AZUSA, Calif. -- The bracket for the 2008 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series was released Sunday afternoon, and Azusa Pacific was seeded fourth in the 10-team, double-elimination format tournament hosted by Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.

The Cougars (45-10) open play with a first-round contest against fifth-seeded Union (Ky.) College (47-16), the Region XII and South Central Super Regional champion, in a 3 p.m. contest on Friday, May 23, the opening day of tournament action.

The winner of that game earns a 2-day break from action before a winner’s bracket contest on Monday, May 26, also at 3 p.m. The loser drops into an elimination contest at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, against the loser of Friday’s game between eighth-seeded Bellevue (Neb.) and ninth-seeded Ohio Dominican.

The full bracket for the 2008 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series is available through this link, and full tournament information will be available through the official NAIA World Series website at http://www.naiaworldseries.com/.

Exclusive live video of the 52nd Annual World Series is available via the Internet, with all tournament games available through www.watchNAIA.com. The All-Tournament Pass is $23.95 and any single game may be purchased for $6.95.

In addition, live audio for every World Series game will be broadcast free on the Internet at KOZE-Sports.com.