BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College baseball team will host a NESCAC Quarterfinal series this weekend at Pickard Field against Amherst as the Polar Bears play their first postseason home games since the 2006 season.
 
As the winners of the NESCAC East Division, top seed Bowdoin (16-17, 8-4 NESCAC) will host a best-of-three series against the West's fourth seed Amherst (14-16-1, 5-7 NESCAC). Action will begin with a doubleheader beginning at noon Saturday at Pickard Field. If necessary, a decisive third game will be played Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
 
Complete coverage of the game will be available on GoUBears.com and on the Northeast Sports Network.
 
The 2022 NESCAC Baseball Championship features a new format following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the top four teams in each division qualify for the NESCAC Championship based on the standings from the round-robin divisional play. The eight teams will play a cross-divisional quarterfinal best-of-three series on the campus of the higher seeds on May 7 and 8.
 
The winners from the quarterfinal weekend will advance to the championship weekend, May 13-15, at Trinity College. The NESCAC Champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.