2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament


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The 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was the 77th edition of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, won by Tennessee in a closely contested final series with Texas A&M.[1] The 64-team tournament began on Friday, May 31, as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season and ended with the 2024 Men's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 14 and ended on June 24.[2]

2024 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season2024
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsTennessee (1st title)
Runner-upTexas A&M (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachTony Vitello (1st title)
MOPDylan Dreiling (Tennessee)
Attendance506,767
TelevisionABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ACCN
SECN
LHN
ESPN+

The 64 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected from an eligible 300 teams. 30 teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Teams were then divided into sixteen regionals of four teams, each of which was conducted via a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions advanced to face each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three-game series, to determine the eight participants in the Men's College World Series.

Tournament procedure

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A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 30 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 34 bids were at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

The sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show on May 27.[3] Teams in italics advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the 2024 Men's College World Series.

  1. Tennessee
  2. Kentucky
  3. Texas A&M
  4. North Carolina
  5. Arkansas
  6. Clemson
  7. Georgia
  8. Florida State
  9. Oklahoma
  10. NC State
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Virginia
  13. Arizona
  14. UC Santa Barbara
  15. Oregon State
  16. East Carolina

On May 26, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the sixteen regional host sites.

Regionals

Super Regionals

  • June 7–9
    • Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina)
    • Davenport Field at Disharoon Park, Charlottesville, Virginia (Host: University of Virginia)
    • Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee, (Host:University of Tennessee)
    • Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida (Host: Florida State University)
  • June 8–10
    • Foley Field, Athens, Georgia (Host: University of Georgia)
    • Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina (Host: Clemson University)
    • Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, College Station, Texas (Host: Texas A&M University)
    • Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)

Men's College World Series

  1. ^ Tarleton won the WAC tournament, but is ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to its ongoing transition from Division II. Grand Canyon, the top seed in tournament, received the berth.

Regionals and Super Regionals

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Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Chapel Hill Super Regional

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Hosted by North Carolina at Boshamer Stadium

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 7–9
               
1 Arizona 4
4 Grand Canyon 9
4 Grand Canyon 2
3 West Virginia 5
3 West Virginia 4
2 Dallas Baptist 1
3 West Virginia 10
Tucson Regional – Hi Corbett Field
4 Grand Canyon 6
1 Arizona 0
2 Dallas Baptist 7
4 Grand Canyon 12
2 Dallas Baptist 10
West Virginia 6 1
4 North Carolina 8 2
1 North Carolina 11
4 LIU 8
1 North Carolina 6
2 LSU 2
3 Wofford 3
2 LSU 4
1 North Carolina 4 410
Chapel Hill Regional – Boshamer Stadium
2 LSU 8 3
4 LIU 2
3 Wofford 5
2 LSU 13
3 Wofford 6

Charlottesville Super Regional

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Hosted by Virginia at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 7–9
               
1 Arkansas 17
4 Southeast Missouri State 9
1 Arkansas 6
3 Kansas State 7
3 Kansas State 19
2 Louisiana Tech 4
3 Kansas State 7
Fayetteville Regional – Baum–Walker Stadium
4 Southeast Missouri State 2
4 Southeast Missouri State 9
2 Louisiana Tech 3
1 Arkansas 3
4 Southeast Missouri State 6
Kansas State 4 4
12 Virginia 7 10
1 Virginia 4
4 Penn 2
1 Virginia 5
2 Mississippi State 4
3 St. John's 2
2 Mississippi State 510
1 Virginia 9
Charlottesville Regional – Davenport Field at Disharoon Park
2 Mississippi State 2
4 Penn 9
3 St. John's 1012
2 Mississippi State 13
3 St. John's 5

Knoxville Super Regional

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Hosted by Tennessee at Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 7–9
               
1 Tennessee 9
4 Northern Kentucky 3
1 Tennessee 12
3 Indiana 6
3 Indiana 10
2 Southern Miss 4
1 Tennessee 12
Knoxville Regional – Lindsey Nelson Stadium
2 Southern Miss 3
4 Northern Kentucky 0
2 Southern Miss 6
3 Indiana 3
2 Southern Miss 15
1 Tennessee 11 8 12
Evansville 6 10 1
1 East Carolina 1
4 Evansville 4
4 Evansville 17
3 VCU 11
3 VCU 1
2 Wake Forest 0
4 Evansville 6 6
Greenville Regional – Clark–LeClair Stadium
1 East Carolina 19 5
1 East Carolina 7
2 Wake Forest 6
3 VCU 7
1 East Carolina 10

Tallahassee Super Regional

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Hosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 7–9
               
1 Oklahoma 14
4 Oral Roberts 0
1 Oklahoma 1
3 UConn 4
3 UConn 4
2 Duke 1
3 UConn 4 7
Norman Regional – L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
1 Oklahoma 6 1
4 Oral Roberts 2
2 Duke 6
1 Oklahoma 4
2 Duke 3
UConn 4 8
8 Florida State 24 1012
1 Florida State 7
4 Stetson 2
1 Florida State 5
3 UCF 2
3 UCF 8
2 Alabama 7
1 Florida State 12
Tallahassee Regional – Dick Howser Stadium
3 UCF 4
4 Stetson 4
2 Alabama 0
3 UCF 5
4 Stetson 2

Lexington Super Regional

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Hosted by Kentucky at Kentucky Proud Park

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 8–10
               
1 Kentucky 10
4 Western Michigan 8
1 Kentucky 6
3 Illinois 1
3 Illinois 4
2 Indiana State 1
1 Kentucky 5
Lexington Regional – Kentucky Proud Park
2 Indiana State 0
4 Western Michigan 4
2 Indiana State 6
3 Illinois 2
2 Indiana State 13
2 Kentucky 10 3
15 Oregon State 0 2
1 Oregon State 10
4 Tulane 4
1 Oregon State 5
2 UC Irvine 3
3 Nicholls 12
2 UC Irvine 13
1 Oregon State 11
Corvallis Regional – Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
2 UC Irvine 6
4 Tulane 3
3 Nicholls 0
2 UC Irvine 17
4 Tulane 7

Athens Super Regional

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Hosted by Georgia at Foley Field

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 8–10
               
1 NC State 9
4 Bryant 2
1 NC State 6
2 South Carolina 4
3 James Madison 7
2 South Carolina 810
1 NC State 5
Raleigh Regional – Doak Field
3 James Madison 3
4 Bryant 1
3 James Madison 8
2 South Carolina 0
3 James Madison 2
10 NC State 18 2 8
7 Georgia 1 11 5
1 Georgia 8
4 Army 7
1 Georgia 11
2 UNC Wilmington 2
3 Georgia Tech 0
2 UNC Wilmington 9
1 Georgia 8
Athens Regional – Foley Field
3 Georgia Tech 6
4 Army 2
3 Georgia Tech 4
2 UNC Wilmington 1
3 Georgia Tech 3

Bryan-College Station Super Regional

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Hosted by Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 8–10
               
1 UC Santa Barbara 9
4 Fresno State 6
1 UC Santa Barbara 1
3 Oregon 2
3 Oregon 5
2 San Diego 411
3 Oregon 3
Santa Barbara Regional – Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
1 UC Santa Barbara 0
4 Fresno State 5
2 San Diego 7
1 UC Santa Barbara 4
2 San Diego 2
Oregon 6 9
3 Texas A&M 10 15
1 Texas A&M 8
4 Grambling State 0
1 Texas A&M 4
3 Texas 211
3 Texas 12
2 Louisiana 5
1 Texas A&M 9
Bryan-College Station Regional – Blue Bell Park
2 Louisiana 4
4 Grambling State 5
2 Louisiana 12
3 Texas 2
2 Louisiana 10

Clemson Super Regional

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Hosted by Clemson University at Doug Kingsmore Stadium

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 8–10
               
1 Clemson 4
4 High Point 3
1 Clemson 4
3 Coastal Carolina 3
3 Coastal Carolina 13
2 Vanderbilt 3
1 Clemson 12
Clemson Regional – Doug Kingsmore Stadium
3 Coastal Carolina 5
4 High Point 10
2 Vanderbilt 9
3 Coastal Carolina 6
4 High Point 5
6 Clemson 7 10
Florida 10 1113
1 Oklahoma State 19
4 Niagara 7
1 Oklahoma State 7
3 Florida 1
3 Florida 5
2 Nebraska 2
1 Oklahoma State 2 2
Stillwater Regional – O'Brate Stadium
3 Florida 5 4
4 Niagara 5
2 Nebraska 7
3 Florida 17
2 Nebraska 11

Men's College World Series

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The Men's College World Series was held at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

Sources:[4][5] Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only. All times Central.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
4 North Carolina 3
12 Virginia 2
4 North Carolina 1
1 Tennessee 6
1 Tennessee 12
8 Florida State 11
1 Tennessee 7
Bracket 1
8 Florida State 2
12 Virginia 3
8 Florida State 7
8 Florida State 9
4 North Carolina 5
1 Tennessee 5 4 6
3 Texas A&M 9 1 5
2 Kentucky 510
10 NC State 4
2 Kentucky 1
3 Texas A&M 5
3 Texas A&M 3
Florida 2
3 Texas A&M 6
Bracket 2
Florida 0
10 NC State 4
Florida 5
Florida 15
2 Kentucky 4

Sources:[5]

June 14, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 1
No. 4 North Carolina 3–2 No. 12 Virginia Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,990
Umpires: HP:Scott Cline
1B: Mike Morris
2B: Kellen Levy
3B: David Uyl
WP: Dalton Pence (5–1) Box Score LP: Chase Hungate (7–2)

June 14, 2024
6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 2
No. 1 Tennessee 12–11 No. 8 Florida State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,499
Umpires: HP: Grady Smith
1B: Jake Uhlenhopp
2B: Linus Baker
3B: Shawn Rakos
WP: Nate Snead (10–2) Box Score LP: Brennen Oxford (2–1)
HR: Moore (33), Tears (19) HR: Ferrer (20)

June 16, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 5
No. 12 Virginia 3–7 No. 8 Florida State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 29,989
Umpires: HP: Linus Baker
1B: Shawn Rakos
2B: Grady Smith
3B: Jake Uhlenhopp
LP: Jay Woolfolk (4–2) Box Score WP: Carson Dorsey (8–4)
HR: Ferrer (21), Ferrer (22), Lodise (8)

June 16, 2024
6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 6
No. 4 North Carolina 1–6 No. 1 Tennessee Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,140
Umpires: HP:Kellen Levy
1B: David Uhl
2B: Scott Cline
3B: Mike Morris
LP: Shea Sprague (3–2) Box Score WP: Drew Beam (9–2)
HR: Honeycutt (27) HR: Tears (20), Chapman (7)

June 18, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 9
No. 8 Florida State 9–5 No. 4 North Carolina Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,047
Umpires: HP: Mike Morris
1B: Linus Baker
2B: Scott Cline
3B: David Uyl
WP: Andrew Armstrong (6–0)
Sv: Connor Hults (5)
Box Score LP: Aidan Haugh (4–3)
HR: Williams (14), West (3) HR: Honeycutt (28)

June 19, 2024
2:45 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 11
No. 1 Tennessee 7–2 No. 8 Florida State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 24,696
Umpires: HP: Jake Uhlenhopp
1B: David Uyl
2B: Scott Cline
3B: Shawn Rakos
WP: Zander Sechrist (5–1) Box Score LP: John Abraham (5–2)
HR: Burke (20) HR: Cantu (9), Lodise(9)

June 15, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 3
No. 2 Kentucky 5–4 (F/10) No. 10 NC State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 24,488
Umpires: HP: Mike Morris
1B:Kellen Levy
2B: David Uyl
3B: Scott Cline
WP: Johnny Hummel (4–0) Box Score LP: Derrick Smith (3–2)
HR: McCarthy (8) HR: Makarewicz (23)

June 15, 2024
10:15 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 4
No. 3 Texas A&M 3–2 Florida Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,774
Umpires: HP: Jake Uhlenhopp
1B: Linus Baker
2B: Shawn Rakos
3B: Grady Smith
WP: Chris Cortez (10–3)
Sv: Evan Aschenbeck (10)
Box Score LP: Liam Peterson (3–5)
HR: none HR: none

June 17, 2024
1:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 7
No. 10 NC State 4–5 Florida Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,578
Umpires: HP: Shawn Rakos
1B: Grady Smith
2B: Jake Uhlenhopp
3B: Linus Baker
LP: Fritton (3–7) Box Score WP: Cade Fisher (4–3)
Sv: Brandon Neely (5)
HR: Makarewicz (24) HR: Caglianone (34), Shelnut (16)

June 17, 2024
6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 8
No. 2 Kentucky 1–5 No. 3 Texas A&M Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,327
Umpires: HP: David Uyl
1B: Scott Cline
2B: Mike Morris
3B: Adam Dowdy
LP: Mason Moore (9–4) Box Score WP: Ryan Prager (8–2)
Sv: Josh Stewart (1)
HR: Nicholson (23) HR: none

June 19, 2024
10:00 am CDT (UTC-5)
Game 10
Florida 15–4 No. 2 Kentucky Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 23,687
Umpires: HP: Grady Smith
1B: Adam Dowdy
2B: Shawn Rakos
3B: Scott Cline
WP: Pierce Coppola (1–4) Box Score LP: Dominic Niman (8–5)
HR: Caglianone (35), Donay 2 (14) HR: Pitre (10)

June 19, 2024
6:55 pm CDT (UTC-5)
Game 12
No. 3 Texas A&M 6–0 Florida Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Attendance: 25,429
Umpires: HP: Adam Dowdy
1B: Mike Morris
2B: Grady Smith
3B: Linus Baker
WP: Justin Lamkin (3–2) Box Score LP: Liam Peterson (3–6)
HR: Sorrell (11)

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June 22, 2024 6:30 p.m. (CDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
No. 3 Texas A&M 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 13 0
No. 1 Tennessee 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 12 3
WP: Josh Stewart (2−2)   LP: Chris Stamos (3−1)
Home runs:
TAMU: Grahovac (23), Kent (4)
TENN: Dreiling (21), Ensley (12)
Attendance: 26,498
Notes: HP: Mike Morris
1B: Linus Baker
2B: Grady Smith
3B: Jake Uhlenhopp
Boxscore
June 23, 2024 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
No. 1 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 7 0
No. 3 Texas A&M 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
WP: Aaron Combs (3–1)   LP: Kaiden Wilson (0–2)   Sv: Nate Snead (6)
Home runs:
TENN: Dreiling (22), Stark (11)
TAMU: None
Attendance: 25,987
Notes: HP: Scott Cline
1B: Shawn Rakos
2B: Jake Uhlenhopp
3B: Mike Morris
Boxscore
June 24, 2024 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
No. 3 Texas A&M 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 13 0
No. 1 Tennessee 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 6 13 1
WP: Zander Sechrist (6–1)   LP: Justin Lamkin (3–3)   Sv: Aaron Combs (6)
Home runs:
TAMU: None
TENN: Moore (34), Dreiling (23)
Attendance: 24,685
Notes: HP: Grady Smith
1B: Jake Uhlenhopp
2B: Scott Cline
3B: David Uyl
Boxscore

The following players were members of the Men's College World Series All-Tournament Team.[7]

Position Player School
P Evan Aschenbeck Texas A&M
Zander Sechrist Tennessee
C Jaxson West Florida State
1B Jac Caglianone Florida
2B Christian Moore Tennessee
3B Alec Makarewicz NC State
SS Dean Curley Tennessee
OF Dylan Dreiling (MOP) Tennessee
Jaime Ferrer Florida State
Vance Honeycutt North Carolina
DH Kaeden Kent Texas A&M

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

Record by conference

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NRG Media will provide nationwide radio coverage of the Men's College World Series through its Omaha Station KOZN, in association with Westwood One.[8] It also will stream all MCWS games at westwoodonesports.com, Tunein, the Varsity Network, and on SiriusXM.

Broadcast assignments

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ESPN will air every game from the Regionals, Super Regionals, and the Men's College World Series across its networks.

Broadcast assignments

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Regionals[9]
Super Regionals[10]
  • Clay Matvick and Gregg Olson: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Roxy Bernstein and Xavier Scruggs: Lexington, Kentucky
  • Victor Rojas and Lance Cormier: College Station, Texas
  • Mike Monaco and Kyle Peterson: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Dave Neal and Chris Burke: Clemson, South Carolina
  • Tom Hart and Ben McDonald: Athens, Georgia
  • Mike Ferrin and Gaby Sánchez: Tallahassee, Florida
  • Roy Philpott and Devon Travis: Charlottesville, Virginia
Men's College World Series[11]
  • Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Ben McDonald, and Dani Wexelman: June 14 & 15 afternoons
  • Mike Monaco, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, and Kris Budden: June 14–16 evenings
  • Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, and Dani Wexelman: June 16 afternoon
  • Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, Chris Burke, and Dani Wexelman: June 17–19 afternoons
  • Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Kyle Peterson, and Kris Budden: June 17 & 19 evenings, June 19 morning
MCWS Championship Series[11]
  • Karl Ravech, Chris Burke, Kyle Peterson, and Kris Budden

Six-of-the-last nine College World Series champions, including this year…lost their first game in the final best-of-three series.[12]

Tennessee was the first #1 seed in the 64-team tournament to win the championship…in a quarter-century. (U. of Miami did it in 1999, the first year seeding began.)[13]

Texas A&M was only the third team, since the tournament championship series became a best-of-three in 2003, (along with UNC in 2006, and Vanderbilt in 2015), to win their first nine games in the 64-team tournament…then lose their next two, and finish as runner-up.[14][15]

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  14. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_tournament
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