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National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division I Conference Championships 56 Division I Conference Championships America East Conference Big South Conference Dates: May 23-25 (26th if necessary) Dates: May 22-26 (Tuesday-Saturday) Site: At the highest seed Site: Williard Stadium (High Point University) – High Format: four-team, double-elimination Point, N.C. Media Coordinator: Leslie Casey Format: Eight team double elimination bracket Press Box Phone: 603-553-4500 Media Coordinator: Mark Simpson Tickets: At host school’s ticket office Press Box Phone: 336-841-3077 Tickets: Prices TBA, contact 336-841-9276 for Atlantic Coast Conference more information Dates: May 23-27 (Wednesday-Sunday) Site: NewBridge Bank Park - Greensboro N.C. Big Ten Conference Format: Eight-team round robin (top two teams from Dates: May 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday) the Atlantic Division; top top teams from Coastal Site: Bill Davis Stadium - Columbus, Ohio Division; next four teams with best conference Format: Double-Elimination winning percentage regardless of division Media Coordinator: Valerie Todryk Media Coordinator: Steve Phillips Press Box Phone: TBD Ticket Information: www.acc.com Big 12 Conference Atlantic Sun Conference Dates: May 23-27 (Wednesday-Sunday) Dates: May 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday) Site: RedHawks Field at Bricktown - Site: Melching Field at Conrad Park – Oklahoma City, Okla. DeLand, Fla. Format: Eight-team, two-bracket double elimination Format: Six teams, double-elimination Media Coordinator: Laura Rasmussen Media Coordinator: Patrick McCoy Headquarters Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott (Media Press Box Phone: 386-736-7360 hotel); Renaissance (Headquarter hotel) Ticket Information: www.gohatters.com Press Box Phone: (405) 218-1000 ext. 333 tickets, Tickets: TBA http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/championship Big West Conference Atlantic 10 Conference No postseason championship. The baseball Dates: May 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday) champion will be determined by the regular-season Site: Houlihan Park (Fordham University) - standings. Bronx, N.Y. Format: Six-teams, double-elimination Colonial Athletic Association Media Coordinator: Melissa Kristofak Dates: May 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday) Press Box Phone: 267-970-8622 (Kristofak cell) Site: Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park - Ticket Informaiton: www.atlantic10.com Harrisonburg, Va. Format: Six-teams, double-elimination BIG EAST Conference Media Coordinator: Rob Washburn Dates: May 23-27 (Wednesday-Sunday) Press Box Phone: 540-568-6545 Site: Bright House Field - Clearwater, Fla. Ticket Information: 540-568-3853 Format: Top eight teams qualify for double www.jmusports.com elimination tournament Media Coordinator: Chuck Sullivan Conference USA Hotel: Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater, Fla. Dates: May 23-27 (Wednesday-Sunday) Ticket Information: www.bigeastbaseball.com Site: Trustmark Park - Pearl, Miss. Format: Eight teams, two-division pool play Media Coordinator: Russell Anderson Hotel: Holiday Inn at Trustmark Park Ticket Information: 601-932-8788 57 Division I Conference Championships Great West Conference Missouri Valley Conference Date: May 22-26 (Tuesday-Saturday) Dates: May 22-26 (Tuesday-Saturday) Site: Brent Brown Baseball Park Site: Hammons Field - Springfield, Mo. (Utah Valley University) - Orem, Utah Format: Eight-team tournament with two four-team Format: Double-elimination brackets mirroring the format of the College World Media Coordinator: Jacque Cottrell and Cliff Martin Series, with the winners of each four-team bracket Press Box Phone: TBA meeting in a single championship game. Ticket Information: TBA Media Coordinator: Kelli Briscoe Headquarters Hotel: University Plaza Hotel Horizon League Press Box Phone: 417-832-3029 Dates: May 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday) Tickets: 888-476-7849 Site: Les Miller Stadium (UIC) - Chicago, Ill. Format: Six-team, double-elimination Mountain West Conference Media Coordinator: Craig Hammel Dates: May 24-27 (Thursday-Sunday) Press Box Phone: TBD Site: Earl E. Wilson Stadium - Las Vegas, Nev. Ticket Information: www.horizonleague.org Format: Double elimination Media Coordinator: Judy Willson Ivy League Headquarters Hotel: Contact Media Coordinator Dates: May 5-6 (Saturday-Sunday) Press Box Phone: 702-895-1595 Site: To be played on home field of highest seed Format: Lou Gehrig Division Champion vs. Red Northeast Conference Rolfe Division Champion in a best-of-three series Dates: May 17-19 (Thursday-Saturday) Media Coordinator: TBA Site: TBD Press Box Phone: TBD Format: Four-team, double-elimination Ticket Information: TBD Media Coordinator: Ron Ratner Press Box Phone: TBD Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Headquarters Hotel: TBD Dates: May 24-27 (Thursday-Sunday) Ticket Information: www.northeastconference.org Site: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium – Troy, N.Y. Format: 4 team, double elimination Ohio Valley Conference Media Coordinator: Ed Clinton Dates: May 23-27 (Wednesday-Saturday) Headquarters Hotel: Holiday Inn, Albany, N.Y. Site: Pringles Park - Jackson, Tenn. Press Box Phone: (908) 447-9795 (my cell phone) Format: 6 teams, double elimination Tickets: maac.ticketleap.com Media Coordinator: Kyle Schwartz Headquarters Hotel: DoubleTree - Jackson Mid-American Conference Press Box Phone: TBD Date: May 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday) Tickets: OVCSports.com Site: All Pro Freight Stadium - Avon, Ohio Format: Six team, double-elimination Patriot League Media Coordinator: Jeremy Guy, MAC Dates: May 12-13 (Semifinals), May 22-23 (Finals) Press Box Phone: TBA (Saturday-Sunday) Ticket Information: www.mac-sports.com Site: Home Sites Format: Four Teams: 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 in three-game Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference semifinal series 5/15-16 (top seeds host), winners Date: May 17-20 (Friday-Sunday) in three-game League Championship series 5/22-23 Site: Marty L. Miller Field (Top remaining seed hosts) (Norfolk State University) - Norfolk, Va.. Media Coordinator: Jimmy Johnson Format: Double-elimination Press Box Phone: TBD Media Coordinator: Sahar Abdur-Rashid Ticket Information: TBD Press Box Phone: TBD Ticket Information: www.meacsports.com 58 Division I Conference Championships Pac-10 Conference Sun Belt Conference No postseason championship.The baseball Dates: May 23-27,(Wednesday-Sunday) champion will be determined by the regular-season Site: Bowling Green, KY (hosted by Western standings Kentucky University) Format: Eight Teams/Two Division Pool Play Southeastern Conference Media Coordinator: Keith Nunez Dates: May 23-27 (Wednesday-Sunday) Headquarters Hotel: TBD Site: Regions Park, Hoover, Ala. Press Box Phone: 270-745-3542 Format: Eight-team, double-elimination Tickets: 800-5-BIG-RED Media Coordinator: Chuck Dunlap Press Box Phone: TBA West Coast Conference Ticket Information: www.SECsports.com No postseason championship. Champion determined by regular-season standings. Southern Conference Dates: May 23-27 (Wednesday-Sunday) Western Athletic Conference Site: Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C. No postseason championship. Champion determined Format: Double-elimination by regular-season standings. Media Coordinator: Jonathan Caskey Press Box Phone: TBD Note: Information for each championship includes Headquarters Hotel: N/A all that was available at press time. Ticket Information: www.soconsports.com Southland Conference Dates: May 23-26 (Wednesday-Saturday) Site: San Marcos, Texas Format: Two, four-team brackets, double- elimination; Bracket champions meet for one-game championship Media Coordinator: Todd Lamb Press Box Phone: 512-245-5739 Tickets: 512-245-2272 or online at txstatebobcats.com/tickets Southwestern Athletic Conference Dates: May 18-20 (Wednesday-Sunday) Site: Lee-Hinds Field - Baton Rouge, La. Format: Double Elimination Media Coordinator: Tom Galbraith Press Box Phone: TBD Ticket Information: www.swac.org The Summit League Dates: May 24-26 (Thursday-Saturday) Site: Tulsa, Okla. Format: Four teams, double elimination Media Coordinator: Eli Linton Headquarters Hotel: Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills Press Box Phone: 918-495-7165 Tickets: www.orugoldeneagles.com 59.