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Baseball Earns No. 6 Seed in USA South Tournament

Photo Credit: Anna Dove/Sports Information
Photo Credit: Anna Dove/Sports Information
Apr 10, 2016

Related: Tournament Bracket

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Covenant baseball team has earned the No. 6 seed in the upcoming USA South Tournament and will face No. 3 seed North Carolina Wesleyan in the opening round on Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m. at Fleming Stadium in Wilson, N.C.

The tournament is a double-elimination format. Regardless of Thursday's outcome, the Scots will play at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 15 against either No. 2 seed LaGrange or No. 7 seed Huntingdon.

Covenant (20-15, 9-8 USA South) has won nine of its last 11 games entering the tournament. The Scots dropped two of three against first round opponent N.C. Wesleyan earlier in the year.

For complete coverage of the USA South Tournament, visit the official tournament page here

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