For the first time since 2019, the Sul Ross State baseball program is headed back to the American Southwest Conference tournament.
 
The Lobos received the fifth-seed after breaking a three-way tie for fifth place alongside LeTourneau and Howard Payne.
 
Sul Ross won the tiebreaker after going 4-2 against both LeTourneau and Howard Payne.
 
This will be the seventh appearance for the Lobos at the ASC tourney.
 
East Texas Baptist, the ASC regular-season champs the last two seasons, hosts the tourney in Marshall from May 4-7, Thursday-Sunday.
 
The Lobos take on fourth-seeded Hardin-Simmons at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 4 in a double-elimination format. 

Sul Ross qualified for the ASC tournament in 1998 and 1999. The Lobos last won it all in 1999 as the No. 1 seed over the University of Dallas by a score of 16-3.
 
The program also made it in 2014, 2016 and 2018. Sul Ross finished fourth at the tournament in 2014 as a six seed.
 
>> TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: https://ascsports.org/news/2023/4/29/2023-baseball-championship-central.aspx

>> TICKETS: Tournament pass: $25 | Adults: $10 | Students/Age 6-12: $5 | Ages five and under are free | Cash and card are accepted

>> MORE INFO: https://goetbutigers.com/news/2023/5/2/2023-asc-baseball-championship-tournament.aspx
 
>> LIVE STATS: https://goetbutigers.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
 
>> LIVESTREAM LINK: https://goetbutigers.com/watch/?Archive=1076&type=Live
 
>> TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
 
>> THURSDAY, MAY 4:

GAME 1: No. 6 LeTourneau (19-21) vs. No. 3 UT-Dallas (23-17), 11 a.m., Woods Field

GAME 2: No. 5 Sul Ross State (17-20) vs. No. 4 Hardin-Simmons (19-21), 2 p.m., Woods Field
 
GAME 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5 p.m., Woods Field (Elimination Game)
 
>> FRIDAY, MAY 5:
 
GAME 4: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 2 Concordia (25-15), 11 a.m., Woods Field
 
GAME 5: Winner Game 2 vs. No. 1 East Texas Baptist (30-10), 2 p.m., Woods Field
 
GAME 6: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 5 p.m., Woods Field (Elimination Game)
 
>> SATURDAY, MAY 6:
 
GAME 7: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 11 a.m., Woods Field
 
GAME 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 6, 2 p.m., Woods Field (Elimination Game)
 
GAME 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 5 p.m., Woods Field (Elimination Game)
 
>> SUNDAY, MAY 7:
 
GAME 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m., Woods Field (Championship)
 
GAME 11: Follows 30 minutes after Game 10 (If needed)