Championship Bracket | Live Video/Live Stats | USA Baseball National Training Center

Cary, N.C.----The NCAA, along with the town of Cary have announced that all tickets to the NCAA Division II baseball championships will be free. The eight-team, double-elimination tournament will take place June 5-12 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. Wingate's first game is slated for Sunday at 2 p.m. against Angelo State. For those that are unable to make the trip to Cary, live video and live stats are available for every contest.

The SAC and Southeast Region champion Bulldogs are the number six seed in the Division II World Series, sweeping through the regionals by outscoring opponents 40-17 in four games to claim their first-ever NCAA Division II regional title. This will mark Wingate's first-ever trip to the D2 World Series.

Winners of seven straight and 11 of their last 12, the Bulldogs enter the national championships 34-12 overall, ranked 16th in the most recent NCBWA top 25, which was released right before last week's regionals began. The 'Dogs have outscored opponents 131-47 in their last 12 games, which includes a 4-0 record against top-20 teams. Angelo State is 42-7 overall, checking in at number nine in the most recent poll.

The winner of the Wingate-Angelo State game will face the winner of the Seton Hill vs. Southern New Hampshire contest Tuesday at 6 p.m. The WU-Angelo State loser will face the Seton Hill-Southern New Hampshire loser in an elimination game Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Division II championships run through Saturday, June 12.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,600 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 36 undergraduate majors as well as six master's and four doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Wingate is the leading healthcare education provider in western North Carolina, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Athletes on Wingate's 23 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 13 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.