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SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University baseball team earned the final spot in the 2023 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship and will travel to No. 2 seed Seton Hill for the Atlantic 2 Regional that includes No. 3 seed East Stroudsburg and No. 6 seed Mercyhurst.
 
Shippensburg (27-23) opens its NCAA Tournament campaign against the newly crowned PSAC champions Seton Hill (44-10) at 11 a.m. Thursday at the SHU Baseball Complex. This contest is a rematch of the Raiders first round matchup from the PSAC championship, a game in which the Griffins defeated SU 12-1.
 
The Raiders last faced the Griffins in the NCAA Tournament in 2013. After dropping the tournament opener to SHU 4-1, the two teams met again in the regional final. Shippensburg got its revenge, defeating Seton Hill 10-3 and 3-2 to punch its ticket to the College World Series.
 
It is the 23rd NCAA Baseball Championships appearance in school history, including the fifth under SU Head Coach Matt Jones. SU has posted a 10-6 record in the NCAA Tournament under Jones (1-2 in 2017, 4-1 in 2013, 4-1 in 2008, 1-2 in 2007).
 
Seton Hill at a Glance
 

• Road to the NCAA Tournament: The Griffins earned an automatic bid by winning the PSAC Championship in dominating fashion. Seton Hill won all four games by at least nine runs and ended three games with the run-rule en route to the program's third conference title.

 

• Home Field Advantage: Seton Hill has made the SHU Baseball Complex a tough place to play for opposing teams. The Griffins posted a 22-1 record at home this season, with their only home loss coming to Le Moyne College.

 

• All-PSAC Awards: SHU had 10 players named to the All-PSAC West teams. Outfielder Jack Whalen was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year, batting .339 on the season. Catcher Vincenzo Rauso leads the Griffins with a .406 batting average, while notching a team-high 73 hits. Third baseman Jack Oberdorf has slugged an impressive 13 home runs this season, totaling 30 extra base hits in 66 hits on the year. Head Coach Marc Marizzaldi earned PSAC West Coach of the Year, who picked up his 700th career win earlier this season.