It wasn’t a pretty day for college baseball’s premier conference, as the SEC went 4-5 Friday in the tournament’s opening day. All five of the road SEC teams fell (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Texas A&M, Ole Miss), and now some key clubs face elimination on Day 2. Arkansas came into the weekend riding a hot streak and had plenty of motivation after a host snub, but looked flat in a 4-1 loss to Bryant. Now their anemic offense will have to face a Wichita State team that put up nine runs in a losing effort against Kansas State on Friday. Ole Miss looks to recover from its debacle against William & Mary with a win over Binghampton, but will have to figure out how to stretch their rotation to cover four more games if they want to make it to the next round.
NCAA Baseball Tournament 2013 schedule: Host of SEC teams face elimination
After a Friday full of upsets, several SEC teams find their backs against the wall on day two. Find out where and when to watch all of Saturday’s action.
Outside the SEC, several games headline Saturday’s action, including North Carolina and Towson at 6 p.m. ET. Towson kept its magical season going Friday with an upset over Florida Atlantic, but now have to face off against the top-seeded Tar Heels. If there were ever a David vs. Goliath matchup, this is it. Also keep an eye on Louisiana-Lafayette and Jackson State at 3 p.m. in the Baton Rouge loser’s bracket. Lafayette is most likely the only team in the regional with the offensive firepower to take down LSU, but they may not get the chance after losing on the first day. Meanwhile, lightly regarded Jackson State put up a valiant effort against the Tigers, scoring five unanswered runs late in Friday’s game to sweat the host team.
Here’s the TV schedule for Saturday’s games. All times Eastern.
Oklahoma St. vs. Bowling Green
Time: Noon
TV: ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Louisville, KY
Alabama vs. Savannah State
Time: Noon
TV: ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Tallahassee, FL
Virginia Tech vs. Coastal Carolina
Time: 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Blacksburg, VA
UNC-Wilmington vs. Army
Time: 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Charlottesville, VA
Florida Atlantic vs. Canisius
Time: 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Chapel Hill, NC
Ole Miss vs. Binghamton
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Raleigh, NC
Clemson vs. Saint Louis
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Columbia, SC
Florida vs. Valparaiso
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Bloomington, IN
Arkansas vs. Wichita St.
Time: 3 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Manhattan, KS
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Jackson St.
Time: 3 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Baton Rouge, LA
Mercer vs. Central Arkansas
Time: 3 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Starkville, MS
Texas A&M vs. UTSA
Time: 3 p.m.
TV: ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Corvallis, OR
Georgia Tech vs. ETSU
Time: 3 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Nashville, TN
Miami (FL) vs. Louisville
Time: 5 p.m.
TV: ESPN 2 or ESPN 3
Regional: Louisville, KY
San Diego St. vs. San Diego
Time: 5 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Los Angeles, CA
(7) Florida St. vs. Troy
Time: 5 p.m.
TV: ESPN 2 or ESPN 3
Regional: Tallahassee, FL
San Francisco vs. SDSU
Time: 5 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Eugene, OR
Oklahoma vs. Connecticut
Time: 5 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Blacksburg, VA
Indiana vs. Austin Peay
Time: 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Bloomington, IN
(6) Virginia vs. Elon
Time: 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Charlottesville, VA
(1) North Carolina vs. Towson
Time: 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Chapel Hill, NC
Columbia vs. New Mexico
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Fullerton, CA
NC St. vs. William & Mary
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Raleigh, NC
Mississippi St. vs. South Alabama
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN 2 or ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Starkville, MS
(2) Vanderbilt vs. Illinois
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN 2 or ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Nashville, TN
South Carolina vs. Liberty
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN 2 or ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Columbia, SC
(4) LSU vs. Sam Houston St.
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Baton Rouge, LA
(3) Oregon St. vs. UCSB
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN 2 or ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Corvallis, OR
Kansas St. vs. Bryant U.
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN2 or ESPN U or ESPN 3
Regional: Manhattan, KS
UCLA vs. Cal Poly
Time: 9 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Los Angeles, CA
(8) Oregon vs. Rice
Time: 9 p.m.
TV: ESPN 3
Regional: Eugene, OR
(5) Cal St. Fullerton vs. Arizona St.
Time: 11 p.m.
TV: ESPN U
Regional: Fullerton
