After winning the Atlantic Regional last season, the Griffins return to NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional play when Atlantic Regional #1 begins on Thursday.  The Griffins will look to book their second consecutive trip to Cary and the NCAA Division II Baseball Championships as they will take part in the NCAA Atlantic Regional #1 at Serpico Stadium in West Chester, PA as the number five seed.  Seton Hill will open up play on Thursday morning at 11 AM when they meet the fourth seed in the regional Slippery Rock.  Top seed and host West Chester is the other team in Atlantic Regional #1.  The Rams will meet the loser of the 11 AM game at 3 PM on Thursday afternoon.  

Seton Hill and Slippery Rock played a four game PSAC West set this season with the Rock winning all four games of the series.  Seton Hill and West Chester have not met this season.  

This is the 11th trip to the NCAA Atlantic Regional for the Griffins.  Seton Hill is 17-16 all time in NCAA Atlantic Regional play.  Seton Hill is 0-2 all time against West Chester in the Atlantic Regional, last playing in 2012.  Seton Hill and Slippery Rock have never met in the NCAA Atlantic Regional.

West Chester University has set up a NCAA Atlantic Regional #1 Championship Webpage with all the info you need for the tournament.   Live stats will be available through the West Chester Sidearm Stats Page.  Live video will also be available through the West Chester Page on the PSAC Digital Network.  Tickets will be $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and $2 for children under 5.

The winner of this regional will meet the winner of the other Atlantic Regional featuring Millersville, Gannon, East Stroudsburg and Charleston (WV) next week in the NCAA Atlantic Super Regional.  It will be a best of three series with the winner advancing to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship in Cary.  

Jack Oberdorf leads the Griffins in many offensive categories.  He paces the Griffins with a .356 average.  Jack also leads in hits (58), runs (38), homers (10) and RBIs (38).  He has also added seven doubles and two triples.  Braden Durham is second on the team in hitting with a .339 average.  He had added five doubles, two homers and 13 RBIs.  Neal McDermott is also hitting over 300 at .301.  He had added eight doubles, two homers and 21 RBIs.  Just missing the 300 mark is Vincenzo Rauso who is hitting .299.  Owen Sabol leads the Griffins with 15 doubles while Drew Garth leads the team with three triples.  Nash Bryan anchors the pitching staff at the back end of the bullpen.  He leads the Griffins and the PSAC with 11 saves.  He has 48 strikeouts to just seven walks in 29.2 innings.  Kevin Vaupel, Andino Vecchiolla and Caiden Wood have led the starting rotation this season.  

The Rock features two hitters hitting over 400 this season.  Joel Spishock leads the team with a .408 average while Connor Hamilton is hitting .403.  Spishock leads the team with 17 doubles.  He has also added nine homers and 36 RBIs.  Hamilton leads the Rock with 16 homers and is tied for the team lead with 51 RBIs.  Alex Robenolt is also tied for the team lead with 51 RBIs.  He is hitting .360 on the season.  The Rock features three more hitters hitting over .300.  Devin Dunn leads the pitching staff with a 9-1 record and a 2.59 ERA.  Ricky Mineo is 6-3 on the season with a 2.87 ERA.