ODAC Baseball Tournament Set

LC, VWC, R-MC Hold Top Three Seeds

SALEM, Va. --- The 2008 ODAC Baseball Tournament seeding is set with Lynchburg College holding down the top seed.  Virginia Wesleyan College and Randolph-Macon College sit second and third while Bridgewater College, Washington and Lee University and Hampden-Sydney College round out the final three entries in the six-team field.

Lynchburg's historic City Stadium, home of the minor league Lynchburg Hillcats, will again play host to each of the contests in the tournament's double-elimination format.  Play begins on Thursday, April 24 and runs through championship Sunday on April 27.  The first of Thursday's three games begins at 11:00 a.m.

Listed below is the schedule for the 2008 ODAC Baseball Tournament.  Due to the double elimination format, play on Saturday and Sunday could be altered depending on the number of teams remaining in the field (scenarios outlined on tournament website).

For more information on the tournament, visit any of the participating schools' websites.  You can also visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com and view the tournament's website from the homepage.  You may also click HERE to visit that website.

2008 ODAC Baseball Tournament Schedule

Thursday, April 24

GAME 1: #1 Lynchburg vs. #6 Hampden-Sydney - 11:00am  
GAME 2: #2 Virginia Wesleyan vs. #5 Washington and Lee - 3:00pm
GAME 3: #3 Randolph-Macon vs. #4 Bridgewater - 7:00pm

Friday, April 25
GAME 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 11:00am
GAME 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3 - 3:00pm
GAME 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 - 7:00pm

Match-ups to be determined by number of teams remaining for games 7-11.

Saturday, April 26

GAME 7 - 11:00am
GAME 8 - 3:00pm
GAME 9 - 7:00pm

Sunday, April 27
GAME 10 - 1:00pm
if necessary
GAME 11 - following Game 10 or at 4:00pm (see scenarios)