NCAA Baseball Tournament Begins Corvallis, Chapel Hill Regionals

The NCAA baseball tournament's Corvallis Regional will feature a competitive field including Oregon State as the No. 1 seed, along with TCU, USC, and Saint Mary's. Saint Mary's secured their spot by winning the West Coast Conference tournament, marking their first NCAA appearance since 2016, while USC returns to the postseason for the first time in a decade and will play TCU in the opening game. TCU, despite a strong season and Big 12 tournament final appearance, was controversially not selected to host a regional, landing as the No. 2 seed in Corvallis where they face USC, benefiting from a challenging schedule and solid Quad 1 and 2 wins. Nebraska will compete in a separate regional as a No. 3 seed in North Carolina's regional, facing Oklahoma first. The double-elimination format in Corvallis promises intense matchups, with the winners advancing toward the College World Series starting June 13 in Omaha. Geographic proximity gives USC a slight advantage, while all teams aim to advance beyond this critical stage of the tournament.