Florida baseball is once again hosting a regional in Gainesville.
The Gators (39-19) have qualified for 18 straight NCAA baseball regionals, which is now the longest active streak in the country.
Florida is the No. 8 overall seed and will open against No. 4 seed Rider (33-18) on May 29 (ESPN+, 1 p.m. E.T.) at Condron Ballpark. The No. 2 seed in the bracket is Miami (38-18), and the No. 3 seed is Troy (32-29).
The Gainesville Regional is paired with the Hattiesburg Regional, which is hosted by No. 9 Southern Miss. The winners of the two regionals will face off in the super regionals.
Stream Florida Baseball NCAA Regional
Florida enters the NCAA tournament having won 10 of its last 12 games.
NCAA Regional bracket, schedule for Gainesville
All games at Condron Ballpark in Gainesville; double elimination format
Friday, May 29
Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31
Monday, June 1
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, Regional championship game (if necessary), TBA
Florida baseball NCAA Tournament appearances
Florida has advanced to the NCAA tournament 42 times, last missing in 2007. The Gators have hosted a regional 20 times.
Vanderbilt won the national championship in 2017 and have gone to the College World Series nine times under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan.
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