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The NCAA News -- May 24, 1999

Championships scores/pairings

Baseball

Regionals: Central Regional -- Pittsburg St. 5, Minn. St.-Mankato 3; Rockhurst 8, Central Mo. St. 1; Central Mo. St. 5, Minn. St.-Mankato 2; Rockhurst 2, Pittsburg St. 1 (11 inn.); Pittsburg St. 8, Central Mo. St. 7; Rockhurst 6, Pittsburg State 2. (Rockhurst advances.)

North Atlantic Regional -- West Virginia St. 13, Slippery Rock 11; Shippensburg 11, Kutztown 8; Kutztown 12, Slippery Rock 10; West Virginia St. 16, Shippensburg 10; Shippensburg 10, Kutztown 8; West Virginia St. 12, Shippensburg 6. (West Virginia St. advances.)

North Central Regional -- Ashland 12, Indianapolis 10; Quincy 5, St. Joseph's 4 (10 inn.); St. Joseph's (Ind.) 12, Indianapolis 10 (12 inn.); Ashland 6, Quincy 5; Quincy 5, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 2; Ashland 11, Quincy 10. (Ashland advances.)

Northeast Regional -- Adelphi 5, Concordia (N.Y.) 4; Merrimack 3, Mass.-Lowell 1; Mass.-Lowell 13, Concordia (N.Y.) 9; Adelphi 7, Merrimack 6; Mass.-Lowell 12, Merrimack 2; Adelphi 9, Mass.-Lowell 8. (Adelphi advances.)

South Regional -- Carson-Newman 4, St. Leo 2; Fla. Southern 6, Savannah St. 5; St. Leo 15, Savannah St. 6; Carson-Newman 4, Fla. Southern 3; St. Leo 7, Fla. Southern 3; St. Leo 10, Carson-Newman 5; Carson-Newman 3, St. Leo 1. (Carson-Newman advances.)

South Atlantic Regional -- Kennesaw St. 8, Mount Olive 5; North Fla. 6, Armstrong Atlantic 2; Armstrong Atlantic 8, Mount Olive 3; Kennesaw St. 8, North Fla. 5; North Fla. 3, Armstrong Atlantic 2; North Fla. 4, Kennesaw St. 1; Kennesaw St. 5, North Fla. 0. (Kennesaw St. advances.)

South Central Regional -- Southeastern Okla. 7, Delta St. 6; North Ala. 7, Ala.-Huntsville 4; Ala.-Huntsville 12, Delta St. 7; North Ala. 3, Southeastern Okla. 0; Southeastern Okla. 8, Ala.-Huntsville 6; North Ala. 4, Southeastern Okla. 2. (North Ala. advances.)

West Regional -- Chico St. 12, Sonoma St. 4; Mesa St. 18, Fort Hays St. 6; Sonoma St. 15, Fort Hays St. 3; Chico St. 11, Mesa St. 4; Sonoma St. 17, Mesa St. 13; Chico St. 12, Sonoma St. 4. (Chico St. advances.)

Championship (May 22-29 at Montgomery, Alabama): Chico St. (46-17) vs. Rockhurst (34-16); North Ala. (44-10) vs. West Virginia St. (33-9); Ashland (45-14) vs. Adelphi (31-15); Carson-Newman (42-12) vs. Kennesaw St. (46-12).

Men's

golf

Regionals: North Regional -- 1. Ferris St., 879; 2. Indiana (Pa.), 906; 3. Indianapolis, 912; 4. Charleston (W. Va.), 914; 5. Concord, 915; 6. (tie) Glenville St. and Southern Ind., 921; 8. Slippery Rock, 927; 9. Bellarmine, 928; 10. Northern Mich., 931; 11. Binghamton, 932; 12. Saginaw Valley, 933; 13. Bryant, 935; 14. Grand Valley St., 937; 15. Bentley, 950. [Ferris St., Indiana (Pa.), Indianapolis, Charleston (W. Va.) and Concord advance.]

South Regional -- 1. Fla. Southern, 893; 2. West Fla., 907; 3. Columbus St., 910; 4. Clayton St., 913; 5. S.C.-Aiken, 915; 6. Valdosta St., 920; 7. Pfeiffer, 924; 8. Georgia C&SU, 930; 9. Rollins, 935; 10. Kennesaw St., 949; 11. Francis Marion, 952; 12. Catawba, 953; 13. Presbyterian, 959; 14. North Ala., 961; 15. Belmont Abbey, 976. (Fla. Southern, West Fla., Columbus St., Clayton St., S.C.-Aiken, Valdosta St. and Pfeiffer advance.)

West Regional -- 1. Texas Wesleyan, 862; 2 .Western Wash., 865; 3. Grand Canyon, 873; 4. Cal St. Stanislaus, 876; 5. Central Okla., 880; 6. Cal St. Bakersfield, 883; 7. UC Davis, 889; 8. Cameron, 893; 9. (tie) Central Mo. St. and Tex. A&M-Commerce, 906; 11. East Central, 915; 12. Drury, 916; 13. Northern Colo., 931; 14. North Dakota, 937; 15. Southern Colo., 942. (Texas Wesleyan, Western Wash., Grand Canyon, Cal St. Stanislaus, Central Okla. and Cal St. Bakersfield advance.)

Championships (May 18-21 at Valdosta St.): The 18 teams advancing from regional competition will compete in the team championship.

Softball

Regionals: Great Lakes Regional -- Grand Valley St. 4, Gannon 2; Ferris St. 6, Ashland 1; Ashland 2, Gannon 1; Ferris St. 11, Grand Valley St. 2; Ashland 4, Grand Valley St. 1; Ashland 5, Ferris St. 2; Ferris St. 5, Ashland 1. (Ferris St. advances.)

South Atlantic Regional -- Coker 4, Kennesaw St. 2; Columbus St. 3, North Fla. 2; Kennesaw St. 5, North Fla. 0; Coker 2, Columbus St. 0; Kennesaw St. 3, Columbus St. 2; Kennesaw St. 1, Coker 0; Kennesaw St. 1, Coker 0. (Kennesaw St. advances.)

North Central Regional -- North Dakota St. 3, St. Cloud St. 2; Neb.-Omaha 10, Augustana (S.D.) 4; St. Cloud St. 1, Augustana (S.D.) 0; North Dakota St. 1, Neb.-Omaha 0; St. Cloud St. 3, Neb.-Omaha 2; North Dakota St. 3, St. Cloud St. 1. (North Dakota St. advances.)

Mid-Atlantic Regional -- Calif. (Pa.) 5, Shippensburg 2; Indiana (Pa.) 2, Bloomsburg 1; Bloomsburg 5, Shippensburg 0; Calif. (Pa.) 2, Indiana (Pa.) 0, Bloomsburg 7, Indiana (Pa.) 6; Calif. (Pa.) 4, Bloomsburg 1. [Calif. (Pa.) advances.]

Northeast Regional -- Queens (N.Y.) 4, American Int'l 3; Merrimack 4, LIU-C.W. Post 0; LIU-C.W. Post 4, American Int'l 3; Merrimack 5, Queens (N.Y.) 1; LIU-C.W. Post 4, Queens (N.Y.) 3; Merrimack 2, LIU-C.W. Post 0. (Merrimack advances.)

South Central Regional -- Southeastern Okla. 5, Truman St. 1; Neb.-Kearney 4, Washburn 0; Truman St. 6, Washburn 3; Neb.-Kearney 4, Southeastern Okla. 3; Truman St. 4, Southeastern Okla. 0; Neb.-Kearney 3, Truman St. 0. (Neb.-Kearney advances.)

West Regional -- Humboldt St. 3, UC Davis 0; Hawaii Pacific 2, Cal St. Bakersfield 0; Cal St. Bakersfield 4, UC Davis 2; Humboldt St. 1, Hawaii Pacific 0; Hawaii Pacific 3, Cal St. Bakersfield 1; Humboldt St. 2, Hawaii Pacific 1. (Humboldt St. advances.)

South regional -- Fla. Southern 1, West Fla. 0; Ala.-Huntsville 4, Barry 1; West Fla. 1, Barry 0; Ala.-Huntsville 1, Fla. Southern 0; West Fla. 1, Fla. Southern 0; Ala.-Huntsville 8, West Fla. 0. (Ala.-Huntsville advances.)

Championship (May 14-18 at James I. Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia): Calif. (Pa.) (37-16) vs. Neb.-Kearney (36-2); Merrimack (42-4) vs. Kennesaw St. (50-5); Ferris St. (46-16) vs. Humboldt St. (48-7-1); North Dakota St. (52-10) vs. Ala.-Huntsville (60-10).