HOOVER, ALA. –

Tournament Central

No. 1 ETSU 4, No. 4 Mercer 2

No. 3 Furman 4, No. 2 Samford 2

-       With a 4-2 win over No. 4 Mercer, ETSU has advanced to the championship match for the sixth consecutive year.

-       Furman advanced to the championship match with a 4-2 win over No. 2 Samford and will play in its sixth championship match in the last seven years. 

-       ETSU beat Furman 4-3 in the regular-season meeting on March 26 in Johnson City, Tennessee, but Furman holds the advantage in the overall series with a 22-20 record.

-       ETSU and Furman will meet in the championship match for the seventh time and third consecutive after playing each other in 2001, 2002, 2015 and 2016, 2018 and 2019. The Bucs hold a 5-1 advantage in championship match meetings.

-       Furman is seeking its first tournament title since the 2009 season and its 15th overall. 

-       Should ETSU win on Saturday, it would be the seventh straight year that the regular season champion has also won the tournament.