The field for the NCAA baseball tournament will take shape this week with conference tournaments determining most of the 30 automatic qualifiers. Also at stake are 34 at-large bids. The 16 NCAA regional hosts will be announced Sunday and the rest of the 64-team field next Monday. The College World Series is June 14 through June 23 or 24 in Omaha, Nebraska. A look at the tournaments in the power conferences: ACCSite: Truist Field; Charlotte, North Carolina. Days: Tuesday to Sunday. 2023 champion: Clemson. Top seed: North Carolina. Short hops: The Tar Heels’ 22 ACC wins match their most since 2018, and they head to Charlotte with wins in 10 of their last 11 overall. ... This is the 50th ACC Tournament and 26th played in the state of North Carolina. Only Virginia and Clemson have participated in all of them. ... Wake Forest’s Chase Burns leads the nation with 169 strikeouts. ... Virginia’s .340 batting average is best among Power Five teams and third overall. |
Xi, Honduran president exchange congratulations on 1st anniversary of tiesI'm an influencer and these are the things I never expected about the jobChina's national legislature opens annual sessionIAEA chief calls for maximum restraint over Zaporizhzhia attacksChina rolls out tasks to foster improved online environmentA technicolor twist on Yu the GreatChina's Qin leads field into men's 50m breaststroke final at Aquatics WorldsIsraeli airstrikes in S. Lebanon kill Hezbollah fighter, injure 2 civiliansExhibition unveils rare masterpiece by ancient Chinese artistEngland cricket great Derek Underwood dies at age 78