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DOMINICAN SEEDED FIFTH AT NCAA DIVISION II BASEBALL REGIONAL

May 15, 2006

INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Baseball Committee has selected the 48 teams that will participate in the 2006 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) will be represented by Dominican College. The regionals will comprise six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments. Eight regional competitions will be played May 18-21, at eight on-campus sites.

Dominican will participate in the Division II NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The tournament will be held at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, NH beginning Thursday, May 18. The Chargers, who captured their second consecutive CACC Tournament title this past Saturday, are seeded fifth and will take on second-seeded University of New Haven in the first round.

The field includes top seeded Franklin Pierce College, third seeded University of Massachusetts-Lowell, fourth seeded Southern Connecticut State University and sixth seeded Dowling College. The Chargers lost to Dowling College, 5-1 on March 15 and have not played against any other of other teams.

Regional champions will advance to the double-elimination championship finals May 27 to June 3 at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Alabama, which will be hosted by Valdosta State University and the city of Montgomery.

The tournament for the Northeast Region, hosted by Franklin Pierce, is below.

Thursday, May 18

Game 1: No. 1 Franklin Pierce College (40-10) vs. No. 6 Dowling College (30-13)

Game 2: No. 2 University of New Haven (35-10) vs. No. 5 Dominican College (40-16)

Game 3: No. 3 UMass-Lowell (36-12) vs. No. 4 Southern Connecticut State (33-17)

Friday, May 19

Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2

Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 3

Game 6: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3

Saturday, May 20

Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6

Game 8: Loser of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 4

Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8

Sunday, May 21

Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9

Game 11: Replay game 10 if necessary

Twenty conferences receive automatic qualification into the 2006 championship. Dominican, coached by Rick Giannetti, earned the CACC's first automatic qualifier in baseball by defeating Felician College this past weekend. Each conference and its automatic qualifier is listed below:

California Collegiate – Cal State Chico

Carolinas-Virginia– Mount Olive

CACC – Dominican (New York)

Great Lakes Intercollegiate – Grand Valley State

Great Lakes Valley – Northern Kentucky

Gulf South – Southern Arkansas

Heartland – Incarnate Word

Lone Star – Central Oklahoma

MIAA – Emporia State

NYCAC - Dowling

North Central - Minnesota State Mankato

Northeast-10 - Massachusetts-Lowell

Northern Sun Intercollegiate – Wayne State (Nebraska)

Peach Belt - Columbus State

PSAC - Kutztown

RMAC –Mesa State

South Atlantic - Catawba

SIAC – Albany State (Georgia)

Sunshine State - Tampa

West Virginia Intercollegiate – Ohio Valley

In the 2005 championship, Florida Southern College claimed its ninth championship title by defeating the University of North Florida, 12-9.

This year marks the 39th annual championship, and the 22nd consecutive year that the finals will be held in Montgomery, Alabama.

Sites/Pairings

*Denotes host

Northeast Regional at Rindge, New Hampshire

1. *Franklin Pierce 40-10

2. New Haven 35-10

3. Massachusetts-Lowell 36-12

4. Southern Connecticut State 33-17

5. Dominican (New York) 40-16

6. Dowling 30-13

Central Regional at Emporia, Kansas

1. *Emporia State 44-11

2. Minnesota State Mankato 40-11

3. Nebraska-Omaha 43-12

4. Wayne State (Nebraska) 37-13-1

5. Central Missouri State 44-14

6. Missouri Western State 30-23

North Atlantic Regional at Institute, West Virginia

1. *West Virginia State 43-7-1

2. Kutztown 40-12

3. West Chester 34-17

4. Shepherd 34-16

5. Ohio Valley 36-25

6. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 33-16

North Central Regional at Allendale, Michigan

1. *Grand Valley State 44-8

2. Northern Kentucky 42-18-1

3. Quincy 39-18

4. Ashland 42-14

5. Southern Illinois Edwardsville 38-17-1

6. Rockhurst 35-20

South Regional at Tampa, Florida

1. *Tampa 46-6

2. Florida Gulf Coast 39-15

3. Catawba 44-12

4. Florida Southern 38-17

5. Lynn 33-21

6. Albany State (Georgia) 23-31

South Atlantic Regional at Milledgeville, Georgia

1. *GC&SU 49-10

2. Francis Marion 37-15

3. Columbus State 41-18

4. Armstrong Atlantic State 39-16-1

5. South Carolina-Aiken 43-17

6. Mount Olive 39-12

South Central Regional at Abilene, Texas

1. *Abilene Christian 43-16

2. Southern Arkansas 38-16

3. Montevallo 37-16

4. West Alabama 41-20

5. Central Oklahoma 40-18

6. Incarnate Word 36-19

West Regional at Keizer, Oregon

1. *Western Oregon 38-14

2. Cal State Chico 39-19

3. Mesa State 39-17

4. Cal State L.A. 32-14-1

5. Fort Hays State 45-15

6. Colorado State-Pueblo 35-22

For more information regarding the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship, log on to http://www.ncaasports.com./