Braves ready to open regional Thursday

May 26—PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke's baseball team returns to the field after nearly three weeks off when they play Thursday. In doing so, they'll return to the NCAA Southeast Regional after three years away.

The Braves will face Mount Olive in the tournament opener at 11 a.m. Thursday. The tournament is being held at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina.

"It's a very excited group of guys," UNCP coach Paul O'Neil said. "It's well-deserved. We've got a really good team, we've played well all year. This is why you practice so hard in the fall and over the winter and you do all the extra things is to be able to get to this point, to be one of the…