Only one game was played in the college baseball landscape today – the Patriot League had the spotlight all to themselves today. Holy Cross blew open a close game en route to an 11-2 victory in Game 1 of the Patriot League Championship Series. The Crusaders can clinch the Patriot League auto-bid with a victory on Tuesday afternoon.
As for tomorrow, here are the conferences that begin their tournaments:
ACC (Single Elimination, 16-team ladder)
The games kick off at 9 AM in Charlotte with a matchup between Duke and North Carolina. All the early rounds will be televised on the ACC Network.
Atlantic Sun (Hybrid, 8-team bracket)
The first two rounds of this bracket will be single elimination; the format changes to double elimination when there are 4 teams remaining. All games will be aired on ESPN+ and will be played at Stetson’s home stadium in DeLand, Florida.
Big 10 (Hybrid, 12-team bracket)
The top 4 seeds get byes into the single-elimination portion of the bracket that begins on Friday at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Field. The remaining 8 teams will play in 2 double-elimination brackets starting 10 AM Tuesday morning. The two winners from the winners bracket will advance to play the #3 and #4 seeds; the two winners from the losers bracket will advance to play the #1 and #2 seeds. All games will be aired on the Big 10 Network.
Big 12 (Single Elimination, 12-team ladder)
The top 6 teams will begin play in the quarterfinal round on Thursday; the bottom 4 teams begin play on Tuesday. The winners advance to take on the #7 and #8 seeds in the 2nd round; the 2nd round winners advance to play against the top 2 seeds in the quarterfinal round on Thursday. The first two rounds and semifinal round will be played on ESPN+; the quarterfinals will be on ESPNU and the championship game on ESPN2.
Ohio Valley (Hybrid, 8-team bracket)
The first round will be single elimination with the bottom 4 seeds playing on Tuesday. The winners advance to the 6-team double elimination portion of the bracket beginning on Wednesday. All the games will be played on ESPN+.
SEC (Single Elimination, 16-team ladder)
The games kick off on Tuesday morning at 10:30 AM in Hoover, Alabama. Like the ACC, most of the teams in the field will be playing for either a)at-large NCAA Tournament bids, b)a Top 16 seed which will guarantee the team hosting the regional for the first weekend, or c)a Top 8 seed which means that the team will be guaranteed to host the regional and the super regional round in the 2nd weekend leading up to the College World Series. All games up to the semifinals will be on the SEC Network; ABC will air the championship game on Sunday afternoon.
Sun Belt (Hybrid, 10-team field)
The top 6 teams get byes into the double-elimination portion of the tournament. The bottom 4 seeds will play 2 single-elimination games to play their way into the double-elimination portion. There will be 2 4-team double-elimination brackets; the winners of the 2 brackets will play in a single-elimination championship game on Sunday afternoon. All games will be aired on ESPN+.
These are all the conferences starting on Tuesday; many of the other confernces kick off on Wednesday.
Hoops HD Hardball Championship Week – Monday Edition
Only one game was played in the college baseball landscape today – the Patriot League had the spotlight all to themselves today. Holy Cross blew open a close game en route to an 11-2 victory in Game 1 of the Patriot League Championship Series. The Crusaders can clinch the Patriot League auto-bid with a victory on Tuesday afternoon.
As for tomorrow, here are the conferences that begin their tournaments:
ACC (Single Elimination, 16-team ladder)
The games kick off at 9 AM in Charlotte with a matchup between Duke and North Carolina. All the early rounds will be televised on the ACC Network.
Atlantic Sun (Hybrid, 8-team bracket)
The first two rounds of this bracket will be single elimination; the format changes to double elimination when there are 4 teams remaining. All games will be aired on ESPN+ and will be played at Stetson’s home stadium in DeLand, Florida.
Big 10 (Hybrid, 12-team bracket)
The top 4 seeds get byes into the single-elimination portion of the bracket that begins on Friday at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Field. The remaining 8 teams will play in 2 double-elimination brackets starting 10 AM Tuesday morning. The two winners from the winners bracket will advance to play the #3 and #4 seeds; the two winners from the losers bracket will advance to play the #1 and #2 seeds. All games will be aired on the Big 10 Network.
Big 12 (Single Elimination, 12-team ladder)
The top 6 teams will begin play in the quarterfinal round on Thursday; the bottom 4 teams begin play on Tuesday. The winners advance to take on the #7 and #8 seeds in the 2nd round; the 2nd round winners advance to play against the top 2 seeds in the quarterfinal round on Thursday. The first two rounds and semifinal round will be played on ESPN+; the quarterfinals will be on ESPNU and the championship game on ESPN2.
Ohio Valley (Hybrid, 8-team bracket)
The first round will be single elimination with the bottom 4 seeds playing on Tuesday. The winners advance to the 6-team double elimination portion of the bracket beginning on Wednesday. All the games will be played on ESPN+.
SEC (Single Elimination, 16-team ladder)
The games kick off on Tuesday morning at 10:30 AM in Hoover, Alabama. Like the ACC, most of the teams in the field will be playing for either a)at-large NCAA Tournament bids, b)a Top 16 seed which will guarantee the team hosting the regional for the first weekend, or c)a Top 8 seed which means that the team will be guaranteed to host the regional and the super regional round in the 2nd weekend leading up to the College World Series. All games up to the semifinals will be on the SEC Network; ABC will air the championship game on Sunday afternoon.
Sun Belt (Hybrid, 10-team field)
The top 6 teams get byes into the double-elimination portion of the tournament. The bottom 4 seeds will play 2 single-elimination games to play their way into the double-elimination portion. There will be 2 4-team double-elimination brackets; the winners of the 2 brackets will play in a single-elimination championship game on Sunday afternoon. All games will be aired on ESPN+.
These are all the conferences starting on Tuesday; many of the other confernces kick off on Wednesday.