High Point University and the HPU baseball team will host the 2012 Big South Baseball Tournament presented by Brookwood Farms BBQ and Triangle Rent A Car, at Williard Stadium beginning Tuesday, May 22, and running through Sunday, May 26. The Panthers will be the No. 7-seed and play No. 2 Campbell in the final game on Tuesday.
The tournament begins Tuesday, May 22 with four games scheduled — No. 4 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 5 Radford at 9:30 a.m., No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 8 Charleston Southern 45 minutes after Game 1, No. 3 Liberty vs. No. 6 UNC Asheville at 4:30 p.m. and No. 2 Campbell vs. No. 7 High Point 45 minutes after Game 3. The bracket was adjusted to allow host High Point to play in the final game on Tuesday night.
The championship will continue with Games 5-8 on Wednesday, May 23, Games 9-10 on Thursday, May 24, Games 11-12 and any if necessary contests on Friday, May 25. The championship game will be played Saturday, May 26 at 4:00 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN3.
Tournament passes are available for $40 for adults and $20 for children and college students with ID. Tickets can be purchased for each individual day. Tuesday through Friday tickets cost $10 per day for adults and $5 per day for children and college students with ID. For the championship game on Saturday tickets cost $12 for adults and $7 for children and college students. Children ages 2 and under get in free. Tickets can be purchased by calling the HPU Ticket Office at 336-841-9276 or online at highpointpanthers.com.
Tuesday, May 22
Game 1: No. 4 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 5 Radford, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 8 Charleston Southern, 45 minutes following Game 1
Game 3: No. 3 Liberty vs. No. 6 UNC Asheville, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 2 Campbell vs. No. 7 High Point, 45 minutes following Game 3
Wednesday, May 23
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 45 minutes following Game 5
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 45 minutes following Game 7
Thursday, May 24
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 3:00 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 45 minutes following Game 9
Friday, May 25
Game 11: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 10:00 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 10, 45 minutes following Game 11
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11 (if necessary), 5:00 p.m. (7 innings)
Game 14: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12 (if necessary), 45 minutes after Game 13 (7 innings)
Saturday, May 26 – Championship Game
TBA vs. TBA, 4:00 p.m.
• Championship game televised on ESPN3
Ryan Dull (East Forsyth 08) was named 2nd team All Big South!