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Top-ranked UC Irvine was selected Sunday to host an NCAA college baseball regional for the first time in school history. The Anteaters (43-13), a College World Series participant two years ago, joined Louisville and TCU as first-time hosts. “We are excited by the opportunity to be able to play in our own park in front of our own fans,” coach Mike Gillespie said. “It’s a first for UC Irvine and we’re looking forward to it being a memorable event for us and the other teams involved.” Each of the 16 host schools selected by the NCAA’s Division I baseball committee are guaranteed berths in the 64-team tournament, which starts Friday. The Atlantic Coast Conference led the field with four schools — Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech and North Carolina — selected as hosts. The Southeastern Conference was next with three: Florida, LSU and Mississippi. Sources: http://www.google.
The UC Irvine baseball program has been chosen to host an NCAA regional for the first time. The Anteaters, 42-13 overall entering a Sunday game at UC Santa Barbara, clinched the automatic berth to the NCAA postseason by winning their inaugural Big West Conference championship. The games for the Irvine Regional, a four-team, double-elimination format, will be played on Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, May 29, to Monday, June 1. The remaining at-large teams, top-eight national seeds, first-round regional pairings and site assignments will be announced at 9:30 a.m. (PDT), Monday,May 25. By virtue of being awarded a regional, all 16 host institutions have also been selected to the 64-team field. Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma and TCU have made the field as at-large selections. Arizona State (Pacific-10), UC Irvine (Big West), Florida St. (Atlantic Coast
