Top-seeded UNCW opens CAA baseball tournament on Thursday against Delaware

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WECT) - The top-seeded UNCW Seahawks will open Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament play on Thursday, taking on fifth-seeded Delaware at 3:00 p.m. in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Delaware defeated #4 College of Charleston 7-4 in the tournament’s opening game Wednesday.

The Seahawks (30-21) earned the tournament’s #1 seed last weekend by sweeping William and Mary, securing the regular season title with a 19-8 record.

William and Mary will play the College of Charleston at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in an elimination game. The sixth-seeded Tribe lost to #3 Northeastern 6-0 in Wednesday’s other opening-round game.

Thursday’s tournament schedule:

6) William & Mary vs. 4) College of Charleston (11:00 a.m.)

5) Delaware vs 1) UNCW (3:00 p.m.)

3) Northeastern vs 2) Elon (7:00 p.m.)

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