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2015 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship East Regional

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NCAA Championship East Regional

Ticket Information // Participating Teams // Schedule // Travel, Parking & Area Information

2015 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship East Regional
Hosted by Franklin Pierce University
Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field
Rindge, N.H.
Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17

Franklin Pierce selection/hosting announcement

NCAA Division II Baseball home page
NCAA.com Championship Central

NCAA.com selection announcement (PDF)
NCAA Championship Regional brackets (PDF)
Archived Selection Show video

Digital Program

NCAA.com

Other regional host sites:
Atlantic Regional: Mercyhurst College (Jerry Uht Park -- Erie, Pa.)
Central Regional: St. Cloud State University (Joe Faber Field -- St. Cloud, Minn.)
Midwest Regional: Quincy University (Lou Brock Sports Complex -- St. Charles, Mo.)
South Regional: University of West Alabama (Tartt Field -- Livingston, Ala.)
South Central Regional: Colorado Mesa University (Sam Suplizio Field -- Grand Junction, Colo.)
Southeast Regional: Catawba College (Newman Park -- Salisbury, N.C.)
West Regional: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Mazmanian Field -- Walnut, Calif.)


Ticket Information

Tickets will be available at the gate to Pappas Field each day
Adults: $8
Children/Seniors: $5
College students with ID: $5
Children under two-years-old will be admitted free of charge.
Per NCAA policy, no complimentary admissions will be issued.


Participating Teams

Franklin Pierce Ravens

Franklin Pierce
(48-3)
12th NCAA Championship appearance
NCAA Regional Champion: 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013

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Stonehill Skyhawks

Stonehill
(34-15-1)
Third NCAA Championship appearance

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Southern New Hampshire Penmen

Southern New Hampshire
(31-14)
Fourth NCAA Championship appearance
NCAA Regional Champion: 2012 

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Wilmington Wildcats

Wilmington
(35-13)
Seventh NCAA Championship appearance

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Dowling Golden Lions

Dowling
(27-17)
10th NCAA Championship appearance
NCAA Regional Champion: 2009 

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St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans

St. Thomas Aquinas
(30-18-1)
Third NCAA Championship appearance
NCAA Regional Champion: 2014 

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Schedule

Seeds in parenthses
Double elimination
Box score, recap, live stats and highlight links will be added as they become available

Thursday, May 14
Game 1: (6) St. Thomas Aquinas def. (1) Franklin Pierce, 3-0
Box Score/Recap/Highlights -- STAC Recap
Game 2: (2) Stonehill def. (5) Dowling, 5-2
Box Score/Recap/Stonehill Postgame Quote -- Stonehill Recap/Dowling Recap
Game 3: (4) Wilmington def. (3) Southern New Hampshire, 3-2
Box Score/Recap/Highlights -- SNHU Recap/Wilmington Recap

Friday, May 15
Game 4: Franklin Pierce def. Dowling, 1-0 (Dowling eliminated)
Box Score/Recap -- Dowling Recap
Game 5: Southern New Hampshire def. St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-3
Box Score/Recap -- STAC Recap/SNHU Recap
Game 6: Wilmington def. Stonehill, 4-3
Box Score/Recap -- Stonehill Recap/Wilmington Recap

Saturday, May 16
Game 7: St. Thomas Aquinas def. Stonehill, 8-0 (Stonehill eliminated)
Box Score/Recap -- STAC Recap/Stonehill Recap
Game 8: Franklin Pierce def. Southern New Hampshire, 8-2 (SNHU eliminated)
Box Score/Recap -- SNHU Recap
Game 9: St. Thomas Aquinas def. Wilmington, 7-2
Box Score/Recap -- Wilmington Recap/STAC Recap 

Sunday, May 17
Game 10: Wilmington def. Franklin Pierce, 5-3 (Franklin Pierce eliminated)
Box Score/Recap/Live Stats -- Wilmington Recap
Game 11: Wilmington def. St. Thomas Aquinas, 11-9
Box Score/Recap/Live Stats -- Wilmington Recap/STAC Recap

All-Championship Team (to be announced after conclusion of play)
C - Jonathan McGugan (St. Thomas Aquinas)
1B - Christian Santo (St. Thomas Aquinas
2B - Josh Swirchak (Wilmington)
3B - Steve Lee (Stonehill)
SS - Manny Cruz (Southern New Hampshire)
OF - Giovanni Dingcong (St. Thomas Aquinas)
OF - Brian Campbell (Stonehill)
OF - Sean Feeney (Wilmington)
DH - Chris LaVorgna (Franklin Pierce)
P - Miles Sheehan (Franklin Pierce)
P - Tyler Fries (Wilmington)

Most Oustanding Player: Tyler Fries (Wilmington)


Travel, Parking & Area Information

Directions (follow directions for The College at Rindge)
Campus Map (PDF) 
NOTE: The Lower DiGregorio Lot, behind left field at Pappas Field (#4 on the linked map) will be CLOSED Thursday and Friday due to Saturday's commencement. The lot will re-open at some point on Saturday afternoon/evening and be available Sunday as well. Throughout the Championship, additional parking will be available in the Upper DiGregorio Lot, adjacent to Sodexo Field (#5 on the map), which is accessible via Mountain Road. Parking will also be available in the area surrounding buildings #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12 on the map.

Lodging
Area Information (see links in right sidebar)