FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Baum-Walker Stadium has been selected as one of 16 NCAA regional sites.
Arkansas, selected as a host for the second consecutive season, will host regionals for the 11th time in program history and the 10th time under coach Dave Van Horn. Each regional field features four teams, playing in a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be played from Friday to Monday (if necessary).
Arkansas is one of five SEC programs, along with Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas A&M, that will host a regional.
The full 64-team field, top-16 national seeds, first-round regional pairings and site assignments will be announced at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, on ESPN2. The committee will set the entire 64-team bracket through both the super regionals and the first round of the Men’s College World Series and will not reseed the field after play begins.
Selection of the eight super regional hosts will be announced on www.NCAA.com/mcws, at 9 a.m. next Tuesday, June 4.
You can listen to all the games on HitThatLine.com in broadcast areas and on the radio at ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.
