Mavs Selected for NCAA Tournament
May 15, 2005 | Baseball
OMAHA, NE --The UNO baseball team was selected to the NCAA II Central Regional after winning its first North Central Conference Championship in 24 years by defeating Minnesota State, Mankato 5-2 Sunday afternoon at Seymour Smith Park.
The Mavs (40-17) received the No. 3 seed in the four-team, double elimination tournament at Warrensburg, Mo., and will face No. 2 seed Wayne State College on Thursday, May 19 at 1 p.m. No. 1 seed and host Central Missouri State will play No. 4 seed Emporia State Thursday at 7 p.m.
In the NCC title game, MSU claimed a 1-0 lead in the first inning after UNO starter Nick Russell surrendered a bases loaded walk. Marc Centofante knotted the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning with an RBI single.
Minnesota State's Kevin Dixon gave his team another lead in the third inning with a solo homer to center field but the lead did not last long.
UNO took advantage of a two out error in the bottom of the third and scored three runs on four-straight hits. The Mavs staked another run in the fifth on an RBI double by Lyle Lafountain. The junior from Valrico, Florida finished the game with two doubles and two RBIs.
Russell improved to 7-4, scattering seven hits over eight innings.
The conference championship is UNO's first since 1981 and third title in the history of the program.
NCAA II Central Regional Schedule
Thursday, May 19
Game 1:#2 Wayne State (44-12) vs. #3 Nebraska-Omaha (40-17), 1 p.m.
Game 2:#1 Central Missouri State (52-7) vs. #4 Emporia State (41-18), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 20
Game 3: Loser - Game #1 vs. Loser - Game #2, 11 a.m.
Game 4: Winner - Game #1 vs. Winner - Game #2, 3 p.m.
Game 5: Winner - Game #3 vs. Loser - Game #4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 21
Game 6: Winner - Game #4 vs. Winner - Game #5, 1 p.m.
Game 7: (If necessary - 30 minutes after Game #6)
The Mavs (40-17) received the No. 3 seed in the four-team, double elimination tournament at Warrensburg, Mo., and will face No. 2 seed Wayne State College on Thursday, May 19 at 1 p.m. No. 1 seed and host Central Missouri State will play No. 4 seed Emporia State Thursday at 7 p.m.
In the NCC title game, MSU claimed a 1-0 lead in the first inning after UNO starter Nick Russell surrendered a bases loaded walk. Marc Centofante knotted the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning with an RBI single.
Minnesota State's Kevin Dixon gave his team another lead in the third inning with a solo homer to center field but the lead did not last long.
UNO took advantage of a two out error in the bottom of the third and scored three runs on four-straight hits. The Mavs staked another run in the fifth on an RBI double by Lyle Lafountain. The junior from Valrico, Florida finished the game with two doubles and two RBIs.
Russell improved to 7-4, scattering seven hits over eight innings.
The conference championship is UNO's first since 1981 and third title in the history of the program.
NCAA II Central Regional Schedule
Thursday, May 19
Game 1:#2 Wayne State (44-12) vs. #3 Nebraska-Omaha (40-17), 1 p.m.
Game 2:#1 Central Missouri State (52-7) vs. #4 Emporia State (41-18), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 20
Game 3: Loser - Game #1 vs. Loser - Game #2, 11 a.m.
Game 4: Winner - Game #1 vs. Winner - Game #2, 3 p.m.
Game 5: Winner - Game #3 vs. Loser - Game #4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 21
Game 6: Winner - Game #4 vs. Winner - Game #5, 1 p.m.
Game 7: (If necessary - 30 minutes after Game #6)
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