部落棒球队将在周五的NCAA锦标赛中面对弗吉尼亚大学
由于可能出现的恶劣天气，周五比赛的开始时间改为上午11点。了解更多在这里． ——艾德
这是节目历史上第四次，威廉和玛丽将前往NCAA棒球锦标赛，从弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔的夏洛茨维尔地区开始。周一，W&M大学在威廉斯堡保罗熟食店的朋友和家人面前宣布了自己的命运，这是NCAA选拔秀的一部分。
4号种子部落队将于6月3日星期五在弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔迎战头号种子弗吉尼亚大学。第一次投球定于下午1点。
部落队和骑士队本赛季早些时候相遇，弗吉尼亚大学3月1日在达文波特球场以16-8取胜。加入该地区的将是东北联盟的冠军科比，他获得了2号种子和3号种子，并在美国东部卡罗莱纳海盗队获得了自由。这两支球队将在下午6点的第二场比赛中碰面。夏洛茨维尔地区的每场比赛都将通过ESPN3在线直播。
达文波特球场的夏洛茨维尔地区的门票目前只能通过购买完整的地区门票。预订票簿位于左外场和右看台。在山上和站立区也可以买到普通门票。购买门票，请点击这里。
W&M earned the CAA's automatic bid after winning its second league title in program history Sunday. From the brink of elimination to the elation of a Colonial Athletic Association Championship, senior Josh Smith launched a two-out grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to cap the most improbable of comebacks. His heroics ended a whirlwind 24 hours culminating in the William & 玛丽 baseball team's 14-9 win over league regular season champion UNCW and the program's first CAA Tournament title since 2001.
Facing a seven-run, ninth-inning deficit in game one of the CAA Championship on Saturday afternoon, W&M (29-29), which had not overcome a ninth-inning deficit all season, rallied to pull even and eventually pick up the win, albeit over a day later after a delay from Tropical Storm Bonnie. Sophomore Cullen Large provided the game one heroics on Sunday with solo home run in the 12th inning. In the final game of the CAA Tourney, the Tribe led throughout, but needed some late inning drama to cement the championship. The Green and Gold also staved off eliminating from the conference championship with four wins following a loss in its opener to Charleston on Thursday.
After UNCW (39-17) pulled even with single runs in the fifth, sixth and eighth innings, the Tribe brought the top of the lineup to the plate in the bottom of the eighth. Sophomore Ryan Hall walked to lead off the frame and moved into scoring position thanks to a sacrifice bunt from junior Ryder Miconi. With two outs and following a wild pitch, Hall stood on third. Senior Charley Gould and freshman Hunter Smith proceeded to draw walks and load the bases for Josh Smith. On the first offering from UNCW sophomore reliever Austin Easter, the Great Falls, Va., native drilled a no-doubter over the left field wall to give the Tribe the lead for good, 13-9. It was Smith's team-leading ninth home run of the season.
Freshman Zach Pearson added to the margin with an RBI single up the middle to score Kyle Wrighte, who singled and stole second after Smith's home run. One day after throwing a season-high 4.2 innings in game one of the championship round, senior right-hander Joseph Gaouette worked a spotless ninth, including a strike out, to close the door on the Tribe's second league tournament crown.
Josh Smith finished the game 3-for-5 at the plate with seven RBI and two runs scored. He was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the CAA Championships for his efforts and was joined on the All-Tournament team by freshman catcher Hunter Smith, junior right-hander Dan Powers and junior right fielder Charles Ameer. Hunter Smith was 3-for-3 in the championship game with three RBI, a double, two runs scored and two walks. Sophomore Cullen Large added two runs scored and two hits, while Ameer had a pair of hits with a RBI and Pearson drove in a pair.
Sophomore Charlie Fletcher picked up the win in relief, working one inning and allowing one run. Junior Nick Brown started the game for W&M and pitched four innings, while striking out three on short rest. The Tribe received an inning of work from senior Mitchell Aker and two scoreless innings out of freshman Jason Waldman. UNCW's Clay Lockamon took the loss, allowing one run in 3.2 innings of relief. Easter did not record an out, facing six batters and allowing four earned runs in the decisive eighth.
UNCW jumped on the board with three runs in the top of the first inning, thanks to back-to-back homers. W&M recorded two outs following a leadoff walk to Steven Linkous, before the Seahawks cashed in. CAA Player of the Year Nick Feight connected on a two-run home run to put UNCW on the board, before Casey Golden made it back-to-back jacks, pacing the Seahawks to an early 3-0 lead.
William & 玛丽 came right back and scored two runs in the bottom half of the inning. With two outs, Large doubled followed by a walk to Gould. Back-to-back singles from the Smith duo of Hunter and Josh cut the deficit to 3-2 after one.
The Seahawks extend its lead to two runs with unearned run in the top of the third inning. Stupienski doubled off of the left field wall to lead off the frame, before moving to third on a ground out. He came around to score on a passed ball.
Again, the Tribe responded but this time with its 31st four, or more, run inning when they batted around and scored five in the home half of the third. Back-to-back singles from Miconi and Large and a walk to Hunter Smith sandwiched around an out loaded the bases. Josh Smith doubled off of the centerfield wall to plate a pair. After a walk to Wrighte, run-scoring at-bats from Ameer via a single and a fielder's choice from Pearson gave W&M a 7-4 advantage.
UNCW pushed back for two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Back-to-back singles from Zach Canada and Robbie Thorburn started the rally. A groundout moved both runners up 90 feet. With two outs, Brian Mims singled up the middle, clearing the bases.
W&M again answered the Seahawks call with two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Miconi led off the inning with a walk, and Gould was hit by a pitch to put two on with one out. The next batter, Hunter Smith cleared the bases with a double to centerfield, restoring a three-run Tribe lead, 9-6.
In the fifth, Canada singled to bring home Feight, who was hit by a pitch to start the frame, to draw the Seahawks closer. However, Aker was able to pitch out of a second and third jam preserving the two-run lead.
UNCW brought the score within a run in the top of the sixth inning. Three straight walks to Linkous, Mims and Stupienski loaded the bases. After a strikeout, Andy Austin skied a fly out to center, which cut the lead to one. Waldman got the final out of stranding two Seahawks on base, before pitching and unblemished seventh inning.
The Seahawks completed the comeback with a sac fly in the top of the eighth inning. Linkous reached on a walk, moved to second a sac bunt and to third on a wild pitch. A sacrifice fly by Feight tied the score at 9-9, setting the table for the Tribe's thrilling home half of the inning.
