Monday, May 05, 2008:
Islanders advance to state
Grand Island's baseball team scored two runs in the top of the seventh and held on to beat Millard North 4-3 in the Class A, District 5 championship game Monday at Ryder Park in Grand Island.
The Islanders will take a 16-13 record into the first round of state tournament play Saturday at Sherman Field in Lincoln.
Eric Schwieger pitched six innings to get the win for over Millard North (22-5). Kash Kalkowski pitched a 1-2-3 sixth to get a save.
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Friday, May 02, 2008:
Friday night's Husker game canceled
Tonight's scheduled baseball game between sixth-ranked Nebraska and Louisiana-Lafayette has been canceled because of inclement weather. The game will not be made up and the two teams will wrap up the series with Saturday's originally scheduled doubleheader, beginning at 12:05 p.m.
Fans who had purchased tickets to Friday's game can use those tickets for general admission seats for either of Saturday's games, scheduled for 12:05 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., or for any of next weekend's series against Texas A&M, depending on seating availability.
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Because of the forecasted inclement weather and already saturated fields in Sioux Falls, S.D. at Harmodon Park, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is moving the 2008 GPAC Baseball Tournament to Hastings.
The tournament will be played at Duncan Field and Smith Complex. The schedule has been revised to accommodate the two-field format.
Day One - Thursday, May 1, 2008
(Games 1-8, All games seven innings with 10-run rule in games 1-4 and 7,8)
(GPAC Record)
Game 1
at Duncan Field, 9 a.m.
(1) Northwestern (18-6) vs. (8) Hastings (11-13)
Game 2
at Smith Complex, 9 a.m.
(2) Briar Cliff (16-8) vs. (7) Sioux Falls (12-12)
Game 3
at Duncan Field, noon
(4) Midland Lutheran (14-10) vs.(5) Dakota Wesleyan (14-10)
Game 4
at Smith Complex, noon
(3) Morningside (15-9) vs. (6) Nebraska Wesleyan (13-11)
Game 5
at Duncan Field, 4 p.m. (Winner’s Bracket)
Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 6
at Smith Complex, 4 p.m. (Winner’s Bracket)
Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3
Game 7
At Duncan Field, 7 p.m. (Elimination Game)
Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 8
at Smith Complex, 7 p.m. (Elimination Game)
Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3
Day Two - Friday, May 2, 2008
(Games 9-13, All games 9 innings – No 10-run rule)
Game 9
at Duncan Field, 9 a.m. (Winner’s Bracket)
Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 10
at Smith Field, 11 a.m. (Elimination Game)
Loser 6 vs. Winner Game 7
Game 11-
at Duncan Field, 12:30 pm (Elimination Game)
Loser 5 vs. Winner 8
Game 12-
at Duncan Field, 4 p.m.
Loser 9 vs. Winner 10*
Game 13
at Duncan Field, 7:30 pm
Winner 9 vs. Winner 11*
* Pairings may need to be adjusted to avoid previously or recently matched opponents
Day Three - Saturday
(Games 14 and 15(if needed), both games 9 innings – No 10-run rule)
Game 14
at Duncan Field, 11a.m.
Winner 12 vs. Winner 13
Game 15 (If Needed)
at Duncan Field, 30 minutes following Game 14
