Texas to host NCAA baseball regional for first time since 2022, entire field announced Monday
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns will officially host a regional in the opening round of the NCAA baseball tournament.
The NCAA released the 16 regional sites Sunday, and the Longhorns are the only program in the Lone Star State to host. The NCAA will announce the entire field of 64 teams and regional groupings at 11 a.m. CDT Monday. All teams hosting regional tournaments are national seeds, and the order will be announced with the field tomorrow. The top eight national seeds will host super regionals if they make it through the regional round.
Texas is one of eight Southeastern Conference schools to host regionals. The last time the Longhorns hosted was in 2022, taking on an Air Force team led by Pittsburgh Pirates ace pitcher Paul Skenes, along with Louisiana Tech and Dallas Baptist. It’s the 64th time in program history that they’ve made the tournament field. Texas is 155-59-1 (.723) all-time in regional games, including an 87-22 (.798) mark in Austin.
NCAA baseball regional sites in alphabetical order
- Athens, Georgia: Foley Field, Georgia Bulldogs
- Auburn, Alabama: Plainsman Park, Auburn Tigers
- Austin, Texas: UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Texas Longhorns
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Alex Box Stadium, LSU Tigers
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Clemson, South Carolina: Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson Tigers
- Conway, South Carolina: Springs Brooks Stadium, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- Corvallis, Oregon: Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, Oregon State Beavers
- Eugene, Oregon: PK Park, Oregon Ducks
- Fayetteville, Arkansas: Baum-Walker Stadium, Arkansas Razorbacks
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi: Pete Taylor Park, Southern Miss Golden Eagles
- Knoxville, Tennessee: Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Tennessee Volunteers
- Los Angeles, California: Jackie Robinson Stadium, UCLA Bruins
- Nashville, Tennessee: Hawkins Field, Vanderbilt Commodores
- Oxford, Mississippi: Swayze Field, Ole Miss Rebels
- Tallahassee, Florida: Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, Florida State Seminoles
Texas won the SEC regular season championship with a 22-8 record and a 42-12 overall mark. The Longhorns lost in the SEC tournament quarterfinals to Tennessee.
