TOURNAMENT BRACKET

SPARTANBURG, S.C.— The Samford baseball team has earned the No. 8 seed for the 2013 Southern Conference  Baseball Tournament, and the Bulldogs will take on top-seeded Western Carolina in the opening round Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. (CT) at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. The full pairings for the tournament were released by the conference on Saturday.
 
Wednesday's opening round will begin at 9 a.m. (CT) with fourth-seeded The Citadel taking on fifth-seeded Appalachian State. Following the Samford-Western Carolina matchup, third-seeded Elon will take on sixth-seeded Furman at 4 p.m. (CT). The opening day of the tournament will conclude with second-seeded College of Charleston taking on seventh-seeded Georgia Southern at 7:30 p.m. (CT).
 
The 2013 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament will conclude with the championship game on Sunday, May 26, at 1 p.m. (CT). The title game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
 
Samford will be looking to defend its 2012 SoCon Tournament title. Last season, the Bulldogs defeated Georgia Southern in the championship game, 9-6 in 10 innings to earn the program's first SoCon Tournament title and first NCAA Tournament bid. Samford and Georgia Southern have met in the last two SoCon Tournament championship games, with GSU winning the 2011 showdown, 1-0.
 
Samford wrapped up its regular season on Friday, finishing the year with a record of 27-28 overall and 12-17 in SoCon play.
 
All Samford games in the SoCon Tournament can be heard locally on WVSU-FM 91.1 or worldwide on the internet at www.samford.edu/wvsu. Live stats and video will be available at www.soconsports.com.
 
Wednesday, May 22
(Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.)
Game 1: #4 The Citadel vs. #5 Appalachian State, 9 a.m.
Game 2: #1 Western Carolina vs. #8 Samford, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: #3 Elon vs. #6 Furman, 4 p.m.
Game 4: #2 College of Charleston vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern, 7:30 p.m.
 
Thursday, May 23
(Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.)
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m. (or 7:30 p.m. if Furman wins Wednesday)
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:30 p.m. (or 4 p.m. if Furman wins Wednesday)
 
Friday, May 24
(Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.)
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 6 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 25
(Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.)
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 9 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 12:30 p.m.
^Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 4 p.m.
^Game 14: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12, 7:30 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 26
(Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.)
Game 15: Championship game (ESPN3), 1 p.m.
 
All times Central
^ If necessary. If Game 13 is not necessary, Game 14 will begin approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of Game 12.