2010

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ton. Idaho, for the l().teamnational lournev that will include host L~is-dark State. Waitinggame Mi sissippi College is virtually ~--ured a berth in an NCAA Division ID rel(ional. though the Choctaws won't findoutwhere they'll playuntil earlyMondaymorning. MC (36-9 and ranked 15th nationally) was No. 4 in the West Region last week and reached the championship round of the Ameri– can Southwest Conference Tourna· ment over the weekend. The Choctaws raked in twomajor awards onTuesday as Bo Bell (.438, 10 homers, 56 RBis) and1Yler Sea– man (10-0, 3.18 ERA) were named ASC East player and pitcher of the year. Meanwhile, Millsaps, thought to be done after going 1-2 in theSouth– ern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, has pulled its equiP"

but not discouraged. -we'd been in a littledownturn for two, three .,.eeks reaDy." hesaid. "I've been coachinl{ long enough to know you'llhave your ups and down.. You justneo.-er k:ncM when the upturn will come~ Hopefully,it'll start next week here at ... mith-\\'ills." The Blazers. who hit .333 as a team and a11 era.~ over 8 run per game. srored just three in each of their tm> GCAC los...~'- including the opener ~trainst No. 6 seed Loy– olaof New Orleans. Ace Brandt Hinton. the GCAC player and pitcher of the year after going 11-0 in the regular season, was roughed up in the one game the Blazers won. "'f we get back to playing good again, like we're capable, we'll be in good shape for the national tourna– ment," Denson said. Each ofthe nine NAIA first-round tournaments include five teams, and the survivors advance to Lewis-

By Mike Cttrtatensen ~ten..-."@elarionledgw.com

Belhaven came up a little flat in the Gull Coa:.t Athletic Conierence Tournament it hosted over the weekend, losing its opener before bowingout in three game . What's more, the Blazers' No. 3 hitter, Lake Eiland, suffered a bam– string injury early in their second game. But BU has reason to be pumped this week. The Blazers (40-15). reg– ular season champs in the GCAC and currently ranked No. 10 in the country, are expected to receive a host bid to the NAIA Tournament; the official announcement of the nine first-round sites will be made on Friday. Plus, Eiland, a .347 hitter, should be fine by the time the regional starts next week. BU coach Hill Denson,theGCAC coach of the year, was disappointed in theBlazers' tourney performance

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