Bridgewater, Lynchburg top two seeds

FOREST, Va. --- All 10 ODAC baseball teams played their final conference regular season games on Saturday, providing plenty of action and maneuvering for the 2011 ODAC Baseball Tournament.  Bridgewater College enters the postseason as the league’s top seed for the second straight season.  The Eagles topped the conference with a 15-3 league mark to go with a 23-16 overall record.

Lynchburg College (14-4, 22-13) holds down the second seed, while Washington and Lee University (15-13, 12-6) will play out of the third spot.  Randolph-Macon College (17-17, 11-7) secured the fourth seed outright, but the final two spots in the ladder came down to league tie-breakers.

Guilford College (16-22, 9-9), Hampden-Sydney College (19-19, 9-9) and Virginia Wesleyan College (16-21, 9-9) all finished with identical conference records.  Head-to-head tie-breakers decided the final two tournament positions.  The Quakers came out on top and will own the fifth seed, having swept both Virginia Wesleyan and Hampden-Sydney during the regular season.  Guilford is making its first ODAC postseason appearance since 2006.  The Tigers cap the six-team field, earning their entry thanks in part to their regular season sweep of the Marlins.

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 Wednesday, April 20 and runs through championship Saturday on April 23.  The first of Wednesday's three games begins at 11:00 a.m.

Listed below is the schedule for the 2011 ODAC Baseball Tournament.  Due to the double elimination format, play on Friday and Saturday 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 or go to the ODAC Baseball Tournament website at www.odaconline.com/tournament/baseball. 

2011 ODAC Baseball Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, April 20
GAME 1: #1 Bridgewater vs. #6 Hampden-Sydney - 11:00am  
GAME 2: #2 Lynchburg vs. #5 Guilford - 3:00pm
GAME 3: #3 Washington and Lee vs. #4 Randolph-Macon - 7:00pm

Thursday, April 21
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. 

Friday, April 22
GAME 7 - 11:00am
GAME 8 - 3:00pm
GAME 9 - 7:00pm

Saturday, April 23
GAME 10 - 1:00pm
if necessary
GAME 11 - following Game 10 or at 4:00pm (see scenarios)