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AUSTIN AWAITS: Baseball Earns At-Large Berth To NCAA Championship
May 25, 2009 | Baseball
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College baseball team didn't have to wait long to find out and for the first time in 42 years, the Eagles are going dancing. BC was selected to the field of 64 teams on Monday in the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
BC (33-24) earned the No. 3 seed in the Austin Regional with top-seeded and host Texas (40-13-1). Texas State (41-15) was awarded the second seed and Army (34-19) is the fourth seed.
The Eagles will open the regional with Texas State on Friday and will play at 1 p.m. CT at Texas' UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The four-team regionals are a double-elimination bracket that spans from May 29-June 1.
"Obviously, we are thrilled to be in this position to play in the tournament for the first time in 42 years," head coach Mik Aoki said. "We are excited about the challenge of playing in a great regional and playing at one of the really storied programs in college baseball. To have the opportunity to play in a regional at the University of Texas is really exciting and I couldn't think of a better way to establish a tradition here at BC of going to the tournament year-in and year-out."
This year's at-large selection to the NCAA Championship is the first for Boston College since 1967 and its 10th in program history. The Eagles are 16-19 overall in NCAA tournament play and have advanced to the College World Series four times (1953, 1960, 1961, 1967).
"I am absolutely elated," fifth-year senior and co-captain Harry Darling said. "I shed a tear or two when we were all jumping around. It's been something we have been working for in my five years and especially this year. It's been a goal every season and to see it finally come true is amazing. It's a dream. It's an absolute dream. I couldn't be happier for the guys, the staff and everybody involved."
AUSTIN REGIONAL SCHEDULE (All times are Central)
Friday, May 29
Game 1: #3 Boston College vs. #2 Texas State - 1 p.m.
Game 2: #4 Army vs. #1 Texas - 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
Game 3: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 1 - Noon
Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1 - 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 31
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 - Noon
Game 6: Regional Championship Game (Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5) - 6 p.m.
Monday, June 1
Game 7: Second Regional Championship Game - 1 p.m.
**Played if Game 5 winner wins Game 6**
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets may be ordered online at www.TexasBoxOffice.com, by phone at either 800-982-BEVO or 512-471-3333 or in person at the UT Athletics Ticket Office between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Central) beginning on Tuesday, May 26. The UFCU Disch-Falk Field ticket office also will be open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Central) from Tuesday, May 26 through Thursday, May 28 and will open at 10 a.m. on Friday and stay open until the 7th inning of Friday's second game. The UFCU Disch-Falk Field ticket office will open one-and-one-half hours prior to the day's opening game on all game days during the Regional.
Regional all-session ticket prices are $60 for reserved seats and $45 for general admission. Individual game tickets (if available) will go on sale at 9 a.m. (Central) on Friday, May 29 and can be ordered online at www.TexasBoxOffice.com, by phone at either 800-982-BEVO or 512-471-3333 or at the UFCU Disch-Falk Field ticket office. Prices for individual session tickets are $12 for reserved seats and $9 for general admission.
