Game time, network announced for Tennessee v. Northern Kentucky in Knoxville Regional
Game time and television destination has been revealed for No. 1 overall seed Tennessee baseball and 4-seed Northern Kentucky on Friday in Knoxville Rational play.
The Vols (50-11) and Norse (35-22) will play Friday night at 7 o’clock eastern time and it will be aired on the SEC Network. 2-seed Southern Miss and 3-seed Indiana will play at 1 o’clock eastern time and it will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Knoxville Regional winner will advance on to play the winner of the Greenville Regional, hosted by the 16th-overall seed, Eastern Carolina. If Tennessee wins its regional this weekend, it would host Supers in Knoxville as well.
The 64 teams are divided into 16 four-team regionals, with the top 16 overall seeds hosting regional play in the double-elimination format. The host sites were announced Sunday night and the programs included Georgia, Texas A&M, North Carolina, Virginia, Clemson, Oregon State, Arkansas, East Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma, North Carolina State, UC Santa Barbara, Oklahoma State, Florida State and Arizona.
Tennessee is, of course, the top-overall seed while Kentucky is second. Texas A&M is the third-overall seed while North Carolina and Arkansas rounded out the top-five. Clemson, Georgia, Florida State, Oklahoma and NC State comprise overall seeds six through 10 while Oklahoma State, Virginia, Arizona, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State and Eastern Carolina round out the hosting sites.
A Look at the Knoxville Regional
No. 1 Tennessee (50-11) | SEC Champions (X2) | D1 Baseball Poll: No. 1 | RPI: No. 1 | SOS: No. 27
No. 2 Southern Miss (41-18) | Sun Belt Conference Champs | RPI: No. 26 | SOS: No. 48
No. 3 Indiana (32-24-1) | 15-9 Big Ten | RPI: No. 55 | SOS: No. 37
No. 4 Northern Kentucky (35-22) | Horizon League Champs | RPI: No. 147 | SOS: No. 276
