Miami Selected As NCAA Regional Host
May 25, 2003
Coral Gables, FL (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami has been selected as one of 16 regional host sites for the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The regional tournament will begin on Friday, May 30 and continue through Sunday, June 1 at Mark Light Field.
Miami (39-14-1) will be hosting its 19th NCAA Regional. Miami is assured of making its NCAA-record 31st consecutive regional appearance. The Hurricanes have advanced to the College World Series 15 of the 18 years they have hosted a regional and hold a 68-10 (.872) record in postseason play at Mark Light Field.
“All you have to do is look at our home record over the years and know that it is a great advantage [to host],” said head coach Jim Morris. “Our players are staying in normal places, they’re eating normal food, they don’t have to travel. We’re playing on a field we are familiar with. There’s a lot of confidence playing at home and its a huge advantage.”
Tickets to the Coral Gables Regional may be purchased online at hurricanesports.com. <=”” href=”http://web32.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/evenue/se/Main.d2w/report?DB_OEM_ID=28700&linkID=miamise”>Click here to order online now.
The University of Miami and the ticket office are closed for Memorial Day but normal ticket office hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 284-CANES or 1-800-GO-CANES.
All-tournament packages are $40 for general admission and $30 for youths 17 and under and seniors 55 and over. Single day passes for Friday and Sunday are $15 for adults and $10 for youths and seniors. Saturday day passes are $20 for adults and $15 for youths and seniors.
The 64-team NCAA brackets will be announced on Monday, May 26 at 12:30 p.m. EDT and televised on ESPN2.
2003 NCAA REGIONAL HOST SITES:Miami (39-14-1)Arizona State (49-12)Cal State Fullerton (43-13)Florida State (50-9-1)Georgia Tech (41-16)Long Beach State (38-18)LSU (40-18-1)Mississippi State (40-18-1)Nebraska (44-16)North Carolina State (42-15)Rice (47-10)Southern Mississippi (44-14)Stanford (40-15)Texas (42-17)Texas A&M (43-17)
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