The NCAA has announced sites for the eight super regionals in the Division I baseball tournament.
The best-of-three series begin Friday and Saturday. Winners will advance to the College World Series, which opens June 16 in Omaha.
Super regionals starting Friday: No. 14 national seed Minnesota (44-13) at No. 3 Oregon St. (47-10-1); No. 11 Stetson (48-11) at No. 6 North Carolina (41-18); Washington (33-23) at Cal State Fullerton (35-23); Mississippi State (35-26) at Vanderbilt (34-25).
Super regionals starting Saturday: Auburn (42-21) at No. 1 Florida (45-18); Duke (44-16) at No. 9 Texas Tech (42-17); South Carolina (36-24) at No. 5 Arkansas (42-18); Tennessee Tech (52-10) at No. 13 Texas (40-20).
With a win, Texas would advance to its 36th all-time trip to Omaha, easily the most of all-time.
Texas Tech would reach its third College World Series in 5 years - and third all-time - if they are able to overcome the Blue Devils.
Texas is seeking its 7th national title, which would be its first in the post-Augie Garrido era. Garrido won 2 titles while at UT; he passed away earlier this year at the age of 79.
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Texas Tech, seeking its first national championship, has yet to reach a College World Series final.
The two Texas state schools represent the only remaining Big 12 particpants.
