This weekend’s Super Regionals will set the eight-team field for Omaha.
The NCAA baseball season has reached the Super Regional stage, and each of the final 16 teams includes key contributors who played American Legion Baseball.
The winners of each of the eight best-of-three Super Regionals will advance to the College World Series, June 12-22 in Omaha, Neb.
All times below are ET; schedules and channels subject to change.
Note: American Legion Baseball alumni listed are those who played this season and may not include all ALB alumni on each team.
Morgantown Super Regional, Cal Poly at West Virginia
Game 1: Noon, June 5, ESPN2
Game 2: Noon, June 6, ESPN2
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 7
How they got here: Cal Poly (39-22) swept through the Los Angeles Regional, avoiding a matchup with national No. 1 seed UCLA, who lost twice to Saint Mary’s. West Virginia (43-15) bounced back from an 11-9 loss to Kentucky by beating the Wildcats twice (11-9 and 6-3 in 10 innings) to advance from their own regional.
Cal Poly (4 ALB alumni): Sr. RHP Nick Bonn (Laguna Beach (Calif.) Post 222; 1-4 record, 17 saves, 3.49 ERA); Sr. RHP Erik Kvidahl (Napa Valley (Calif.); 2.2 IP; 0.00 ERA); Jr. RHP Griffin Naess (Laguna Beach (Calif.) Post 222; 8-4 record, 4.00 ERA); Soph. OF Dante Vachini (Petaluma (Calif.) Longhorns; .289 average, 23 RBIs).
West Virginia (7 ALB alumni): Soph. RHP Chansen Cole (Inman (S.C.) Post 45; 9-1 record, 2.87 ERA); Soph. RHP Bryson Hoff (South Hill (W. Va.) Patriots; 0.2 IP, 27.00 ERA); GS RHP Ian Korn (York (Pa.); 5-1 record, 2 saves, 3.12 ERA); Sr. OF Ben Lumsden (Greer (S.C.) Post 115; .258 average, 12 RBIs); Sr. LHP Ben McDougal (Bridgeport (W.Va.) Post 68; 1-0 record, 3.97 ERA); Jr. LHP Andrew Middleton (Canton (Mass.) Post 24; 0.1 IP, 6.00 ERA); Sr. OF Brock Wills (Holly Springs (N.C.) Post 116; .276 average, 23 RBIs)
Chapel Hill Super Regional, USC at North Carolina
Game 1: 3 p.m., June 5, ESPN2
Game 2: 2 p.m., June 6, ESPN
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 7.
How they got here: USC (47-16) avenged a regional-opening loss to Texas State, then routed host Texas A&M 14-3 and 7-1 to win the College Station Regional. North Carolina (48-11-1) swept the Chapel Hill Regional by a combined 24-8 over three games.
USC (3 ALB alumni): Fr. IF Logan Honma (Pearl City, Haw.; .222 average); Soph. IF Maddox Riske (Las Vegas; .208 average, 18 RBIs); RS Fr. Will Stickney (San Diego; .167 average, 5 RBIs).
North Carolina (4 ALB alumni): GS LHP Tom Chmielewski (Needham (Mass.) Post 14; 2-0 record, 1 save, 5.12 ERA); Sr. RHP Cameron Padgett (East Rowan (N.C.); 17 appearances, 6.56 ERA); Jr. IF Jake Schaffner (Janesville (Wis.); .362 average, 44 RBIs); Jr. C Macon Winslow (Perquimans Co. (N.C.); .301 average, 55 RBIs);
Troy Super Regional, Little Rock at Troy
Game 1: 5 p.m., June 5, ESPNU
Game 2: 3 p.m., June 6, ESPN2
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 7
How they got here: Little Rock (39-26) swept the Hattiesburg Regional to advance. Troy (36-30) stumbled in their opener in the Gainesville Regional, then scored double-digit runs in three of four games to advance.
Little Rock (6 ALB alumni): Jr. SS Lance Anderson (Boise, Idaho; .200 average, 2 RBIs); R-Sr. RHP Preston Davis (Texarkana, Tex.; 6 appearances, 29.45 ERA); R-Sr. RHP Issac Evaniew (Eugene, Ore.; 5-1 record, 2 saves, 2.58 ERA); R-Sr. LHP Brett Gastman (Little Rock, Ark.; 0-2 record, 1 save, 15.43 ERA); Soph. C Cade Martin (Texarkana, Tex.; .257 average, 20 RBIs); Jr. CF Michael O’Brien (River Ridge, La.; .264 average, 6 RBIs).
Troy (2 ALB alumni): Soph. OF Houston Markham (Troy (Ala.) Post 70; .308 average, 12 RBIs); Fr. IF/RHP Brady Richardson (Troy (Ala.) Post 70; 17.1 IP, 6.75 ERA).
Auburn Super Regional, Ole Miss at Auburn
Game 1: 8 p.m., June 5, ESPN2
Game 2: 5 p.m., June 6, ESPN
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 7
How they got here: Ole Miss (39-21) swept the Lincoln Regional to set up one of two all-SEC super regionals. Auburn (42-20) bounced back from an opening loss in their home regional to advance.
Ole Miss (5 ALB alumni): Sr. OF Tristan Bissetta (Greer (S.C.) Post 115; .281 average, 60 RBIs); Jr. RHP Landon Koenig (Mayville/Portland (N.D.) Posts 8/93; 3-1 record, 2 saves, 6.35 ERA); R-Fr. RHP Jake Reigert (Woodbury (Minn.) Post 501; 1-0 IP, 18.00 ERA); Sr. RHP Mark Sipila (Maple Plain (Minn.) Post 514; 6.0 IP, 4.50 ERA); Sr. RHP Landon Waters (Panola (Miss.); 0-1 record, 2 saves, 3.13 ERA).
Auburn (2 ALB alumni): Jr. LHP Garrett Brewer (Stevensville (Mich.) Post 568; 1-2 record, 3 saves, 5.40 ERA); Sr. IF Todd Clay (Troy (Ala.) Post 70; .133 average, 4 RBIs).
Athens Super Regional, Mississippi State at Georgia
Game 1: 11 a.m., June 6, ESPN
Game 2: Noon, June 7, ESPN
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 8.
How they got here: Mississippi State (43-17) won their regional games 10-1, 10-5 and 19-5 to cruise. Georgia (49-12) is the highest national seed remaining in the tournament; the Bulldogs entered as the No. 3 seed overall and swept their regional.
Mississippi State (4 ALB alumni): Sr. RHP Ben Davis (Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49; 0-2 record, 5 saves, 3.35 ERA); Jr. RHP Peyton Fowler (Panola (Miss.) Post 118; 1-0 record, 2.84 ERA); Soph. IF/UT Chone James (Murrells Inlet (S.C.) Post 178; .309 average, 14 RBIs); GS 1B/OF Reed Stallman (Toddville (Iowa) Post 674; .319 average, 52 RBIs).
Georgia (2 ALB alumni): GS RHP Thomas Ellisen (Kimberly (Wis.); 1-2 record, 7.71 ERA); Sr. UT Jordy Oriach (Haverhill (Mass.) Post 4; .300 average, 28 RBIs).
Lawrence Super Regional, Oklahoma at Kansas
Game 1: 6 p.m., June 6, ESPN2
Game 2: 6 p.m., June 7, ESPN+
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 8.
How they got here: Oklahoma (36-22) edged host Georgia Tech, 8-7 in 10 innings, to win the Atlanta Regional. Kansas (45-16) swept the Lawrence Regional.
Oklahoma (3 ALB alumni): Sr. OF Trey Gambill (Lone Peak (Utah); .285 average, 33 RBIs); Fr. RHP Xander Mercurius (Southern Nevada; 0-2 record, 1 save, 6.18 ERA); Soph. RHP Drew Rerick (Fargo (N.D.) Post 400; 2.1 IP, 3.86 ERA).
Kansas (4 ALB alumni): Jr. IF/OF Brady Ballinger (Nevada Gators Gold; .289 average, 45 RBIs); Sr. 1B/RHP Josh Dykhoff (Wadena (Minn.) Post 121; .295 average, 56 RBIs); Soph. RHP Riane Ritter (Rogers (Minn.) Post 531; 8-2 record, 2 saves, 5.49 ERA); Fr. RHP Madden Seidl (Topeka (Kan.) Post 421; 28 IP, 6.11 ERA).
Austin Super Regional, Oregon at Texas
Game 1: 8 p.m., June 6, ESPN
Game 2: 9 p.m., June 7, ESPN
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 8.
How they got here: Oregon (43-16) swept through the Eugene Regional to advance. Texas (43-13) did likewise in the Austin Regional.
Oregon (9 ALB alumni): Sr. RHP Devin Bell (La Grande (Ore.); 2-6 record, 12 saves, 3.75 ERA); Fr. RHP/IF Hudson Carvalho (Issaquah (Wash.); 1.2 IP, 37.80 ERA); R-Fr. LHP Blake Crawford (West Linn (Ore.); 5.2 IP, 4.76 ERA); Sr. OF Elijah Cook (Chula Vista (Calif.); .160 average, 2 RBIs); R-Fr. IF/RHP Naulivou Lauaki Jr. (Springville (Utah); .320 average, 36 RBIs); Soph. RHP Michael Meckna (Omaha (Neb.); 1-0 record, 5.56 ERA); Jr. IF Maddox Molony (Springfield (Ore.); .231 average, 39 RBIs); Soph. RHP Luke Morgan (Grants Pass (Ore.) Post 28; 1-1 record, 5.18 ERA); Sr. IF/OF Drew Smith (Clovis (Calif.) Post 147; .332 average, 61 RBIs).
Texas (5 ALB alumni): Jr. RHP Thomas Burns (Hortonville (Wis.) Post 55; 1-0 record, 4 saves, 6.00 ERA); Soph. IF Callum Early (Powhatan (Va.) Post 201; 0-for-5, 9 GP); GS LHP Cal Higgins (Kearney (Neb.) Post 52; 1-1 record, 5.56 ERA); Jr. LHP Haiden Leffew (South Rowan (N.C.); 4-1 record, 4.05 ERA); R-Sr. OF Dariyan Pendergrass (Florence (S.C.) Post 1; .258 average, 5 RBIs).
Tuscaloosa Super Regional, St. John’s at Alabama
Game 1: 9 p.m., June 6, ESPN2
Game 2: 3 p.m., June 7, ESPN+
Game 3, if necessary: TBD June 8
How they got here: St. John’s (36-24) stunned host Florida State twice — 6-5 in the opener and 5-4 in the final — to win the Tallahassee Regional. Alabama (40-19) swept the Tuscaloosa Regional to advance.
St. John’s (2 ALB alumni): Jr. IF Ayden Frey (New Cumberland (Pa.) Post 143; .231 average, 19 RBIs; Jr. IF Jayder Raifstanger (Sheffield (Mass.) Post 340; .336 average, 49 RBIs).
Alabama (4 ALB alumni): GS RHP Bobby Alcock (Lynn (Mass.) Post 6; 2-0 record, 3.86 ERA); R-Jr. RHP Tyler Fay (Grand Island (Neb.); 10-4 record, 4.70 ERA); Fr. OF Chase Kroberger (Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72; .148 average, 3 RBIs); Jr. RHP Owen Sarna (Rock Hill (S.C.) Post 34; 9.1 IP, 4.82 ERA).
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