Miami Earns Top National Seed In NCAA Baseball Championship
May 26, 2008
Coral Gables, FLA (www.hurricanesports.com) — – The University of Miami baseball team earned the No. 1 national seed in the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship and will play host to No. 2 seed Missouri, No. 3 seed Mississippi and No. 4 seed Bethune-Cookman in the Coral Gables Regional at Mark Light Field beginning Friday, May 30.
No. 1 seed Miami (47-8) will take on Bethune-Cookman (36-20) in the regional’s second game at 4 p.m. (EST) on Friday following the 12 p.m. match-up between Missouri (38-19) and Mississippi (37-24). The entire Coral Gables Regional will be shown live on ESPNU, with games at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If necessary, Monday’s contest will also be shown live on ESPNU at 7 p.m.
The Hurricanes captured one of the eight national seeds and an automatic bid after earning their first Atlantic Coast Conference Championship with an 8-4 victory over Virginia in the league’s championship game Sunday in Jacksonville. Bethune-Cookman is also in the field as an automatic qualifier out of the Mid-Eastern Conference while Missouri (Big 12) and Ole Miss (Southeastern) were awarded at-large bids.
The SEC leads all conferences in the number of teams in the championship field with nine, followed by the ACC and Big 12 with six. Conference USA and the Pacific-10 have five teams each, while the Big West has four.
Ticket packages for the entire Coral Gables Regional are $90 for field box, $70 for chairback, $45 for adult general admission and $35 for youth, seniors and students. Single day tickets for each of the first three days of the regional are priced at $25 for field box, $20 for chairback, $15 for adult general admission and $10 for youth, seniors and students. If necessary, tickets for the fourth day of the regional are $20 for field box, $16 for chairback, $10 for adult general admission and $8 for youth, seniors and students.
The University of Miami and the ticket office are closed for Memorial Day on Monday but normal hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27. To order tickets, click here or call 305-284-CANE or 1-800-GO-CANES. The UM ticket office will be open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
UM has advanced to the College World Series 17 of the 21 years it has hosted a regional. The Hurricanes hold an all-time record of 73-11 (.869) in NCAA Regional play at Mark Light Field. It also marks the 11th time in head coach Jim Morris’ 15 years at the helm that UM has played host to a regional.
NCAA Coral Gables Regional Information
All-Tournament Passes (Does not include Super Regional)
Field Box $90
Chairback $70
Adult General Admission $45
Youth/Seniors/Students $35
Single Day Passes
Field Box $25 (Fri., Sat., Sun.); $20 (Mon.)
Chairback $20 (Fri., Sat., Sun.); $16 (Mon.)
Adult General Admission $15 (Fri., Sat., Sun.); $10 (Mon.)
Youth/Seniors/Students $10 (Fri., Sat., Sun.); $8 (Mon.)
Tournament Schedule
Friday, May 30
Game 1 – Missouri vs. Mississippi, 12 p.m.
Game 2 – Miami vs. Bethune-Cookman, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 31
Game 3 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 12 p.m.
Game 4 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 1
Game 5 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser, 12 p.m.
Game 6 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 4 p.m.
Monday, June 2 Game 7 – If necessary, 7 p.m.
