Abilene Christian and Angelo State each earned a spot in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Baseball Championship, which begins Thursday on the campus of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo.

ACU, the Lone Star Conference champions are the No. 2 seed, while ASU is the No. 3 seed in the double-elimination six-team event May 14-18.

• Click here for the NCAA-II South Central Regional Webpage (courtesy of UCM)
  

Rounding out the field is host UCM, Emporia State, Nebraska-Omaha and Texas-Permian Basin.

Regional champions will advance to the double-elimination championship finals May 23-30 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.  The finals will be hosted by Mount Olive College and the town of Cary, North Carolina.

This year marks the 42nd annual championship, and the first year that the finals have been held in Cary, North Carolina.

South Central Regional at Warrensburg, Missouri
1.    *Central Missouri    41-13
2.    Abilene Christian    43-17
3.    Angelo State    43-18
4.    Emporia State    42-12
5.    Nebraska-Omaha    40-18
6.    Texas Permian Basin    39-17

Tournament Schedule

Thursday, May 14th
Game 1:  (12:00 p.m.)  #3 Angelo State vs. #4 Emporia State
                     
Game 2:  (3:30 p.m.)  #2 Abilene Christian vs. #5 Nebraska-Omaha                    

Game 3:  (7:00 p.m.)  #1 University of Central Missouri vs. #6 University of Texas-Permian Basin

Friday, May 15th
Game 4: (12:00 p.m.) Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 2

Game 5: (3:30 p.m.) Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 1

Game 6: (7:00 p.m.) Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1


If four teams remain after game 6, the following schedule will apply
Saturday, May 16th
Game 7: (12:00 p.m.) Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6

Game 8: (3:30 p.m.) Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6

Game 9: (7:00 p.m.) Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7

Sunday, May 17th
Game 10: (12:00 p.m.) Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9

Game 11: If Needed...30 minutes after Game 10

If five teams remain after game 6, the following schedule will apply
Saturday, May 16th
Game 7: (12:00 p.m.) Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6

Game 8: (3:30 p.m.) Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5

Game 9: (7:00 p.m.) Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7

If two teams remain after game 9, the following schedule will apply
Sunday, May 17th
Game 10 : (12:00 p.m.) Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9

Game 11: If Needed...30 minutes after Game 10

If three teams remain after game 9, the following schedule will apply
Sunday, May 17th
Game 10 : (12:00 p.m.) Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9

Game 11: (3:30 p.m.) Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10