HIGH POINT, N.C. - The High Point University baseball team was selected to the Clemson, S.C. regional as announced on Monday afternoon by ESPN 2. The Panthers will be in a regional bracket with Clemson, Coastal Carolina, and Vanderbilt.
Head Coach Joey Hammond: "We are excited about it. Wherever it was going to be, we knew it would be an exciting experience. We are going to go into it with open arms and open minds and go compete. A really cool and special moment for these guys. Not just the experience we are about to have, but the experience we just had. Having a watch party was really special. It is one of the steps we talked about in the beginning of the year and to be able to check that box is really important. It's time to get to work and head down to Clemson."
High Point wil be making its first appearance in program history in the NCAA tournament as they will face No. 6 Clemson University on Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m. This will be the fourth match up with the Tigers as the Panthers are seeking their first victory.
In a season where a lot of firsts and broken records occurred on the diamond for High Point, Hammond led his squad to a 34-25 record and a 17-7 conference record as they topped it off with a Big South Conference Championship. This year's record tied the most wins in a single-season in the Division I era of High Point baseball.
The Panthers only needed three games to secure the conference title this past weekend. Beating USC Upstate in the championship on Saturday, 6-0.
Eric Grintz was tabbed with tournament MVP as
Brayden Simpson,
Brett Wozniak, and
Konni Durschlag were honored with All-Tournament Team.
The winner of Friday night's game will advance to the winner's bracket as it is a two game elimination regional.
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