Biggest Surprises of the 2024 NCAA Baseball Regionals
With the Super Regionals set for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament here were some of the biggest surprises from the Regional round.
With the Super Regionals set for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament here were some of the biggest surprises from the Regional round.
Birmingham-Southern is still swinging.
Now playing despite the school being closed for good, the Panthers kept their hopes of winning a national championship alive on Saturday night with a thrilling 9-7 comeback victory over Randolph-Macon in the Division III World Series.
The opening round of the 2024 NCAA Regionals brought tons of exciting moments on and off the baseball field. Here were some of the biggest storylines and takeaways from day one.
Birmingham-Southern rallied before losing its opening game in the Division III World Series 7-5 on Friday, the same day the private liberal art school’s doors officially closed after more than 160 years.
East Carolina was awarded the final host spot for the Regional round in Greenville after an impressive showing all season. This is the fifth Regional that ECU has hosted and the recent success in the program looks to continue. They welcome in Wake Forest, VCU and Evansville for what should be an exciting Regional. Here’s a brief overview of each team along with a prediction for who will advance to the Super Regionals.
The Regional round makes its way to the Pacific Northwest to Corvallis, where the Oregon State Beavers will host a Regional as the fifteenth overall seed. They welcome in UC Irvine, Nicholls, and a red hot Tulane Green Wave. Here’s a brief overview of each team along with a prediction for who will advance to the Super Regionals.
UCSB hosts their first ever Regional after winning the Big West tournament championship. Santa Barbara welcomes in west coast opponents Oregon, UCSD, and Fresno State. Here’s a brief overview of each team along with a prediction for who will advance to the Super Regionals.
The Tucson Regional is one of the most interesting brackets in the field. Arizona is coming off of a PAC 12 conference tournament championship and is well familiar with two of their other opponents in Grand Canyon and Dallas Baptist. With West Virginia thrown into the mix as well this will undoubtedly make for a great Regional. Here’s a brief overview of each team along with a prediction for who will advance to the Super Regionals.
The Regional round makes a second consecutive and eleventh overall appearance in Charlottesville. Virginia has once again been one of the better teams in the nation and earned the twelfth overall seed to earn a Regional host spot. They welcome in known SEC threat Mississippi State, Big East tournament champion St. John’s, and the Ivy League tournament champion Penn. Here’s a brief overview of each team along with a prediction for who will advance to the Super Regionals.