Baseball
Baseball Set To Take on Temple in A-10 Tournament
May 20, 2008
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CAMDEN, N.J. - The fifth-seeded Rhode Island baseball team (29-25-1, 15-11-1) is set to face fourth-seeded Temple (26-27, 16-11) in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship, Wednesday, May 21 at 12:00 p.m. It marks the sixth-consecutive season the Rams will be participating in the league's post-season tournament - which is the longest active streak among any conference team.Rhody is 9-10 (.450) all time at the A-10 Championship and is 3-3 in tournament openers. This season, the Rams turned in a 2-7 record against A-10 tourney participants. URI did not face Xavier and St. Bonaventure during the 2008 regular season.
The Rams are 32-52 all-time against the Owls, having been swept in this season's three-game series. The last time the two teams met in the postseason was in 1984, when Temple defeated URI in back to-back games (6-4, 6-3) to win the Atlantic 10 title.
At last year's tournament, URI was the #5 seed and defeated fourth-seeded Xavier, 4-1, in the opening game before falling to eventual-champion and nationally-ranked Charlotte, 11-1. The Rams were then knocked out of contention with a 3-0 loss to Xavier.
Fan Information
All games will be played at Campbell's Field in Camden, N.J. - home of the Camden Riversharks. Single day passes are $7 for adults, $3 for Atlantic 10 students, children under 18 and senior citizens and $2 for groups of eight or more. Four-day passes are $20 and $10 for Atlantic 10 students, children under 18 and senior citizens. Live video streaming will be available for a daily charge of $4.95. Live stats will be available, free of charge, thru Gametracker.
For additional ticket info, please visit www.riversharks.com.
For complete coverage of the 2008 Baseball Championship, click here.
