MIAC Softball Playoffs
Date/Time	May 9-11
Location	St. Paul, Minn. (CHS Field)
Tickets	General Admission $12 • Students with ID $7 • Children 5 & Under FREE
Buy Tickets Online	Thursday • Friday • Saturday
Live Stream	MIAC Sports Network
Live Stats	hamlineathletics.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Championship Homepage	MIACathletics.com

The reigning back-to-back MIAC Playoff champions start the quest to defend its title Thursday evening as the second-seeded Bethel baseball team opens up the MIAC Playoffs with third-seeded Saint John's. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul.
 
Game two of the tournament comes on Friday against the winner or loser of top-seeded St. Olaf and fourth-seeded Saint Mary's.

MIAC BASEBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 9, 2024 | Tickets
Game 1: No. 1 St. Olaf vs. No. 4 Saint Mary's | 2:30 PM 
Game 2: No. 2 Bethel vs. No. 3 Saint John's | 7:00 PM 

Friday, May 10, 2024 | Tickets
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 | 12:00 PM 
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 | 3:00 PM 
Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 | 6:00 PM 

Saturday, May 11, 2024 | Tickets
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 | 3:00 PM 
Game 7: If Necessary | 25 Minutes Following Game 6 

PLAYOFF HISTORY

• The Royals are making their fourth consecutive appearance in the playoff and 11th overall.
• BU holds an all-time record of 15-13 (.536) in the conference tournament.
•  It's the first time since 2018 that the Royals are the No. 2 seed. That season they won all three matchups including the MIAC Championship game 8-0 over top-seeded Saint John's. As the two seed they are 5-2 all-time.

ALL-TIME SERIES

• BU is 30-39 all-time against the Johnnies after a series split this year. The Johnnies have won three of the last four matchups and BU is 4-6 in the last 10.
• The Royals swept Saint Mary's at home behind a 3-0 shutout from John Solfest and followed it with a 6-5 win in game two. Bethel holds a 36-27-1 all-time advantage on the Cardinals that includes a four-game winning streak and a 7-3 mark in the last 10.
• The Oles swept the Bethel at the halfway point of conference play. BU is 19-49 all-time versus St. Olaf and is 4-6 in the last 10 meetings.

ROYAL NOTES

• The Royals enter post-season play having won nine of their last 10. The lone loss was to UW-Stout, 11-5, to wrap up the regular season.
• Bethel ranks fourth in fielding percentage nationally with a MIAC-leading .978 mark.
• BU's pitching staff has tossed five shutouts this year. That leads the MIAC with St. Olaf and 16th nationally. John Solfest accounts for three of them.
• Zach Thompson enters the tournament having reached base in 27 straight games.
• Matthew Carlsen's 17 doubles ranks 21st nationally.



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