Adelphi takes NE-10 automatic bid; Ravens wait on at-large

NCAA Championship Selection Show

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (May 15, 2011) – Rain has forced the cancellation of the final round of the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championship, hosted by Adelphi at Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex on the campus SUNY Old Westbury. The title round was scheduled to feature second-seeded Adelphi and third-seeded Franklin Pierce on Sunday afternoon.

After the conclusion of the Championship, freshman first baseman Zach Mathieu (Derry, N.H.) and junior left-hander Gregg Downing (Queens, N.Y.) were both named to the Northeast-10 All-Championship Team.

The NCAA's deadline for all conference champions to be determined is 7 p.m. Sunday, which means the tournament cannot be postponed. Per Northeast-10 policy, the team that is undefeated through two days of the Championship is declared champion. Thus, Adelphi, by virtue of its win over Franklin Pierce on Friday and its win over Southern Connecticut State on Saturday, takes home its first Northeast-10 title in its second year in the league. The Panthers are also awarded Conference's automatic bid to next week's NCAA Championship East Regional.

Franklin Pierce (38-12) is expected to earn an at-large bid to the six-team, double-elimination East Regional, which is scheduled for May 19-22. Dowling and Wilmington have already qualified for the East Regional, as champions of the East Coast and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conferences, respectively. The full field and regional host sites for the NCAA Championship will be announced via a selection show on ncaa.com at 10 p.m. Sunday. A link to the live webcast of the selection show is at the top of this story.

Northeast-10 All-Championship Team
Mike Scudero - Adelphi
*Omar Velazquez - Adelphi
Anthony Zarrella - Adelphi
Zach Mathieu - Franklin Pierce
Gregg Downing - Franklin Pierce
Matt Jacobs - Massachusetts Lowell
T.J. Shea - Southern Connecticut State
* Most Valuable Player 

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