HAMMOND, La. – Earning its first at-large NCAA postseason bid in program history, Southeastern Louisiana will face Rice Friday at 7 p.m. in the first round at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Southeastern (39-19), the No. 3 seed in the Baton Rouge regional, faces No. 2-seeded Rice (35-22) for the first time in school history. The Regional also includes top-seeded LSU (42-18), the No. 8 national seed, and No. 4-seeded Utah Valley (37-21).
The Lions return to the site of their last regional appearance, going 1-2 in 2014 as the No. 4 seed in the Baton Rouge Regional.
All of Southeastern's Regional games can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and through the TuneIn Radio app (search for KSLU). Fans can also keep up with the game through live statistics or by following SLUathletics on Twitter.
Every game of the Baton Rouge Regional will be carried live on ESPN3, ESPN's live multi-screen sports network. It is accessible online at www.WatchESPN.com, and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN and ESPN apps. Games can also be streamed via Amazon Fire TV and the Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
The Southeastern Louisiana Athletic Ticket Office is compiling a waiting list for the possibility to purchase Regional tickets. Purchasing priority will be given to baseball season ticket holders and Diamond Club members. Inclusion on the waiting list does not guarantee tickets will be available for purchase.
Fans wishing to place their names on the waiting list can contact the ticket office by calling 985-549-5466 or visiting the Dugas Center for Southeastern Athletics, located on the corner of W. Dakota St. and Galloway Dr. Ticket office hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
The NCAA Selection Committee set the entire 64-team bracket through both the Super Regionals and the first round of the Men's College World Series, and will not reseed the field after play begins. All 16 Regionals will take place from Friday, June 3 to Monday, June 6.
There are 31 Division I conferences that received an automatic berth in the field of 64, along with 33 at-large selections. The 70th Men's College World Series begins play Saturday, June 18, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (all times Central)
Baton Rouge Regional hosted by LSU
#1 *LSU (42-18) vs. #4 Utah Valley (37-21), 2 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Rice (35-22) vs. #3 Southeastern La. (39-19), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Charlottesville Regional hosted by Virginia
#1 *Virginia (37-20) vs. #4 William & Mary (29-29), 12 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Bryant (47-10) vs. #3 East Carolina (34-21), 5 p.m., ESPN3
Clemson Regional hosted by Clemson
#1 *Clemson (42-18) vs. #4 Western Caro. (30-29), 6 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Oklahoma St. (36-20) vs. #3 Nebraska (37-20), 11 a.m., ESPNU
College Station Regional hosted by Texas A&M
#1 *Texas A&M (45-14) vs. #4 Binghamton (30-23), 8 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
#2 Minnesota (34-20) vs. #3 Wake Forest (34-25), 3 p.m., ESPN3
Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina
#1 *South Carolina (42-15) vs. #4 Rhode Island (30-25), 6 p.m., ESPN3
#2 UNCW (39-17) vs. #3 Duke (33-22), 12 p.m., ESPN3
Coral Gables Regional hosted by Miami (FL)
#1 *Miami (FL) (45-11) vs. #4 Stetson (29-29), 6 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Fla. Atlantic (38-17) vs. #3 Long Beach St. (36-20), 12 p.m., ESPN3
Fort Worth Regional hosted by TCU
#1 *TCU (42-15) vs. #4 Oral Roberts (38-19), 6:30 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Arizona St. (34-21) vs. Gonzaga (35-19), 2 p.m., ESPN3
Gainesville Regional hosted by Florida
#1 *Florida (47-13) vs. #4 Bethune-Cookman (29-25), 5 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
#2 Georgia Tech (36-23) vs. #3 UConn (37-23), 12 p.m., ESPN3
Lafayette Regional hosted by UL Lafayette
#1 *UL Lafayette (41-19) vs. #4 Princeton (24-19), 7 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Arizona (38-20) vs. #3 Sam Houston St. (41-20), 1 p.m., ESPN3
Louisville Regional hosted by Louisville
#1 *Louisville (47-12) vs. #4 Western Mich. (22-32), 5 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Ohio St. (43-18) vs. #3 Wright St. (44-15), 1 p.m., ESPN3
Lubbock Regional hosted by Texas Tech
#1 *Texas Tech (41-16) vs. #4 Fairfield (32-24), 2 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Dallas Baptist (41-17) vs. #3 New Mexico (38-21), 6 p.m., ESPN3
Nashville Regional hosted by Vanderbilt
#1 *Vanderbilt (43-17) vs. #4 Xavier (30-28), 7 p.m., ESPN3
#2 UC Santa Barbara (37-18) vs. #3 Washington (32-21), 2 p.m., ESPN3
Oxford Regional hosted by Ole Miss
#1 *Ole Miss (43-17) vs. #4 Utah (25-27), 7 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Tulane (39-19) vs. #3 Boston College (31-20), 3 p.m., ESPN3
Raleigh Regional hosted by North Carolina St.
#1 *North Carolina St. (35-20) vs. #4 Navy (42-14), 6 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Coastal Caro. (44-15) vs. #3 St. Mary's (CA) (33-23), 1 p.m., ESPN3
Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi St.
#1 *Mississippi St. (41-16-1) vs. #4 Southeast Mo. St. (39-19), 6:30 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Cal St. Fullerton (35-21) vs. #3 Louisiana Tech (40-18), 1:30 p.m., ESPN3
Tallahassee Regional hosted by Florida St.
#1 *Florida St. (37-20) vs. #4 Alabama St. (38-15), 5 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Southern Miss. (40-18) vs. #3 South Ala. (40-20), 11 a.m., ESPN3
