Posted: May 06, 2014

#2 Salve Regina baseball to host ECAC first-round

Dominic Di Sano and his teammates will host Fitchburg State at Reynolds Field on Wednesday. (Photo by Andrew Pezzelli)

CENTERVILLE, Mass. - Salve Regina University baseball earned the No. 2 seed in the 2014 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Baseball Championship. The tournament is an eight-team field with a quarterfinal round followed by a semifinal and championship round.

"It's exciting to keep the season going after a poor showing in our conference tournament," says head coach Eric Cirella. "It also gives the seniors a chance to go out on top and could allow us an opportunity to win a championship and gain some momentum heading into next fall."

After finishing the regular-season with a 24-16 record, Roger Williams was selected as the No. 1 seed in the tournament.

In the first-round contests on Wednesday, May 7, Roger Williams will host Becker College (20-17) at 3 p.m., while the second seed Salve Regina University (25-14) will face No. 7 Fitchburg State University (22-17). No. 3 Suffolk University (21-13) plays Lasell College (18-13) at a time to be determined at Lasell and Springfield College (20-15) will take on Framingham State University at 3:30 p.m. in the No. 4/No. 5 match-up at Springfield.

The first-round winners will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, May 10, hosted by the highest remaining seed. The winner of Roger Williams/Becker will face the winner of Springfield/Framingham State in one semifinal and the winner of Salve Regina/Fitchburg State and the winner of Suffolk/Lasell in the other semifinal. The semifinal winners will meet Sunday, May 11, at a time to be determined for the championship at the same site.

First Round – Wednesday, May 7

No. 8 Becker College (20-17) at No. 1 Roger Williams University (24-16), 3 p.m.
No. 7 Fitchburg State University (22-17) at No. 2 Salve Regina University (24-16), 4 p.m.
No. 3 Suffolk University (21-13) at No. 6 Lasell College (18-13), TBD
No. 5 Framingham State University (20-18) at No. 4 Springfield College (20-15), 3:30 p.m.

Semifinals – Saturday, May 10, at Highest Remaining Seed

No. 1 Roger Williams/No. 8 Becker winner vs. No. 4 Springfield/No. 5 Framingham State, TBD
No. 2 Salve Regina/No. 7 Fitchburg State winner vs. No. 3 Suffolk/No. 6 Lasell winner, TBD

Championship – Sunday, May 11, at Highest Remaining Seed

Two Semifinal Winners, TBD