The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Earns NCAA Tournament Bid In Tallahassee Regional
5/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 28, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ----- The UAB baseball program will be making its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament when it takes on regional No. 1-seed Florida State Friday at 6:00 p.m. in the first round of the Tallahassee Regional.
The NCAA announced the 64-team tournament field on Monday. Mississippi State (39-22), the No. 2 seed, and Samford (39-21), the region's No. 3 seed, round out the field at FSU's Dick Howser Stadium. The two teams of Bulldogs will open regional play Friday at Noon.
The Blazers (32-28) punched their ticket to the 2012 NCAA Championship by winning the Conference USA title Sunday at Pearl, Miss. With the automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament at stake, UAB shut out Memphis, 5-0, to earn its first NCAA Championship appearance since the 1991 season.
"I couIdn't be happier for this group of young men," said UAB head coach Brian Shoop, in his sixth season at the helm of the Blazers' program. "They are a special group and have shown a lot of character and heart this season. I know they're excited and I'm excited. It's a special thing to be one of 64 left and get to play again this weekend."
The Blazers' only other appearance in the NCAA Tournament was in 1991 when they played in the Austin Regional and went 1-2, losing to host Texas (16-3) and defeating Rutgers (10-9), before falling to Oklahoma State (8-7 in 10 innings).
UAB's 32 victories this season are the most for the Blazers since the 1996 campaign when they finished with a record of 33-25.
The 64-team NCAA Tournament field is made up of 16 regionals, each featuring four teams, playing a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are slated to be conducted from Friday, June 1, to Monday, June 4 (if necessary).
TICKET INFORMATION
Tournament passes for the Tallahassee Regional are $50.00 for reserved seats and $35 for general admission seats. These are good for every game of the tournament. Single game reserved seats are $12.00 with general admission tickets priced at $10.00 for adults, $7.00 for youth and students.
All-Tournament Books for the 2011 NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional ($50 for reserved seats and $35 for general admission seats) are now on sale via the Internet at www.seminoles.com. Tickets will also be available by phone at 888-FSU-Nole and at the Seminole Athletics Ticket Office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
Single game tickets for the Friday sessions ONLY will go on sale via the web (seminoles.com) beginning at 6:00 p.m. Thursday. In person and phone sales of single game tickets for Friday's games will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Single game tickets for games on subsequent days will go on sale on the web immediately following the last game of the previous day and at Dick Howser Stadium two hours prior to the start of the first game.
Prices for single game general admission tickets are $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for youth. If available, reserved seats single game tickets are $12.00.
2012 NCAA Tallahassee Regional Schedule
Friday, June 1
Game 1 - No. 2 Mississippi State vs. No. 3 Samford, 12 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 2 - No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 UAB, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday, June 2
Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, June 5
Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 12 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Monday, June 6
Game 7 - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 6 p.m. (if necessary) (ESPN3)
