LCSC-APU to open West Coast Super Regional on Wednesday

05-11-08 

It will be a battle of two of the top three seeds in the Super Regionals when Lewis-Clark State College plays host to Azusa Pacific in the best-of-three West Coast Super Regional, which opens Wednesday at LCSC's Harris Field. 

With Lubbock Christian, the top-ranked team in the final NAIA poll, being eliminated at regionals, LCSC is now the top seed of the 14 remaining teams, according to the new seeding released by the NAIA on Sunday. LCSC is 50-5 overall and was ranked No. 2 in the country. 

Azusa Pacific, 45-8, is the No. 3 seed in the Super Regionals and, like LCSC, is already assured a berth in the 52nd annual Avista NAIA World Series at Harris Field on May 23-30. The Cougars, who will make the trip to Lewiston on Tuesday for Super Regional play, will likely stay in Lewiston once Super Regional play is concluded for the Series. 

The first game of the APU-LCSC Super Regional is slated for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, while Game 2 is at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The third game is scheduled for Saturday, most likely in the afternoon, but the starting time won't be set until APU and LCSC officials discuss it. There will not be a game on Friday because LCSC's graduation will be held at 6 p.m. that evening in the Activity Center. 

No season passes or other passes will be honored for the Super Regional Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students with ID cards. All seating is general admission. 

The West Coast Super Regional is a repeat of a year ago when APU and LCSC met in California. LCSC prevailed 2-1 in the Series, and all of the games were high scoring. 

Along with LCSC and APU, Lee University, Oklahoma City, and Embry-Riddle also have clinched berths to the Series. Lee, the No. 2 seed, and Embry-Riddle, the No. 5 seed, meet in the Atlantic South Super Regional and the loser is guaranteed an at-large berth. Oklahoma City, the No. 4 seed, also is guaranteed at worse an at-large bid. 

The dates and game times for the remaining Super Regionals will be set on Monday, but most Super Regionals likely won't begin until Thursday and at least one will start on Friday. 

The Super Regional pairings are listed below along with the seeding: 

NOTE: COMPLETE LIST OF DATES AND TIMES WILL BE POSTED ON MAY 12TH 

West Coast Super Regional	Plains Super Regional
Hosted by Lewis-Clark State (3) Azusa Pacific (Region II Champion) at (1) Lewis-Clark State (Region I Champion)	Hosted by Jamestown (6) Bellevue (Region IV Champion) at  (13) Jamestown (Region III Champion)
Mid-South Super Regional	Heartland Super Regional
Hosted by Oklahoma City (10) Missouri Baptist (Region V Champion) at (4) Oklahoma City (Region VI Champion)	Hosted by St. Xavier (8) Spring Arbor (Region VIII Champion) at (12) St. Xavier (Region VII Champion)
East Coast Super Regional	South Central Super Regional
Hosted by Ohio Dominican (14) Fisher (Region X Champion) at  (11) Ohio Dominican (Region IX Champion) Game 1: May 15 @ 2 p.m. Game 2 and 3 (if necessary): May 16 @ 1 p.m.	Hosted by Cumberland (Tenn.) (7) Union (Region XII Champion) at (9) Cumberland (Region XI Champion)
Atlantic South Super Regional
Hosted by Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (2) Lee (Region XIII Champion) at (5) Embry-Riddle (Region XIV Champion) Games 1 and 2: May 14-15 @ 7 p.m. Game 3 (If necessary): May 16 @ 1 p.m.	WWW.NAIA.ORG