Resolution of the Endicott/Curry tie allowed the Roger Williams/Gordon tie to be broken. Both teams were 0-2 against top-seeded Western New England. Roger Williams posted a 1-1 record against third-seeded Endicott, while Gordon was 0-2. This step earned Roger Williams the fourth seed and gave Gordon the fifth seed.
Tournament action will continue through the week, culminating with the final day of the tournament scheduled for Sunday, May 6. The CCC tournament champion will earn an automatic berth in the upcoming 2012 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
The highest seed will host each CCC tournament game played during the first two days of the tournament. The highest remaining seed following the first two full days of play will host all games played on the final two days.
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Three games are slated for Thursday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m.. Top-seeded Western New England will host sixth-seeded Salve Regina (14-25, 6-10), second-seeded Endicott (24-14, 12-4) will host fifth-seeded Gordon (14-23, 7-9), and third-seeded Curry (16-22, 12-4) will host fourth-seeded Roger Williams (14-25, 6-10).
CCC tiebreaking procedures were used to break three deadlocks for second place, fourth place and sixth place in the regular-season conference standings. Endicott and Curry tied for second place with identical 12-4 CCC records, Roger Williams and Gordon tied for fourth place with identical 7-9 CCC records, while Salve Regina and Wentworth tied for sixth place with identical 6-10 CCC records.
In the first step, head-to-head play, Endicott and Curry split two CCC games, Roger Williams and Gordon split two CCC games, and Salve Regina swept two games from Wentworth. This step awarded the number six seed and the final tournament berth to Salve Regina.
Of the two remaining ties, the Endicott and Curry tie was settled first, as that tie occurred higher in the standings. As head-to-head records granted no relief, the teams’ records were then compared to the other teams in the CCC standings from top to bottom in step two. Both Endicott and Curry were 0-2 versus top-seeded Western New England. Both teams were 3-1 against the teams tied for fourth-place -- Roger Williams and Gordon -- which were unable to be separated until the higher Endicott-Curry tie was settled. Endicott and Curry were both 2-0 against the other four CCC teams, generating no relief.
Endicott and Curry then proceeded to step three, a comparison of records against common non-conference opponents. The teams had six common opponents as of games completed by April 28 -- St. Joseph’s (Maine), Fitchburg State, Keene State, Wheaton (Mass.), Worcester State and MIT. Against those teams, Endicott posted a 5-4 total record, while Curry was 1-8. This step earned Endicott the second seed and gave Curry the third seed.
Resolution of the Endicott/Curry tie allowed the Roger Williams/Gordon tie to be broken. Both teams were 0-2 against top-seeded Western New England. Roger Williams posted a 1-1 record against third-seeded Endicott, while Gordon was 0-2. This step earned Roger Williams the fourth seed and gave Gordon the fifth seed.
Tournament action will continue through the week, culminating with the final day of the tournament scheduled for Sunday, May 6. The CCC tournament champion will earn an automatic berth in the upcoming 2012 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
The highest seed will host each CCC tournament game played during the first two days of the tournament. The highest remaining seed following the first two full days of play will host all games played on the final two days.
Click here to view the full Tournament pairings
Click here to view the full Tournament schedule