Sixteen teams are two wins away from the College World Series, but they’ll have to fight through the super regional round to get there. Unlike the regionals, where four schools played a round robin bracket, the supers pair two teams together in a best-of-three series.
NCAA Baseball Tournament 2013 schedule and TV coverage: Teams ready for super regional round
Check back here through the weekend for updated schedules, scores and TV times for all of the super regional action.
There were very few upsets in the first round, leaving the super regional field composed almost entirely of one-seeds. Oklahoma and Rice were the only No. 2s to sneak in, and Rice’s upset over No. 8 Oregon is the only instance where a national seed did not advance to the second round. While the lack of upsets nullifies any Cinderella excitement, it does make for quality baseball, as only the best-of-the-best remain.
Keep up with NCAA.com’s interactive bracket here.
Here’s the rundown of the times, locations and TV coverage for each of the super regional sites. All times Eastern. (National seeds are in parentheses.)
1 South Carolina vs. (1) North Carolina
Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Friday: 1 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3)
Saturday: noon (ESPN)
Sunday (if necessary): 1 p.m. (ESPN)
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2 Rice vs. 1 N.C. State
Dail Park, Raleigh, N.C.
Friday: 4 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3)
Saturday: 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday (if necessary): 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
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(4) LSU vs. 2 Oklahoma
Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge, La.
Friday: 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday: 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday (if necessary): 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
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(5) Cal State Fullerton vs. 1 UCLA
Goodwin Field, Fullerton, Ca.
Friday: 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday: 10 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday (if necessary): 10 p.m. (ESPN2)
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(7) Florida State vs. 1 Indiana
Dick Howser Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla.
Saturday: noon (ESPNU)
Sunday: 1 p.m. (ESPNU)
Monday (if necessary): 1 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3)
(6) Virginia vs. 1 Mississippi State
Davenport Stadium, Charlottesville, Va.
Saturday: 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday: 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Monday (if necessary): 4 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3)
(2) Vanderbilt vs. 1 Louisville
Hawkins Field, Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday: 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday: 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday (if necessary): 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
(3) Oregon State vs. 1 Kansas State
Goss Stadium, Corvallis, Ore.
Saturday: 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday: 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
Monday (if necessary): 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
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