CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) is set to hose the 2024 Baseball championship in Kokomo, Ind. from May 9-12.
 
2024 HCAC Baseball Championship Page
 
The baseball championship is being hosted in a neutral location at the Kokomo Municipal Stadium.
 
Locking up the regular season title and the No. 1 seed was Hanover College, whose 17-5 mark in league play led the pack. Coming in with the No. 2 seed behind a 15-7 league record was Transylvania University, who secured the remaining first-round bye. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology secured the No. 3 seed after finishing conference play with a 14-8 record. At No. 4, Mount St. Joseph University finished conference play with a 14-8 mark. Anderson University finished with a 13-9 record, and securing the No. 5 seed. Franklin College claimed the No. 6 seed with a 9-13 record.
 
The first pitch will feature the No. 3 Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers facing off against the No. 6 Franklin Grizzlies, with a 10 a.m. start time. The second game will showcase the No. 4 Mount St. Joseph Lions against the No. 5 seeded Anderson Ravens, with first pitch at 1:15 p.m. The No. 1 Hanover Panthers will see action in the afternoon contest, with a 4:30 p.m. opening pitch, facing the lowest remaining seed. The night-cap will see the No. 2 seed Transylvania Pioneers face off against the other advancing team.
 
The baseball tournament will be a double elimination tournament with games set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with an as necessary Sunday game.
 
For more information on HCAC baseball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.