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The Louisiana College baseball team will make its 10th American Southwest Conference tournament appearance on Friday as the No. 8 seed in this year's tournament, and take on No. 1 University of Texas at Tyler in the first game of the Blue Bracket. LC is making its return to the conference postseason after a two year absence, that broke a streak of five consecutive trips to the tournament. LC has an overall record of 7-19 in ASC postseason play, was a runner-up in 2013, and is still looking for their first tournament championship.

The Wildcats will take on UTT in the second game of the opening day, starting at 7 p.m. Friday afternoon. LC finished the regular season at 19-20 overall and 9-15 in ASC play to claim the No. 8 seed. UTT finished won the ASC regular season giving them the No.1 seed and home-field advantage through the playoffs. They had a 33-6 (21-3) regular season, and have won three of the last four tournament championships, including back-to-back wins the last two seasons.

Tyler lost its regular season finale to East Texas Baptist University by a score of 7-5 in Marshall, but won seven games in a row before that, dating back to the walk-off loss to the Wildcats at the beginning of April. LC won the opener of the series with UTT in the bottom of the ninth, but lost the doubleheader on Saturday by scores of 5-1 and 13-6.

In the lone win over the Patriots, the Wildcats scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth, after entering the frame down 3-1. A bases loaded double by Sully Martin scored two runs to tie the game, and the Wildcats won the game when pinch runner Trey McNeal slid home on a passed ball that went through the catcher's legs.
 

LC	Batting Stats	UTT		LC	Pitching Stats	UTT
.295	AVG	.319		4.63	ERA	3.26
.400	OBP	.421		.275	BAA	.229
364	H	403		309.0	IP	331.0
246	R	270		247	K	285
18	HR	22		112	BB	142
211	RBI	238
41-52	SB-ATT	57-76

The ASC Tournament first round is a double-elimination format played over three days. The winner of the LC/UTT game Friday afternoon will advance to play the winner of the Mary Hardin-Baylor/Concordia game on Saturday at 3 p.m. The loser will play in an elimination game against the loser of the Mary Hardin-Baylor/Concordia. The championship game will be played Saturday at 1 p.m. with an if needed game scheduled for that evening at 7 p.m.


NOTES:

• Admission is $10 adults, $5 students, senior citizens. Tickets will be available at Suddenlink Field.
• Souvenir T-shirts will be available for $20 at the tournament site
• By ASC policy, no pets – leashed or unleashed – are permitted within the confines of Suddenlink Field. Only properly marked and certified assistance animals are allowed.
• Get social and follow the ASC tournament on Twitter using the hashtag, #ASCbsb.

 
2017 American Southwest Conference Baseball Championship Tournament

BLUE BRACKET | Hosted by UT Tyler (No. 1 Seed)
 
Friday, May 5
Game 1: No. 4 Concordia Texas (26-14) vs. No. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor (22-16), 3:00 p.m.
Game 2: No. 1 UT Tyler (33-6) vs. No. 8 Louisiana College (19-20), 7:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 6
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:00a.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:00 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7:00 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 7
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1:00 p.m.
Game 7: Game 6 teams (if needed), 30 minutes after Game 5
 
 
Red Bracket | Hosted by UT Dallas (No. 2 Seed)
 
Friday, May 5
Game 1: No. 3 East Texas Baptist (27-13) vs. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (19-21), 11:00 a.m.
Game 2: No. 2 UT Dallas (31-9) vs. No. 7 Howard Payne (18-20), 3:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 6
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10:00 a.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1:00 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:00 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 7
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1:00 p.m.
Game 7: Game 6 teams (if needed), 30 minutes after Game 5

 
Championship Gold Bracket | Hosted by Highest Remaining Seed
 
Friday, May 12
Game 1: Winner Blue Bracket vs. Winner Red Bracket, TBA
 
Saturday, May 13
Game 2: Winner Blue Bracket vs. Winner Red Bracket, TBA
Game 3 (if needed): Winner Blue Bracket vs. Winner Red Bracket, 30 minutes after Game 2