NCAA Regional Sites Announced

[BraskyMan]

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU (43-16)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – North Carolina (44-14)
Charlottesville, Virginia – Virginia (38-17)
College Station, Texas – Texas A&M (42-16)
Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (40-17)
Coral Gables, Florida – Miami (FL) (36-20)
Eugene, Oregon – Oregon (42-16)
Gainesville, Florida – Florida (42-18)
Gary, Indiana – Purdue (44-12)
Houston – Rice (40-17)
Los Angeles – UCLA (41-14)
Palo Alto, California – Stanford (37-16)
Raleigh, North Carolina – North Carolina State (39-17)
Tallahassee, Florida – Florida State (43-15)
Tucson, Arizona – Arizona (37-17)
Waco, Texas – Baylor (44-14)

http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/0...al-host-sites/

Top 8 national seeds and the rest of the field will be announced tomorrow at 11:00 A.M. Central on ESPNU.

[ThotDoc]

Purdue hosts in Gary????? That's 90 miles from West Lafayette.

[BraskyMan]

Purdue hosts in Gary????? That's 90 miles from West Lafayette.

Purdue's current facility, Lambert Field, only seats about 1,000 people and I'm pretty sure it does not even have lights.....thus, they put in a bid to play at a minor league stadium (I believe) in Gary. Purdue is currently building a new stadium, but it will not be completed until this summer, I believe.

Here is the current venue:
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[McLaughlin]

Purdue's current facility, Lambert Field, only seats about 1,000 people and I'm pretty sure it does not even have lights.....thus, they put in a bid to play at a minor league stadium (I believe) in Gary. Purdue is currently building a new stadium, but it will not be completed until this summer, I believe.

Here is the current venue:
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Yeah, it's a pretty sad "venue", indeed. Most of the Big Ten Baseball facilities are smaller than a lot of High School fields here in the Omaha area. Almost unbelievable.

[mjw11]

might have to swing down and watch Creighton and UCLA

[Merle]

What's Mich State doing in there? Lordy!

[BraskyMan]

National seeds

1. Florida (42-18)
2. UCLA (42-14)
3. Florida State (43-15)
4. Baylor (44-14)
5. Oregon (42-17)
6. North Carolina (44-14)
7. LSU (43-16)
8. South Carolina (40-17)

[BraskyMan]

GAINESVILLE REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Gainesville, Fla.
At Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 College of Charleston (37-20) vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech (36-24)
Game 2: No. 4 Bethune-Cookman (34-25) vs. No. 1 (1) Florida (42-18)

Regional winner faces winner of Raleigh Regional

RALEIGH REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Raleigh, N.C.
At Doak Field
Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 UNC Wilmington (38-21) vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt (33-26)
Game 2: No. 4 Sacred Heart (25-30) vs. No. 1 NC State (39-17)

Regional winner faces winner of Gainesville Regional

CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Charlottesville, Va.
At Davenport Field

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Appalachian State (39-16) vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (38-22)
Game 2: No. 4 Army (41-13) vs. No. 1 Virginia (38-17-1)

Regional winner faces winner of Columbia Regional

COLUMBIA REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Columbia, S.C.
At Carolina Stadium

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Coastal Carolina (41-17) vs. No. 2 Clemson (33-26)
Game 2: No. 4 Manhattan (33-25) vs. No. 1 (8) South Carolina (40-17)


Regional winner faces winner of Charlottesville Regional

EUGENE REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Eugene, Ore.
At PK Park

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Indiana State (41-17) vs. No. 2 Cal State Fullerton (35-19)
Game 2: No. 4 Austin Peay (38-22) vs. No. 1 (5) Oregon (42-17)

Regional winner faces winner of Gary Regional

GARY REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Gary, Ind.
At U.S. Steel Yard
Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Kent State (41-17) vs. No. 2 Kentucky (43-16)
Game 2: No. 4 Valparaiso (35-23) vs. No. 1 Purdue (44-12)

Regional winner faces winner of Eugene Regional


HOUSTON REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Houston
At Reckling Park

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Sam Houston State (38-20) vs. No. 2 Arkansas (39-19)
Game 2: No. 4 Prairie View (28-33) vs. No. 1 Rice (40-17)


Regional winner faces winner of Waco Regional

WACO REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Waco, Texas
At Baylor Ballpark
Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Texas-Arlington (36-23) vs. No. 2 Dallas Baptist (39-17)
Game 2: No. 4 Oral Roberts (37-23) vs. No. 1 (4) Baylor (44-14)


Regional winner faces winner of Houston Regional


LOS ANGELES REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Los Angeles
At Jackie Robinson Stadium

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 New Mexico (36-22) vs. No. 2 San Diego (40-15)
Game 2: No. 4 Creighton (26-28) vs. No. 1 (2) UCLA (42-14)



Regional winner faces winner of College Station Regional


COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL
June 1-4 | College Station, Texas
At Olsen Field

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Ole Miss (35-24) vs. No. 2 TCU (36-19)
Game 2: No. 4 Dayton (31-28) vs. No. 1 Texas A&M (42-16)


Regional winner faces winner of Los Angeles Regional


CORAL GABLES REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Coral Gables, Fla.
At Alex Rodriguez Stadium

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Missouri State (39-20) vs. No. 2 UCF (43-15)
Game 2: No. 4 Stony Brook (46-11) vs. No. 1 Miami (36-21)


Regional winner faces winner of Baton Rouge Regional


BATON ROUGE REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Baton Rouge, La.
At Alex Box StadiumFriday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Belmont (39-22) vs. No. 2 Oregon State (38-18)
Game 2: No. 4 Louisiana-Monroe (31-28) vs. No. 1 (7) LSU (43-16)

Regional winner faces winner of Coral Gables Regional

CHAPEL HILL REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Chapel Hill, N.C.
At Boshamer Stadium

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 St. John's (37-21) vs. No. 2 East Carolina (35-22-1)
Game 2: No. 4 Cornell (31-15-1) vs. No. 1 (6) North Carolina (44-14)

Regional winner faces winner of Tucson Regional

TUCSON REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Tucson, Ariz.
Hi Corbett Field
Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Louisville (39-20) vs. No. 2 New Mexico State (35-22)
Game 2: No. 4 Missouri (32-26) vs. No. 1 Arizona (38-17)


Regional winner faces winner of Chapel Hill Regional

PALO ALTO REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Stanford, Calif.
Sunken Diamond

Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Michigan State (37-21) vs. No. 2 Pepperdine (34-21)
Game 2: No. 4 Fresno State (30-26) vs. No. 1 Stanford (38-16)

Regional winner faces winner of Tallahassee Regional


TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL
June 1-4 | Tallahassee, Fla.
At Dick Howser Stadium
Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Samford (39-21) vs. No. 2 Mississippi State (39-22)
Game 2: No. 4 UAB (32-28) vs. No. 1 (3) Florida State (43-15)


Regional winner faces winner of Palo Alto Regional

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...hedule-results

[ThotDoc]

Both MSU and Purdue could win their regionals. Creighton got a tough draw in having to go to UCLA, and a pretty good Dallas Baptist has to play in the Baylor regional.

[BraskyMan]

Both MSU and Purdue could win their regionals. Creighton got a tough draw in having to go to UCLA, and a pretty good Dallas Baptist has to play in the Baylor regional.

Agree, that both could win their respective regionals. Stanford was pretty up and down the second half of the season and Pepperdine is definitely not one of the stronger 2 seeds IMHO. I think Stanford wins that regional, but I think that the Palo Alto regonal is one of the more wide open regionals.

Purdue definitely got a tough draw with Kentucky being the 2 seed. Most people thought that Kentucky was a lock to host a regional and just a few weeks ago, they were in the discussion for a national seed. I am really interested to see how that regional turns out.

[HuskerWeatherman]

Both MSU and Purdue could win their regionals. Creighton got a tough draw in having to go to UCLA, and a pretty good Dallas Baptist has to play in the Baylor regional.

Mark my word, Michigan has no shot. None. Nada. I'm very surprised they even made it.

Purdue has a decent chance, but I'll pick Kentucky to win that regional -- Kentucky will be so much better prepared, having played an SEC schedule.

[ThotDoc]

Mark my word, Michigan has no shot. None. Nada. I'm very surprised they even made it.

Purdue has a decent chance, but I'll pick Kentucky to win that regional -- Kentucky will be so much better prepared, having played an SEC schedule.

True. Michigan has no shot. MSU, however, has a chance. I'm not saying they will be favored, but both Purdue and MSU got breaks by not having to play any of the national seeds in their regionals. Kentucky should win, given that Purdue is playing 90 miles from home in the regional they are hosting.

[carrolltonsker]

Both MSU and Purdue could win their regionals. Creighton got a tough draw in having to go to UCLA, and a pretty good Dallas Baptist has to play in the Baylor regional.

Purdue's chances are probably much better than Michigan State's. I don't see them beating Stanford in Palo Alto.

[Fromunda Cheese]

I'm not saying they will be favored, but both Purdue and MSU got breaks by not having to play any of the national seeds in their regionals

Purdue couldn't have a national seed in their regional, as they are host. So they either were going to be a national seed, or play one in the supers.

My thoughts on regionals:

-- Michigan State got a gift by being included. I think the NCAA wanted to include another Northern team, and it was Sparty. Two other teams left out had just as strong resumes (Texas and Wichita State), but both of those went 0-2 in their conference tourneys.

-- I thought Creighton got one of the better matchups of the Top 8 seeds. The Jays were destined to face one of the Top 8 as they had a losing record, and I think UCLA is one of the beatable ones. They could've been sent to Gainsville, Tallahasee, Baton Rouge, or Columbia.

-- I see Clemson is in South Carolinas regional. No love lost there, thats for sure.

-- Did anyone else pick up the irony of having Cal State Fullerton sent up to Oregon? Oregons coach, George Horton, is the former Fullerton coach.

[HuskerWeatherman]

True. Michigan has no shot. MSU, however, has a chance. I'm not saying they will be favored, but both Purdue and MSU got breaks by not having to play any of the national seeds in their regionals. Kentucky should win, given that Purdue is playing 90 miles from home in the regional they are hosting.

haha.. caught me! well, neither Michigan nor MSU has a chance. Well, technically every team in the tournament has a chance. But, I'll say "no way" to the Spartans.

[BraskyMan]

-- I thought Creighton got one of the better matchups of the Top 8 seeds. The Jays were destined to face one of the Top 8 as they had a losing record, and I think UCLA is one of the beatable ones. They could've been sent to Gainsville, Tallahasee, Baton Rouge, or Columbia.

I see UCLA as a very strong team......#1 RPI and finished the season on fire (11-1 in final 12). In fact, of all the teams you mention, I believe UCLA actually is the best offensive team.....which I'm not sure Creighton really wants, even though they put up quite a few runs in the MVC tournament.

-- Michigan State got a gift by being included. I think the NCAA wanted to include another Northern team, and it was Sparty. Two other teams left out had just as strong resumes (Texas and Wichita State), but both of those went 0-2 in their conference tourneys.

I think you could make an argument for several teams that didn't get in, but I'm not sure that Texas and Wichita State are necessarily that high on that list....and I really don't think Michigan State was one of the last teams in (stealing a spot) either. The committee definitely made a statement that they wanted to reward Northern teams that played a lot of games on the road (basically said this on espn during one of the CCG's this weekend) vs mediocre teams that play 2/3 of their games at home......and at this point in the process, all the teams are pretty mediocre.

[Fromunda Cheese]

The OWH agrees:

Creighton's assignment in the NCAA baseball tournament might be more difficult had the national No. 2 seed went to LSU, Texas A&M, Arkansas or Baylor. Instead, it went to UCLA, and the Bruins will pose a mighty challenge on the field when Creighton faces them in a first-round regional game Friday at 9 p.m. CDT. Still, the Bluejays know it's not as daunting as it could have been had the NCAA shipped them to Box Stadium in Baton Rouge or Baum Stadium in Fayetteville.
“It could have been a lot worse for us,'' Creighton first baseman Nick Judkins said.
That's because UCLA's Jackie Robinson Stadium seats 1,820. The fans who will fill those seats might not bring the same degree of passion to the park as the beer-and-barbecue crowds that Creighton might have encountered if it were playing at Texas A&M, Louisiana State or Arkansas.
“I'm sure their fans get excited, but it's not going to be like having to play at a place where the crowd is really hostile,'' Creighton coach Ed Servais said. “We've played at some of those places, and it's tough to play there.
“We knew taking the road that we took that we were going to get matched up against a high-powered club. It doesn't surprise me we drew the No. 2 seed. It certainly won't be easy this week, but it wasn't easy last week.''

[Fromunda Cheese]

I think WSU should've gotten in before MSU:

RPI: MSU 45
WSU 43

SOS: MSU 76
WSU 35

vs Top 50 WSU 6-8
MSU 3-6

vs Top 100 WSU 17-18
MSU 13-12

Conference RPI: MVC 5th Overall (2 at large bids, 3 teams total)
Big Ten 11th Overall (1 at large bid, 2 teams total)

C-USA ended up the 6th best league, and had 3 at large bids, 4 teams total

Wichita State finished 3rd in the 5th best conference. Michigan State finished 5th in the 11th best conference.

Two factors came into play: WSU went 0-2 in the tourney, and MSU went on the road and won more games.

[Fromunda Cheese]

I just did a quick check of UCLA's lineup they used against USC, and 7 of the 10 bats were from the left side (2 rights, 1 switch).

Creightons starter, Ty Blach (leftie), is lethal against left batters. I like this match up more and more...

[BraskyMan]

The OWH agrees:

Fair enough. If you are looking at it from an atmosphere standpoint, I agree LSU, Florida, A&M would have been more difficult/intimidating....But as far as quality of team, I think UCLA is as good as there is this year and I'm not sure Creighton matches up that well with them......From a match-up only stand point, I think South Carolina may have been the best. But either way, I don't see Creighton matching up well with any of those teams