Middletown, Pa.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team clinched a playoff spot as the #6 seed this weekend with their win against #11 Salisbury. With the win against Salisbury, the Lion's clinched their first-ever CAC postseason bid. Harrisburg's win also bumped the Seagulls down to the number 3 spot for playoffs.
Penn State Harrisburg will travel to Frostburg State on Tuesday April 19th. Harrisburg will face No. 1 Frostburg State at 3:30 pm. Frostburg State clinched the number one seed for the second straight season.
Below is the original article written by the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) on Saturday April 16th:
Frostburg State secured the top seed in the CAC Baseball Tournament for the second straight season with a doubleheader sweep at St. Mary's on Saturday, the final day of the conference regular season.
As the No. 1 seed, the Bobcats (22-8, 13-5) will host championship weekend of the double-elimination CAC Tournament, set for Thursday through Saturday at Bob Wells Field.
The CAC first round is set for Tuesday. No. 1 Frostburg State will host No. 6 Penn State Harrisburg, No. 2 Marymount will host No. 5 Christopher Newport, and No. 3 Salisbury will host No. 4 Wesley.
Five of the six CAC playoff spots were locked up entering Saturday's regular season finales, with only the No. 6 seed up for grabs. Needing one win to secure its first-ever CAC postseason bid, Penn State Harrisburg (17-19, 9-9) split its twinbill with Salisbury, earning a 15-3 game one win before the Sea Gulls bounced back with a 15-8 nightcap victory. The split bumped the Sea Gulls (20-10, 12-6) down to the No. 3 seed.
Marymount swept past Southern Virginia with scores of 8-5 and 8-4 to claim the No. 2 seed. The Saints (20-15, 12-6) finished tied with Salisbury at 12-6, but swept the Sea Gulls in their two regular season matchups.
Wesley (19-15, 11-7) and Christopher Newport (25-11, 10-8) entered Saturday's finales with playoff spots already firmly in hand, and split their twinbill in Newport News. Wesley shutout the Captains in game one, 8-0, but CNU responded with a 5-4 win in game two. The split gave the Wolverines the No. 4 seed and CNU the No. 5 seed.
Needing a sweep and some help to earn the No. 6 seed, Mary Washington (24-15, 7-11) came out firing with a 21-9 home victory over York (8-25-1, 6-12) in the opener, but fell 5-3 in the nightcap to end its playoff hopes. UMW head coach Wayne Riser won his 600th career game in the game one victory.
2016 CAC Baseball Tournament Schedule
(all CAC Tournament games are 9 innings):
First Round -- Tuesday, April 19
Game 1 - #6 Penn State Harrisburg at #1 Frostburg State, 3:30 p.m.
Game 2 - #5 Christopher Newport at #2 Marymount, TBA
Game 3 - #4 Wesley at #3 Salisbury, 3:30 p.m.
Championship Weekend at Frostburg State-- April 21-23
(all games played at #1 seed Frostburg State)
Thursday, April 21 at Frostburg State
Game 4 - Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 9 a.m.
Game 5 - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 3 Loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 6 - Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner, 4 p.m.
Remaining matchups dependent on the number of teams remaining in the tournament
