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East Lincoln won the SD-7 2A title by one game — over Bunker Hill and Maiden — and is the top seed for the conference tournament that begins on Tuesday night.
East Lincoln High is the top seed for the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A baseball tournament that begins Tuesday with four games at higher-seeds.
The Mustangs went 10-4 in the league, finishing a game in front of Bunker Hill and Maiden, and they open the tournament at home against No. 8 Newton-Conover on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The tournament shifts to the Legion Fairgrounds and Henkel-Alley Field on Thursday for the semifinals and Friday’s title game is at 7 p.m. at the Fairgrounds.
There were two ties in the final regular season standings – Bunker Hill and Maiden for second place and West Lincoln and Lincolnton for fifth place.
Maiden earned the No. 2 seed for its victory over East Lincoln, which swept Bunker Hill in the regular season.
West Lincoln gained the No. 5 seed because it swept Lincolnton in the regular season.
Maiden is the defending conference tournament champion as a No. 2 seed, beating No. 4 Bunker Hill 6-4 in last year’s title game.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC 2A
Tuesday’s games
No. 8 Newton-Conover (4-17, 2-12)) at No. 1 E. Lincoln (14-8, 10-4), 7 p.m.
No. 5 W. Lincoln (11-10, 7-7) at No. 4 W. Caldwell (8-12, 8-6), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Bandys (6-15-1, 4-10) at No. 2 Maiden (13-8-1, 9-5), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Lincolnton (8-11, 7-7) at No. 3 Bunker Hill (14-8, 9-5), 7 p.m.
Thursday’s games
(at Legion Fairgrounds)
Bandys-Maiden winner vs. Lincolnton-Bunker Hill winner, semifinal, 5 p.m.
Newton-Conover-E. Lincoln winner vs. W. Lincoln-W. Caldwell winner, 7 p.m.
Friday’s game
(at Legion Fairgrounds)
Semifinal winners, championship, 7 p.m.