Super (Regional) Weekend in Store for Myrtle Beach
If the Palmetto State Hardball Showdown, Part II is anything like the original, the Grand Strand is in for one heck of a show this weekend.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleer baseball team outlasted its Lowcountry nemesis, the College of Charleston, 11-10 Monday to win a thrilling Myrtle Beach Regional in the 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament.
Next up: the Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina, this weekend in the Myrtle Beach Super Regional at BB&T Coastal Field.
At stake: a trip to the 2010 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
The USC-CCU clash brings the first contest between the schools in a major sport (football, basketball or baseball) since 2002. As Josh Hoke of the Sun News points out, the luck of the draw brings a truce of sorts to the cold war that has separated the schools’ athletics interests in that time.
In the meantime, the hype leading up to Saturday’s Game 1 is expected to drive heavy demand for tickets, which are now on sale at the Myrtle Beach Pelicans box office.
Starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Pelicans box office will be open for walk-up ticket sales only. Online ticketing will start Tuesday at 5 p.m. Phone orders can then be placed after Tuesday's Pelicans game against the Winston-Salem Dash. The Pelicans ticket office number is 877-918-TIXX.
All-session tickets are $40 (lower level), $30 (upper level) and $20 (outfield); single-game tickets are $20, $15 and $10 for each of the corresponding seating areas.
Saturday’s game is set for 12 p.m., and will be televised by ESPNU; Sunday’s game takes place at 1 p.m., and will air on ESPN. Monday’s game, if necessary, will take place at either 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. and be televised on ESPN2.
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