John Creegan
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CCNY Baseball Clinches Top Seed in CUNYAC Baseball Championship Tournament

5/9/2023 10:13:00 AM

New York, NY – The 2023 CUNY Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Tournament bracket is set, and The City College of New York baseball team has clinched the No. 1 seed. 

The Beavers will begin postseason action on Tuesday, May 9, facing off against the fourth-seeded John Jay College in a First Round Play-In game at Ohio Field in the Bronx, New York. The winner of Tuesday's contest advances to the conference Championship best-of-three series at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, NY. Games one and two of the series will take place on Friday, May 12, while game three (*If Necessary) will be on Saturday, May 13.

CCNY, last season's runner-up, is the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The Beavers went 13-18 overall and 9-3 against conference opponents during the regular season, earning a tiebreaker over Baruch to secure the regular season title. James Dean Johnstone is 5-3 on the mound this season with a 4.19 ERA and 56 strikeouts across 58.0 innings of work, while Jonathan Rivera paces CCNY in batting average (.406), hits (41), RBI (26) and runs scored (28).

2022 CUNYAC Baseball Championship Schedule
First-Round Play-In Game

Tuesday, May 9 - 3:30 p.m.
No. 1 CCNY vs. No. 4 John Jay
Ohio Field | Bronx, NY (Bronx Community College)

Tuesday, May 9 - 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Baruch vs. No. 3 Lehman
Dick Caswell Field-Flower | New Rochelle, NY

CUNYAC Championship Game - Best of Three Series
Friday, May 12 - Day One
Championship Game 1 - 12:00 p.m.
Championship Game 2 - 3:00 p.m.
Maimonides Park | Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, May 13 - Day Two ( *If Necessary)
Championship Game 3 - 12:00 p.m.
Maimonides Park – Brooklyn, N.Y.

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