2024 College World Series

[mrsticka]

It's coming up in a couple months. It's way too early to tell who will make it there. But I wouldn't be surprised if LSU made it back there this year.

[skinzfan23]

Just looked and all the night games are sold out. The tickets on Ticketmaster are re-sale tickets and cheapest are about $60. I really hate the way the series is run for ticket sales. I wish they would bring back GA, but that is never going to happen. The games for the championship are already well over $100. As a casual baseball fan, that is way too much money.

On a side note, there are tickets for Tuesday's day game for $13.

[mrsticka]

Tickets to the CWS are usually pretty expensive and very hard to come by.

[Coyote]

Field of 64 Projections:
Final edition after reveal of 16 host sites

Conference tournament week is complete, and the automatic qualifiers have been determined for the upcoming NCAA Tournament for college baseball. On Sunday evening, the NCAA announced the 16 regional host sites. Following that announcement, we have updated our Field of 64 projections for the final time ahead of Selection Monday.

While we do not yet know the order of the 16 regional hosts, we will learn that on Monday at 12 noon ET along with the full field. The selection show will be broadcasted on ESPN2. If that reveal goes anything like the host announcement, we’re in for some surprises.

Fayetteville Regional
1. Arkansas (5)
2. Nebraska*
3. TCU
4. Southeast Missouri*

[Coyote]

Sixteen regional sites selected for the 2024 NCAA DI baseball championship

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the 16 regional sites for the 77th annual NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The 16 regional sites, with host institutions and records are as follows:

Athens, Georgia – Georgia (39-15)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – North Carolina (42-13)
Charlottesville, Virginia – Virginia (41-15)
Clemson, South Carolina – Clemson (41-14)
Bryan-College Station, Texas – Texas A&M (44-13)
Corvallis, Oregon – Oregon State (42-14)
Fayetteville, Arkansas – Arkansas (43-14)
Greenville, North Carolina – East Carolina (43-15)
Knoxville, Tennessee – Tennessee (50-11)
Lexington, Kentucky – Kentucky (40-14)
Norman, Oklahoma – Oklahoma (37-19)
Raleigh, North Carolina – NC State (33-20)
Santa Barbara, California – UC Santa Barbara (42-12)
Stillwater, Oklahoma – Oklahoma State (40-17)
Tallahassee, Florida – Florida State (42-15)
Tucson, Arizona – Arizona (36-21)

[Coyote]

2024 NCAA DI baseball bracket selection show



The 2024 NCAA Division I baseball bracket was revealed on May 27. Watch the full selection show here.

Subscribe to the NCAA Championship YouTube channel: https://www.ncaa.com/championships

[Coyote]

[Coyote]

Downtown Omaha tailgating sites gear up for College World Series



The 2024 NCAA Men’s College World Series is a week away. Tents are pitched, ready to welcome in college baseball fans from coast to coast. For the last week , the original mattress factory has been setting up for Baseball Village. It’ll be a spot for fans to grab a bite, a drink and watch some of the games on TV. Right across the way is the VIP section, where Blur Events has been working for the last two weeks to get their tailgate up and running. They’re excited to welcome guests back in for their 12th year.

[mrsticka]

It's coming. It's going to be here next week.

[nebugeater]

So far, the teams that are coming to Omaha are

Florida State
Virginia
North Carolina


These Supers are in a Game 3. The winner goes to Omaha Situation.

Tennesssee / Evansville

Only played one so far.

Kentucky / Oregon St has only played one with Kentucky up
NC State / Georgia have only played one, with NC State up
Florida / Clemson have only played one, with Florida up one
Texas A&M / Oregon have only played one, with A&M up one

[Toto]

Why no Fireworks again this year? The NCAA going cheap on us?

[Brad]

Why no Fireworks again this year? The NCAA going cheap on us?

I miss the fireworks too. I heard somewhere the teams didn't like staying out late the night before the CWS so they scrapped the whole opening ceremonies idea.

[skinzfan23]

As a fan, that was one of the best moments of the CWS. Olympic style entrance, parachutes, fireworks and concert all for free. Now everything is just so corporate.

I looked a few weeks ago and tickets for any of the night games were at least $50-60 each. I like baseball but not going to spend that kind of money on college baseball.

I would love to go to a night game, does anyone know if tickets get cheaper? You used to be able to get GA tickets for $5 for some of the games where it wasn't full.....maybe those days are long gone.

[Brad]

This is a cool pattern, and check out the Ferris wheel in the background!

[Busguy2010]

As a fan, that was one of the best moments of the CWS. Olympic style entrance, parachutes, fireworks and concert all for free. Now everything is just so corporate.

I looked a few weeks ago and tickets for any of the night games were at least $50-60 each. I like baseball but not going to spend that kind of money on college baseball.

I would love to go to a night game, does anyone know if tickets get cheaper? You used to be able to get GA tickets for $5 for some of the games where it wasn't full.....maybe those days are long gone.

The last CWS I went to was the one Coastal Carolina won, I think 2016 or something like that. The tickets for the championship game were like $15. That's nuts to hear they've gone up that much. I definitely wouldn't be spending $50-60 for any seat for any game. I could see them being that hot a ticket MAYBE if Creighton or Nebraska were playing

[almighty_tuna]

I thought I'd check and a random opening round day game (NC State vs Kentucky ) the cheapest ticket was resale at $37 for right field. The cheapest ticket for the June 17 1pm CDT elimination game was a standard, non-resale ticket for $13. If you want to go to the first game of the finals, it will cost you a minimum of $140 and is a resale ticket.

The most expensive ticket I've found so far is a resale ticket for the first championship game (night game), sec 114 row 15, for $2,500.

[nebugeater]

This is a cool pattern, and check out the Ferris wheel in the background!

Am I wrong to remember they had a Ferris Wheel here for the CWS a few years back? I heard a discussion on the radio that people should be excited for a first-time attraction at the CWS - The Farris Wheel. I sure seem to remember it at least once pre- COVID downtown

[Brad]

This is a cool pattern, and check out the Ferris wheel in the background!

Am I wrong to remember they had a Ferris Wheel here for the CWS a few years back? I heard a discussion on the radio that people should be excited for a first-time attraction at the CWS - The Farris Wheel. I sure seem to remember it at least once pre- COVID downtown

It was quite a long time ago. I would need to go look at my photos, but probably closer to the begging of the Ameritrade/Schwab era.

[nebugeater]

This is a cool pattern, and check out the Ferris wheel in the background!

Am I wrong to remember they had a Ferris Wheel here for the CWS a few years back? I heard a discussion on the radio that people should be excited for a first-time attraction at the CWS - The Farris Wheel. I sure seem to remember it at least once pre- COVID downtown

It was quite a long time ago. I would need to go look at my photos, but probably closer to the begging of the Ameritrade/Schwab era.

OK ( that would still be pre-COVID, I guess ;) ) At least I am not completely wrong on one being there.

[skinzfan23]

I went back and checked, the large ferris wheel was here in 2017.

[skinzfan23]

Also, I have said time and again, but the grounds grew at Schwab Field is so much better than the one at Rosenblatt. They used to get so much credit, but every year the grass was so torn up at Rosenblatt. Obviously, it got more playing time with the Royals being there but this is night and day better!

[nebugeater]

I went back and checked, the large ferris wheel was here in 2017.

Thanks for doing the homework for me!

[skinzfan23]

I went back and checked, the large ferris wheel was here in 2017.

Thanks for doing the homework for me!

No problem, I actually looked back through pictures on my phone b/c I knew I had some when my family went last time.

Is there an extra charge to ride it this time? The fanfest page doesn't mention a cost. Last time, I believe it was $5/person.

[Brad]

I went back and checked, the large ferris wheel was here in 2017.

Thanks. Here is a photo from that year. The new placement is way better!

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[skinzfan23]

It will look nice, especially at night with the view from home plate.

[Brad]

It will look nice, especially at night with the view from home plate.

The view they don't let Photographers get...

[almighty_tuna]

You WILL stand in your 6'x4', NCAA-approved, taped off box to get your photos and you will LIKE IT.

[mrsticka]

Okay, so LSU didn't make it to the College World Series this year.

The teams are:
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Florida State
Kentucky
NC State
Texas A&M
Florida

So they're all set.

[NEDodger]

Okay, so LSU didn't make it to the College World Series this year.

The teams are:
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Florida State
Kentucky
NC State
Texas A&M
Florida

So they're all set.

LSU brings in a lot of people, but I think we'll get a good chunk of their folks anyways. It's nice to see a few new teams once in a while. Would have loved to have seen Evansville sneak in. Happy that Kentucky is here for the first time. Would have liked Clemson over Florida, but hey......there's some blue bloods so that should bring in some money.

[mrsticka]

I was hoping Nebraska would make it to the College World Series. But alas, no such luck.

[nebugeater]

I was hoping Nebraska would make it to the College World Series. But alas, no such luck.

That would have been a real stretch goal this year.

[mrsticka]

I was hoping Nebraska would make it to the College World Series. But alas, no such luck.

That would have been a real stretch goal this year.

Yeah, it probably would have. I guess after winning the Big Ten Tournament championship, I thought maybe they had some more gas in them.

[nebugeater]

I was hoping Nebraska would make it to the College World Series. But alas, no such luck.

That would have been a real stretch goal this year.

Yeah, it probably would have. I guess after winning the Big Ten Tournament championship, I thought maybe they had some more gas in them.

It didn't help matching up against Florida, which seems to be the hottest team on a run right now. It will be interesting to see what they can do in Omaha

[Greg S]

Kentucky I think will bring a ton of fans.

[Louie]

Kentucky I think will bring a ton of fans.

Honestly, all 8 of these teams have the potential to bring a lot of fans with them.

[ita]

1,000-plus youth baseball teams adjust to loss of general admission College World Series tickets

This is a pretty good article about how CWS's move from GA to reserved-only outfield seating affect youth team attendance at the tourney. Apparently, between Slumpbuster and Battle of Omaha, about 1000 youth teams come to Omaha for youth baseball tournaments and to attend CWS. Even though the move to reserved-only makes it harder for youth teams to attend as frequently as they did in the past, it has not deterred teams from attending the locally held national tournaments.

[mrsticka]

Tomorrow

Game 1
North Carolina vs. Virginia - 1:00 PM

Game 2
Tennessee vs. Florida State - 6:00 PM

[iamjacobm]

Dang I don’t remember them ever having that big of a ferris wheel set up, at least not in dead center.

[nebugeater]

Dang I don’t remember them ever having that big of a ferris wheel set up, at least not in dead center.

Scroll up and see the posts from Wednesday 2017 slightly diff location. Brad has a photo of this year too.

[skinzfan23]

It was in the grassy area just north of CHI.