UB Baseball Set To Open 2013 ECC Championship Tournament On Thursday At 3:00 p.m. Versus St. Thomas Aquinas

Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport baseball team will open play in the double-elimination 2013 East Coast Conference Championship Tournament, which will be played at Dowling College in Brookhaven, New York, at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. May 9 at 3:00 p.m., when the fourth-seeded Purple Knights take on the top-seeded Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College.  UB enters the 2013 ECC Championship with a 20-24 overall record, and STAC comes in at 35-11 overall.  The Spartans won the season series over UB, three game to one during the regular season.  The opening game of the championship will feature the number two seed and host, Dowling College Golden Lions (22-19-1) taking on the number-three seed Lions of Molloy College (23-25) at 12 noon on Thursday.

2013 East Coast Conference Baseball Championship Tournament Schedule:

Games Played at Dowling College in Brookhaven, N.Y.

Thursday, May 9

12 PM - Molloy vs. Dowling

3 PM - Bridgeport vs. St. Thomas Aquinas College

Friday, Friday, May 10

9 AM - Losers Game 1 and 2

12 PM - Winners Game 1 and 2

3 PM - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Saturday, May 11

12 PM - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5

if necessary - 30 min after first game