Field set for Fayetteville Regional of NCAA baseball tournament

May 30, 2017 5:14 am Sports, WireReady

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The newly 11th-ranked Arkansas baseball team, fresh off its SEC Tournament final run, now has its opponents for the upcoming NCAA Fayetteville Regional in hopes of getting back to the College World Series for the second time in three seasons.

The 64-team field for the NCAA Tournament was announced live on ESPN2, as 16 host sites around the country are home to four-team regionals to make up the 2017 NCAA Tournament field. No. 1 seed Arkansas is scheduled to play its first game in the Fayetteville Regional on Friday, June 2 at 7 p.m. CT against No. 4 seed Oral Roberts, while No. 2 seed Missouri State will face No. 3 seed Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. CT at Baum Stadium.

The Hogs (42-17) are ranked as high as No. 11 in the nation in this week’s Baseball America poll and have won seven of their last 10 games, including a run to the SEC Tournament final with wins over Auburn, Mississippi State, and Florida, which all made the NCAA Tournament as well.

Arkansas is back in the national tournament field after missing it last year for the first time since 2001. Now, the Razorbacks have made a 16-game turnaround and won 40 or more games for seventh time in the last 10 seasons.

The Razorbacks will be making their 28th appearance overall and 14th in the last 15 years, while it’s the sixth time Fayetteville has been selected as a host and first since 2010.

Arkansas is 71-61 (.538) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including a 51-39 (.567) record in NCAA Regionals. The Razorbacks have advanced to the College World Series eight times, most recently in 2015, and appeared in six Super Regionals. Head coach Dave Van Horn has led Arkansas to the NCAA Regional final in each of his last six tournament appearances.

2017 NCAA Fayetteville Regional Schedule

Friday, June 2
Game 1 – No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Missouri State, 2 p.m. CT (ESPN3)
Game 2 – No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. CT (ESPN3)

Saturday, June 3
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

Sunday, June 4
Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 6 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m. (ESPN3)

Monday, June 5
Game 7 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 6 p.m. (ESPN3)

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