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The SEC’s road to Omaha: 2021 NCAA baseball tournament schedule
By SDS Staff
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The road to Omaha begins this weekend as several programs from the Southeastern Conference will be fighting for the right to advance to the super regionals all across the country.
The 2021 NCAA baseball tournament includes Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. No conference sent as many teams to the postseason as the SEC this year.
Here is a look at the 2021 postseason schedule:
- Regionals are June 4-7
- Super regionals are June 11-14
- The first day of College World Series games are Saturday, June 19
- The CWS finals start Monday, June 28 (best out of 3)
- The CWS final championship game is Tuesday or Wednesday, June 29-30
Here are the regional schedules for the SEC teams that made it to the 2021 NCAA Tournament:
Fayetteville Region
Friday, June 4
Game 1: No. 1 Arkansas (46-10) vs. NJIT (26-22), 3 p.m. ESPN3
Game 2: Northeastern (36-10) vs. Nebraska (31-12), 8 p.m., ESPN3
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Ruston Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 16 Louisiana Tech 40-18) vs. Rider (23-16), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Game 2: Alabama (31-24) vs. NC State (30-17), 3 p.m., ESPN3
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Oxford Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 12 Ole Miss (41-19) vs. SE Missouri State (30-20), 8 p.m., ESPN3
Game 2: Florida State (30-22) vs. Southern Miss (37-19), 3 p.m., ESPNU
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Nashville Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 4 Vanderbilt (40-15) vs. Presbyterian (22-21), 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 2: Indiana State (30-19) vs. Georgia Tech (29-23), 1 p.m., ESPN3
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Gainesville Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 15 Florida (38-20) vs. South Florida (28-27), Noon, SEC Network
Game 2: South Alabama (33-20) vs. Miami (32-19), 5 p.m., ACC Network
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Starkville Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 7 Mississippi State (40-15) vs. Samford (35-22), 3 p.m., ESPN3
Game 2: Campbell (35-16) vs. VCU (37-14), 8 p.m., ESPN3
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Columbia Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 11 Old Dominion (42-14) vs. Jacksonville (16-32), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Game 2: Virginia (29-23) vs. South Carolina (33-21), Noon, ESPN2
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Eugene Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 14 Oregon (37-14) vs. Central Conn. State (28-13), 5 p.m., ESPN3
Game 2: LSU (34-22) vs. Gonzaga (33-17), 10 p.m., ESPN3
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
Knoxville Regional
Friday, June 4:
Game 1: No. 3 Tennessee (45-16) vs. Wright State (35-11), 6 p.m., ESPN3
Game 2: Liberty (39-14) vs. Duke (32-20), Noon, ACC Network
Saturday, June 5:
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Sunday, June 6:
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7 (if necessary):
Game 7: Rematch of Game 6
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