Coker Cobras Head to NCAA Division II Baseball Championship

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - (05/22/2013)(readMedia)--  The Coker College baseball team is extending its season. The Cobras earned their first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament, and after a Southeast regional championship are headed to the 2013 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship held May 25-June 1 at the USA National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

Chase Spivey, a junior first baseman from San Jose, Calif., is a member of the baseball team. He attended Del Mar High School. Spivey is the son of Gary and Janine Spivey.

The Cobras (38-14) advanced to the next level in the postseason after winning the championship at the Southeast Region Tournament in Mt. Olive, N.C. The Cobras played their final game at the tournament against Georgia College, and came away with a 7-2 victory on May 19.

The Cobras' first game of the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26 against the University of Tampa, the South region champions.

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Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.