ROCHESTER, NY -- Utica College will host the inaugural Empire 8 Conference Baseball Tournament which will take place from May 7-9, 2015. All seven Empire 8 teams will play at least one game in the tournament.

The Utica College baseball field and nearby Murnane field will serve as the venues for the tournament. 

The seeding for the tournament is now set. It is based on conference record and, if tied head-to-head amongst tied teams, head-to-head result. Since Canton joined as an affiliate in January 2015, they were not able to play all teams, so the conference office used their result vs Utica to get a sense of where they may be seeded and then looked at common opponents of teams in that seeding range. NOTE: Some teams opted to play one another four times. The fourth game did not count towards evaluation as the conference schedule was three games and those who opted to play four would have an inequitable evaluation compared to their peers.

Seedings
1. Ithaca (11-4)
2. Stevens (11-4)
3. St. John Fisher (10-5)
4. Utica (7-8, 2-0 v Canton)
5. Houghton (5-10)
6. Elmira (1-14)
7. Canton (0-2)

Now that the seeding is finalized, Elmira and Canton will play each other in a play-in game, with the winner continuing on to the tournament itself. Counting the play-in game, the tournament will be 10 games long—four will be played on the first and second days, while two will be played on the third and final day.

2015 EMPIRE 8 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tournament Site: Utica College Baseball Field/Murnane Field
Tournament Dates: Thursday – Saturday May 7-9, 2015
 

7-May	Thursday	DAY 1
	Time	at Utica College	at Murnane Field
Game 1	9:00 AM	Canton v Elmira (play-in game) - Live Stats
Game 2	10:00 AM		No. 4 Utica v No. 3 SJFC - Live Stats
Game 3	12:00 PM	Play-in Winner v Ithaca - Live Stats
Game 4	3:00 PM	No. 5 Houghton v No. 2 Stevens - Live Stats
8-May	Friday	DAY 2
	Time	at Utica College	at Murnane Field
Game 5	10:00 AM	Worst Seeded 0-1 Teams - Live Stats
Game 6	10:00 AM		Best Seeded 1-0 Team vs. Best Seeded 0-1 Team - Live Stats
Game 7	2:00 PM	0-2 team vs. 0-2 team or Worst seeded 1-1 team - Live Stats
Game 8	2:00 PM		Both Remaining 1-0 Teams - Live Stats
9-May	Saturday	CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
	Time	at Utica College	at Murnane Field
Game 9 *	10:00 AM	Best two remaining 1-1 teams - Live Stats
Game 10 *	10:00 AM		Two remaining undefeated teams or 2-0 team vs. Best seeded 1-1 team - Live Stats
			*If Murnane Field is not available on Saturday, May 9, the Championship Game will be played first and Consolation will follow at Utica College
10-May	Sunday	TOURNAMENT RAIN DATE
	Time	at Utica College	at Murnane Field
	TBA

*Tournament schedule/start times subject to change based on Games Committee decisions related to weather