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BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Tiebreakers: Freedom, Hickory, McDowell tied for fourth at 6-8 … comparative records were Hickory 3-1, Freedom 2-2, McDowell 1-3, meaning Hickory as No. 4 seed, Freedom as No. 5 and McDowell as No. 6.
When the brackets were originally released, Hickory-Freedom was broken by comparing their records head-to-head (they split), and Freedom was placed No. 4 via virtue of having gone 1-1 against third-place St. Stephens, which swept Hickory.
On Monday, after further review of the seeding process, conference officials reset the seeds for Freedom and Hickory because the head-to-head Hickory-Freedom comparison, under North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) rules, was not needed after the three-way tie was broken.
Tuesday’s first round
No. 8 W. Caldwell (3-19, 2-12) at No. 1 S. Caldwell (20-2, 13-1), 7 p.m.
No. 5 Freedom (12-11, 6-8) at No. 4 Hickory (12-8, 6-8), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Watauga (5-15, 4-10) at No. 2 Alexander Central (17-7, 11-3), 6 p.m.
No. 6 McDowell (10-13, 6-8) at No. 3 St. Stephens (12-8, 8-6), 7 p.m.
Thursday’s semifinals at M.S. Deal Stadium
No. 7 Watauga-No. 2 Alexander Central winner vs. No. 6 McDowell-No. 3 St. Stephens winner, 4:30 p.m.
No. 5 Hickory-No. 4 Freedom winner vs. No. 8 W. Caldwell-No. 1 S. Caldwell winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s championship at M.S. Deal Stadium
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m