GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators are the second overall team in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Gainesville will host Florida A&M, UConn and Texas Tech at Condron Family Ballpark this weekend for the double-elimination NCAA Regional.
NCAA Gainesville Regional June 2-5:
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- GAME 1: Texas Tech vs. UConn, Friday 12 p.m.
- GAME 2: Florida A&M vs. Florida, Friday 5:30 p.m.
- GAME 3: Loser Game One vs. Loser Game Two, Saturday 12 p.m.
- GAME 4: Winner Game One vs. Winner Game Two, Saturday 6 p.m.
- GAME 5: Loser Game Four vs. Winner Game Three, Sunday
- GAME 6: Winner Game Four vs. Winner Game Five, Sunday
- GAME 7 (if necessary): Winner Game Six vs. Loser Game Six, Monday
The NCAA Gainesville Regional champion will play the winner of the NCAA Columbia Regional in a best-of-three Super Regional. South Carolina, Central Connecticut State, NC State, and Campbell are competing in the Columbia regional.
Florida (44-14) begins the NCAA Tournament as the SEC Conference Regular Season Co-Champions. Their 42 regular season wins are the second-most in program history. This is the 38th time ever Florida will compete in an NCAA Regional and this weekend will be the 19th time the Gators are the host.
UF has had a ton of success over the tenure of head coach Kevin O’Sullivan. This year is the 15th-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth for the Gators under coach O’Sullivan, which is the second-longest streak in college baseball. As the No. 2 overall seed, Florida has earned a top-eight national seed for the 10th time in the O’Sullivan era.
On a conference level, the SEC has a dominant position in the tournament. Eight schools are hosting regionals, which is a record and 10 teams are among the field of 64, which also ties a conference record.