Click here for tourmament bracket (pdf).

For live stats from selected tournament games, click here:
http://www.dowling.edu/athletics/ECC-08Baseball.asp

Central Islip, NY - The Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College are the top seed for the upcoming East Coast Conference Baseball Championships.

The Spartans tied with Dowling College and the University of New Haven atop the regular season standings, but earned the top seed through conference tiebreaking procedures. New Haven took the second seed, while Dowling is third.

Tournament action opens Wednesday with single elimination games. No. 3 seed Dowling will host No. 6 seed Adelphi, while No. 4 seed LIU/C.W. Post hosts No. 5 seed Molloy.

The tournament then shifts to the sparking Golden Lions baseball stadium located on Dowling College's Brookhaven, N.Y. campus.  The tournament shifts to double elimination games Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Adelphi is the defending tournament champion, having topped C.W. Post in last year's final.

Tickets are $5 per day for general admission, $2 for children (12 and under) and seniors, and free for ECC students with a valid college ID.

Directions to Golden Lions Field:

From Long Island Expressway (Rte 495, East or Westbound):
Exit LIE at Exit 68 (William Floyd Pkwy/Route 46) and proceed south for one mile. The campus is on your left.

From Sunrise Highway:
Take exit 58N and go north on William Floyd Pkwy for 1.5 miles. Campus is on your right.

Pets are not allowed in the Dowling College Sports Complex. No seeds or tobacco products are allowed in the Dowling College Sports Complex.

2008 ECC Baseball Championships

Wednesday, May 7 - at campus site of higher seeded team (single elimination)
(6) Adephi 3, (3) Dowling 0
(4) C.W. Post 10, (5) Molloy 6

Friday, May 9-hosted by Dowling College (double elimination)
Game 1 - (6) Adelphi vs. (2) New Haven, noon - at Dowling
Game 2 - (4) C.W. Post (1) St. Thomas Aquinas, 3 p.m. - at Adelphi

Saturday, May 10-hosted by Dowling College
Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9 a.m.
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, noon
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 11-hosted by Dowling College
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 11 a.m.
Game 7 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 6, following Game 6, if necessary