NCAA Greenville Regional host and top seed East Carolina was named the No. 8 national seed and learned its regional opponents when the NCAA announced on Monday the field of 64 teams that will compete for college baseball’s national championship.
The Pirates, American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions, boast an 18-game winning streak heading into this weekend’s regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium. ECU and No. 4 regional seed Coppin State will tangle at 1 p.m. on Friday, while No. 2 Virginia will take on No. 3 Coastal Carolina at 6 p.m. Both games will be carried on ESPN+.
The Greenville Regional is paired opposite the Austin regional, hosted by No. 9 national seed Texas. On Friday, the Longhorns will face No. 4 regional seed Air Force at 2 p.m., and No. 2 Louisiana Tech will be challenged by Dallas Baptist at 7:30 p.m. The Texas-Air Force game will be televised on the Longhorn Network, while the Louisiana Tech-Dallas Baptist contest will be carried on ESPN+.
The winners of the Greenville and Austin regionals will meet the following weekend in a super regional to determine which team advances to the College World Series in Omaha beginning on June 17. Barring an upset in Greenville and based on its top eight national seeding, it is expected that if ECU wins its regional it will host the super regional.
The sixteen regional sites, host schools and opponents (source, NCAA):
Knoxville Regional
- Tennessee Volunteers (No. 1 national seed)
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Campbell Camels
- Alabama State Hornets
Stanford Regional
- Stanford Cardinal (No. 2 national seed)
- Texas State Bobcats
- UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos
- Binghampton Bearcats
Corvallis Regional
- Oregon State (No. 3 national seed)
- Vanderbilt Commodores
- San Diego Toreros
- New Mexico State Aggies
Blacksburg Regional
- Virginia Tech Hokies (No. 4 national seed)
- Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Columbia Lions
- Wright State Raiders
College Station Regional
- Texas A&M Aggies (No. 5 national seed)
- Texas Christian Horned Frogs
- Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
- Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Coral Gables Regional
- Miami Hurricanes (No. 6 national seed)
- Arizona Wildcats
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Canisius Golden Griffins
Stillwater Regional
- Oklahoma State Cowboys (No. 7 national seed)
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- Grand Canyon Antelopes
- Missouri State Bears
Greenville Regional
- East Carolina Pirates (No. 8 national seed)
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- Coppin State Eagles
Austin Regional
- Texas Longhorns (No. 9 national seed)
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- Dallas Baptist Patriots
- Air Force Falcons
Chapel Hill Regional
- North Carolina Tar Heels (No. 10 national seed)
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Virginia Commonwealth Rams
- Hofstra Pride
Hattiesburg Regional
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles (No. 11 national seed)
- Louisiana State Tigers
- Kennesaw State Owls
- Army Black Knights
Louisville Regional (No. 12 national seed)
- Louisville Cardinals
- Oregon Ducks
- Michigan Wolverines
- Southeastern Missouri Redhawks
Gainesville Regional
- Florida Gators (No. 13 national seed)
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Liberty Flames
- Central Michigan Chippewas
Auburn Regional
- Auburn Tigers (No. 14 national seed)
- UCLA Bruins
- Florida State Seminoles
- Southeastern Louisiana Lions
College Park Regional
- Maryland Terrapins (No. 15 national seed)
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Connecticut Huskies
- Long Island Univeristy Sharks
Statesboro Regional
- Georgia Southern (No. 16 national seed)
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- UNC-Greensboro Spartans
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