Who is ready for some postseason baseball?
Regional play opens up today across the country and one of the most intriguing regionals is in Oxford, MS. Ole Miss is hosting Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky, and Murray State this weekend, with the winner advancing to the super regionals next weekend against the winner of the Athens regional. Georgia Tech is hoping to harness their frustration from not being selected to host and use it to propel them to their first regional win in nearly 20 years. With this being Danny Hall's last regional as the head coach at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets are hoping to send him out on a high note.
Georgia Tech will start regional play by taking on the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky this afternoon and here is the rest of the regional schedule for the weekend:
Game 1: WKU vs. Georgia Tech, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 2: Murray State vs. Ole Miss, 8 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 2 p.m. (TBD)
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 6 p.m. (TBD)
Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser, 3 p.m. (TBD)
Game 6: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 7 p.m. (TBD)
Game 7: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser, TBD
Friday – 3 PM
TV: ESPN+| Watch Live
Radio: GT Gameday App
Play-by-Play: Colin Lacy
Analyst: Wiley Ballard
According to Fanduel Sportsbook, Ole Miss is the favorite to win their regional at -105, but Georgia Tech is right behind them at +150. No. 3 seed Western Kentucky is at +470 and No. 4 seed Murray State is of course a long shot at +1400. It feels like it is going to come down to Georgia Tech and Ole Miss, but don't underestimate Western Kentucky. They have enough talent to make things interesting this weekend.
To win the national championship, Georgia Tech is starting off at +4000.
Georgia Tech has not faced any of these programs this season and is 0-3 against the SEC this season, though all were close games.
This will be the 36th NCAA Tournament berth for GT and the fifth in the last six years. The Jackets are 79-71 (.527) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 71-60 (.542) in Regional action. This is the 25th NCAA Tournament appearance in the Danny Hall era with the Jackets posting a 64-55 (.538) postseason record in that span
This season, the Yellow Jackets posted a 13-6 record on the road (.684) – the best road record since 2004 (14-3). This will be the final regional for 2025 ACC Coach of the Year Danny Hall who announced back in March that this would be his final season on The Flats. Coach Hall has led the Yellow Jackets to five Super Regional Appearances (2000, ’02, ’04, ’05, ’06) and three College World Series appearances (1994, 2002 and 2006).
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