The Hobart baseball team is headed to Salisbury, Maryland, to face 14th-ranked Mount Union in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. First pitch between the Statesmen and Purple Raiders is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 15 at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.
 
The four-team, double-elimination regional will get underway when No. 8 Salisbury squares off with Bridgewater State at 10 a.m. Friday. All games will be webcast on NCAA Championships Pass with live stats available on NCAA.com. Hobart's games will be broadcast by WHWS-FM.
 
General admission tickets are $10 for a single session, $25 for a weekend pass. Senior citizens are $7/$15 and college students and children are $5/$10. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate beginning one hour before the game.
 
Here's a capsule of each team in the Salisbury Regional:
 
HOBART STATESMEN
Location: Geneva, New York
Overall record: 30-13
Record at neutral sites: 11-0
Record on the road: 11-12
Liberty League record: 11-5 (2nd Liberty League West, Tournament Runner-up)
ABCA Poll: NR
D3baseball.com Poll: NR
NPI Ranking: 46
How they reached the NCAA tournament: At-Large Bid
NCAA tournament record: 0-2 (2nd appearance)
Head Coach: Brad Cook (74-70 4th season)
Batting Average: .304
Home Runs: 9
On-Base Percentage: .424
Stolen Bases: 119
OPS: .842
Fielding Percentage: .977
ERA: 4.88
Strikeouts: 277
Walks: 131
Opponent Batting Average: .262
Top Hitter: Sean Garvin (.395, 17 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 43 RBI, 48 R, 24 BB)
Top Starting Pitcher: Teck Nash (7-1, 3.39 ERA, 3 CG, 77.0 IP, 48 K, 9 BB)
Top Relief Pitcher: Joe Dunham (4-0, 0.88 ERA, 30.2 IP, 35 K, 8 BB)
 
MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS
Location: Alliance, Ohio
Overall record: 31-10
Record at neutral sites: 15-2
Record on the road: 6-3
Ohio Athletic Conference record: 14-2 (Regular Season Champion, Tournament 3rd place)
ABCA Poll: 14
D3baseball.com Poll: 19
NPI Ranking: 23
How they reached the NCAA tournament: At-Large Bid
NCAA tournament record: 1-4 (3rd appearance)
Head Coach: Paul Hesse (641-483-4 30th season)
Batting Average: .318
Home Runs: 33
On-Base Percentage: .423
Stolen Bases: 75
OPS: .895
Fielding Percentage: .970
ERA: 5.14
Strikeouts: 353
Walks: 182
Opponent Batting Average: .270
Top Hitter: Drew Denham (.421, 20 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 42 RBI, 51 R, 23 BB)
Top Starting Pitcher: Ty Dennison (9-0, 3.61 ERA, 2 CG, 92.1 IP, 110 K, 38 BB)
Top Relief Pitcher: Christopher Mauer (3-1, 4 SV, 3.50 ERA, 36.0 IP, 26 K, 19 BB)
 
SALISBURY SEA GULLS
Location: Salisbury, Maryland
Overall record: 32-9
Record at home: 22-5
Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference record: 2-2 (2nd Regular Season, Tournament Champions)
ABCA Poll: 8
D3baseball.com Poll: 5
NPI Ranking: 7
How they reached the NCAA tournament: At-Large Bid
NCAA tournament record: 91-61 (31st appearance)
Head Coach: Troy Brohawn (378-109-2 12th season)
Batting Average: .310
Home Runs: 39
On-Base Percentage: .441
Stolen Bases: 128
OPS: .921
Fielding Percentage: .971
ERA: 2.75
Strikeouts: 309
Walks: 141
Opponent Batting Average: .207
Top Hitter: Nathan Tondreault (.396, 11 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 52 R, 34 BB)
Top Starting Pitcher: Aidan Brinsfield (8-3, 2.59 ERA, 1 CG, 83.1 IP, 68 K, 21 BB)
Top Relief Pitcher: Bryce Sterling (3-0, 8 SV, 1.26 ERA, 14.1 IP, 18 K, 3 BB)
 
BRIDGEWATER STATE BEARS
Location: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Overall record: 30-8
Record on the road: 9-3
Record at neutral sites: 5-3
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference record: 21-3 (Regular Season & Tournament Champions)
ABCA Poll: Receiving Votes
D3baseball.com Poll: NR
NPI Ranking: 62
How they reached the NCAA tournament: Automatic Bid
NCAA tournament record: 26-37 (19th appearance)
Head Coach: Greg Zackrison (178-114 8th season)
Batting Average: .334
Home Runs: 23
On-Base Percentage: .432
Stolen Bases: 106
OPS: .895
Fielding Percentage: .893
ERA: 3.99
Strikeouts: 277
Walks: 122
Opponent Batting Average: .251
Top Hitter: Cam Beltramini (.393, 11 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 38 R, 18 BB)
Top Starting Pitcher: Trey Yesu (5-3, 4.40 ERA, 3 CG, 59.1 IP, 38 K, 16 BB)
Top Relief Pitcher: Chase Beach (3-0, 1.61 ERA, 28.0 IP, 38 K, 10 BB)