COLUMBUS - No. 9 Columbus State University will look to secure a spot in the 2022 NCAA DII College Baseball World Series this weekend as the Cougars begin play in the NCAA Southeast Super Regional on Friday.
The Cougars and No. 1 North Greenville University will play a best-of-three series in Tigerville, S.C., this weekend, with the winner advancing to Cary, N.C., for the national championship.
NCAA Southeast Super Regional (Tigerville, S.C.)
Schedule
• Game One: Friday, May 27 - 3 p.m.
• Game Two: Saturday, May 28 - 12 p.m.
• Game Three (if necessary): Saturday, May 28 - 4 p.m.
Ticket Information
• Adults - $10/day
• Children 10 & Under - $5/day
• Children 3 & Under - Free
• Cash & credit card accepted at the stadium ticket booth
• All tickets are general admission and stadium seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis
Ray and Bea Dillard Field Information
• Adress: 7801 North Tigerville Road, Tigerville, SC 29688
• North Greenville is a tobacco-free and smoke-free campus
• No pets are permitted to enter Dillard Field, besides service animals with proper documentation.
Series Coverage
Audio: 88.5 FM WCUG Cougar Radio - pxp: Scott Miller
Video Stream: North Greenville Sports Network
Live Stats: nguathletics.com
Cougar Notes
• The Cougars enter play in the super regional with a 45-11 record after going 3-0 in the Southeast Regional in Wingate, N.C., last weekend
• CSU defeated Belmont Abbey College 15-8 in the opening round before taking down No. 5 Wingate University in the semifinals and championship
• Columbus State is eying its ninth appearance in the DII College World Series (1984, 86, 87, 90, 02, 07, 18). The Cougars captured the 2002 national championship under current head coach Greg Appleton
• The Cougars haven't lost back-to-back games in 2022
• CSU is 21-4 in road games, including winning the last four
• Columbus State's 108 home runs is a new program and Peach Belt Conference single-season record. The Cougars are fifth in DII in long balls
• CSU is also fourth in the nation in walks (312), seventh in double plays turned (49), eighth in runs (559), 10th in hits (630), 14th in slugging percentage (.554) and 25th in fielding percentage (.972)
• Steven Minter enters the super regional on an 18-game hitting streak, the longest by a Cougar this season
• Robert Brooks has reached base in 30 straight games. The all-time leader in homers in the PBC is 14th in the country with 21 this season. The single-season record for homers in CSU and PBC history is 26
• Brooks is fourth in the nation in RBIs (83) and ninth in walks (47)
• David Meadows is hitting .412 (14-for-34) in the postseason for the Cougars with five stolen bases. He is also one of four players with 10 or more runs to their ledger
• Head coach Greg Appleton is three wins away from 900 at Columbus State. He has taken the Cougars to four DII College World Series
• CSU is 57-41 all-time in NCAA postseason play
• Noah Windhorst has won all three starts he has made in the postseason. In fact, CSU is 4-0 over his last four starts
• Colton Joyner is tied for 10th in DII with 10 wins. The Columbus native is 2-0 in the postseason, with 11 strikeouts in 12.1 innings
• Six Cougars have hit at least 10 homers in 2022
• The Cougars are 41-1 this season when scoring at least six runs
• CSU is 39-0 this year when leading after six innings
North Greenville Notes
• NGU advanced to the super regional by winning its Southeast Regional pod. The Crusaders defeated UNC Pembroke before taking two-of-three from Lenoir-Rhyne to move on in the postseason
• North Greenville is 48-9 in 2022 and 23-3 in Tigerville
• Reece Fields holds a 9-2 record in 17 starts this season. He has posted a 3.96 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 84 innings
• Tristen Hudson (5 saves, 1.46 ERA), Noah Takac (55.2 IP, 1.78 ERA) and Brent Herlong (53.1 IP, 2.03 ERA) are dangerous arms in the bullpen
• John Micahel Faile leads NGU in average, homers and RBIs. However, he is injured and hasn't played since May 5
• Five other Crusaders have double-digit homers in 2022, including Marek Chlup with 12. Chlup is hitting .412 with 35 extra-base hits
Series History
• The Cougars and Crusaders have postseason history, with CSU eliminating NGU from the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and 2021. Both tournaments were held in Tigerville
