LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Warner University baseball will travel to Fort Myers, Fla., this weekend to take part in the 2010 The Sun Conference Tournament hosted by the City of Palms Park (Boston Redsox spring training facility). The tournament will run Sunday May 9 – Wednesday May 12. The Royals first game will be Sunday night at 7 p.m. against Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD).
The NAIA No. 9 Embry-Riddle Eagles (Daytona Beach, Fla.) will be the No. 1 seed for the third straight year. Following close behind are the Sand Sharks of South Carolina-Beaufort (Beaufort, S.C.) as the No. 2 seed and the Warner Royals (Lake Wales, Fla.) as the No. 3 seed. Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, Ga.) will be the No. 4 seed, as St. Thomas (Miami Gardens, Fla.) and Florida Memorial (Miami, Fla.) are the fifth and sixth seeds respectively.
The first round will begin on Sunday, May 9, when ERAU takes on the Lions at 11 a.m. Play will continue at 3 p.m. with the Sand Sharks playing the Bobcats. The 7 p.m. contest will feature Warner and SCAD.
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