ST. AUGUSTINE – Flagler College opens the Peach Belt Conference Tournament on Friday (May 10) with the No. 7 seed Francis Marion University at 5 p.m. at Drysdale Field.
The Saints, the co-champions of the PBC, are the No. 2 seed and currently holds a 28-21 record. Flagler takes on Eckerd College today at 5 p.m. at St. Petersburg, Florida.
Flagler is 6-3 all-time vs. Francis Marion in games played at Drysdale Field, which includes winning the last six in a row.
Flagler will play, on Saturday (May 11), at 10 a.m. against the No. 3 seed USC Aiken. The Saints complete pool play at 5 p.m. against No. 6 seed Columbus State University.
The Saints will be designated as the visitors in the last game.
The winners of Pool A and Pool B will meet in the championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m. Pool A consists of North Georgia, Young Harris, Georgia College, and Georgia Southwestern. Pool B consists of Flagler, USC Aiken, Columbus State, and Francis Marion.
NOTE: Flagler won its first conference title in baseball. It is the eighth regular season PBC crown a Flagler team has won. Men's soccer (2009 and 2011) and volleyball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017) were the others.
The complete Peach Belt Conference Tournament schedule is as follows:
Friday, May 10 (all games at Drysdale Field)
10 a.m.: #8 Georgia Southwestern vs. #1 North Georgia
1:30 p.m.: #5 Georgia College vs. #4 Young Harris
5 p.m.: #7 Francis Marion vs. #2 Flagler
8:30 p.m.: #6 Columbus State vs. #3 USC Aiken
Saturday, May 11 (at Drysdale Field)
10 a.m.: #3 USC Aiken vs. #2 Flagler
1:30 p.m.: #6 Columbus State vs. #3 Francis Marion
5 p.m.: #2 Flagler vs. #6 Columbus State
8:30 p.m.: #7 Francis Marion vs. #3 USC Aiken
Saturday, May 11 (at Tindall Field, St. Johns River State College, Palatka)
10 a.m.: #8 Georgia Southwestern vs. #5 Georgia College
1:30 p.m.: #4 Young Harris vs. #8 Georgia Southwestern
5 p.m.: #5 Georgia College vs. #1 North Georgia
8:30 p.m.: #1 North Georgia vs. #4 Young Harris
Sunday, May 12 (at Drysdale Field)
1 p.m.: Pool A winner vs. Pool B winner
Ticket prices are: $8 general admission; $5 for senior citizens, children under 12, military members, and members of the faculty and staff. Students of conference schools will be admitted free with a valid identification card from their school as well as children ages 5 and under. PBC all sports passes will be honored with a valid photo ID.
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