The final 10 teams advanced as the 2015 NCAA Baseball Tournament continued Monday, bringing the regional round to a close.
After the third and final day of elimination games, LSU (Baton Rouge), Illinois (Champaign), Louisiana-Lafayette (Houston), Vanderbilt (Nashville), Florida State (Tallahassee), VCU (Dallas), Texas A&M (College Station), Miami (Coral Gables), TCU (Fort Worth) and Maryland (Los Angeles) are headed to the Super Regionals.
NCAA logo (Getty Images)Missouri State (Springfield), Arkansas (Stillwater), Florida (Gainesville), Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton) and Louisville (Louisville) earned trips to the Super Regionals Sunday after finishing their respective region without a loss. Virginia (Lake Elsinore) also secured a spot early Monday morning.
The 16 remaining teams move on to a best of three series at campus sites that will take place June 5-7.
Los Angeles Regional
Despite tallying three errors, No. 3 Maryland held on to hand No. 1 UCLA a 2-1 loss in the final game Monday evening. The Bruins found the scoreboard late in the seventh inning, but just couldn’t overcome the eight hits recorded by the Terrapins. Maryland will next meet Virginia in the Super Regionals.
Lake Elsinore Regional
Following a four-hour, 48-minute game that finished at 4:18 a.m. ET, No. 3 Virginia (37-22) took home its sixth Regional Championship in the last seven years after rallying with five runs in the 11th inning to defeat No. 2 USC (39-21) 14-10 early Monday morning. The Cavaliers, who finished runner-up to Vanderbilt in last year’s national championship, will face Maryland this weekend.
Stillwater Regional
Arkansas advanced to the Super Regionals Sunday.
Springfield Regional
Missouri State advanced to the Super Regionals Sunday.
Coral Gables Regional
No. 1 Miami (47-15) crushed No. 3 Columbia (33-17) 21-3 to advance to its first Super Regional appearance since 2010 in the largest victory margin in the school’s postseason history. The Hurricanes, who scored eight runs in the fourth inning, will look to stop fourth-seeded VCU’s momentum after the Rams sent home top-seeded Dallas Baptist with an unexpected victory.
Dallas Regional
In a surprising win, No. 4 VCU (39-23) upset No. 1 Dallas Baptist (46-15) 3-1 to win the Regional Championship and advance to the Super Regionals for the first time in school history. Dallas Baptist forced an extra game by edging VCU 2-1 earlier Monday. The Rams will next face Miami, who routed Columbia 21-3 Monday evening.
Tallahassee Regional
No. 1 Florida State (44-19) defeated No. 2 College of Charleston (45-15) 8-1 Monday evening to advance to the Super Regionals for the 14th time in school history. The Seminoles will take on their in-state rival, the Gators, in the Super Regionals for the second time this weekend after Florida secured its spot Sunday.
Gainesville Regional
Florida advanced to the Super Regionals Sunday.
Baton Rouge Regional
No. 1 LSU (51-10) claimed its 21st Regional Championship after handing No. 2 UNCW (41-18) a six-hit, 2-0 shutout loss Monday afternoon. The Tigers are expected to begin their three-game series against Louisiana-Lafayette this Friday or Saturday.
Houston Regional
No. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette (42-21) defeated No. 2 Rice (37-22) 5-2 for the second time in four days to become the second team to advance to the Super Regionals Monday. The Cajuns will look to extend their eight-game winning streak when they face LSU next weekend. Louisiana-Lafayette will eagerly continue its quest for the school’s second berth in the college world series.
College Station Regional
No. 1 Texas A&M (49-12) earned its sixth Regional Championship with its 3-1 win over No. 3 Cal (36-21) Monday evening. The Aggies will face TCU after the Horned Frogs eliminated NC State in extra innings.
Fort Worth Regional
After a back-and-forth battle that spanned 10 innings, No. 1 TCU (46-12) rallied from a 7-run deficit to defeat No. 2 NC State (36-23) 9-8. The Wolfpack blew their comfortable lead with six errors among other mistakes, allowing the Horned Frogs to advance to the Super Regionals where they will host Texas A&M.
Nashville Regional
In a record-setting win, No. 1 Vanderbilt (45-19) continued its undefeated streak through the Nashville Regional by slaughtering No. 2 Radford (45-16) with a 21-0 shutout to claim its sixth Regional Championship. After tying the NCAA record for the largest victory margin in a shutout in NCAA Tournament history, the defending national champions will travel to Illinois next week for the Super Regionals.
Fullerton Regional
Cal State Fullerton advanced to the Super Regionals Sunday.
Louisville Regional
Louisville advanced to the Super Regionals Sunday.
