Bluefield, Montreat Advance in the Baseball Tournament
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Truett McConnell
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
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Montreat
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The 2022 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Baseball Tournament got underway on Tuesday with a pair of thrilling, single-elimination games.
In the opener, No. 7 seed Bluefield used an eight-run sixth inning to power its way past No. 10 seed Columbia International 14-3. Ninth-seeded Montreat then followed with a 5-1 victory over No. 8 seed Truett McConnell to join the eight-team, double-elimination portion of the tournament.
The tournament is being played at Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, Tenn.
Play resumes on Wednesday with four games beginning at 9 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking here. Single-day tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for students. Tournament passes are also available for $38 per adult and $18 per student.
If unable to attend in person, all games will be streamed live online. To watch, click here.
Here is the complete tournament schedule:
Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, May 3
Game 1 - No. 7 Bluefield (29-16) def. No. 10 Columbia International (21-32), 14-3 (7 innings) (BOX)
Game 2 - No. 9 Montreat (32-24) def. No. 8 Truett McConnell (25-22), 5-1 (BOX)
Wednesday, May 4
Game 3 - No. 4 St. Andrews (37-15) vs. No. 5 Milligan (34-19), 9 am
Game 4 - No. 3 Point (25-20) vs. No. 6 Bryan (23-24), 12 pm
Game 5 - No. 2 Reinhardt (33-19) vs. No. 7 Bluefield (29-16), 4 pm
Game 6 - No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan (47-5) vs. No. 9 Montreat (32-24), 7 pm
Thursday, May 5
Game 7 - Game 4 Loser vs. Game 5 Loser, 9 am
Game 8 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser, 12 pm
Game 9 - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 4 pm
Game 10 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 7 pm
Friday, May 6
Game 11 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Loser, 9 am
Game 12 - Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser, 12 pm
Game 13 - Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner, 4 pm
Game 14 - Game 10 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 7 pm
Saturday, May 7
The schedule will be finalized following the results of Game 13 and 14. If only one game, it will be played at 2 pm. If there one 'if necessary' game is needed, it will be played at 11 am with the championship game at 3 pm. If both 'if necessary games are needed, the games will be played at 11 am, 2 pm, and 6 pm.