Baseball

Huskers to Face Butler in Minneapolis in NCAA Regional

Lincoln -- The sixth-ranked Nebraska (47-15) baseball team earned the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Tournament Regional in Minneapolis and will face fourth-seeded Butler (31-26) Friday, May 26, at 1 p.m. at Siebert Field on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

Minnesota (37-22) is the region's No. 2 seed and will play third-seeded Wichita State (42-19) on May 26, at 7 p.m. The two losers of Friday's games will play at Noon on Saturday, May 27, in the double-elimination format, while Friday's winners will square off at 4 p.m. Fans wanting to purchase tickets for the regional can call the Minnesota ticket office at 1-800-U-Gopher or (612) 624-8080. All-session passes are $48 dollars and individual tickets can be purchased for $8 apiece.

The Huskers will be making their fifth NCAA appearance in school history (also 1979, 1980, 1985 and 1999) and are making consecutive NCAA trips for the first time since 1979-80. The Big 12 Tournament champions, Nebraska has won five straight games and are 29-4 since April 4.

Friday, May 26

Game 1: Nebraska vs. Butler

1 p.m.

Game 2: Minnesota vs. Wichita State

7 p.m.

Saturday, May 27

Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Noon

Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

4 p.m.

Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

8 p.m.

Sunday, May 28

Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5

1 p.m.

Game 7: Rematch of Game 6 (If necessary)

5 p.m.

Div. I Regional Matchups
National Top Eight Seeds are in parentheses.

May 26-28 at Columbia, S.C.
1. South Carolina (1)
2. Wake Forest
3. Seton Hall
4. Liberty
 May 26-28 at Lafayette, La.
1. East Carolina
2. Louisiana-Lafayette
3. McNeese State
4. Marist
May 26-28 at Minneapolis
1. Nebraska
2. Minnesota
3. Wichita State
4. Butler
 May 26-28 at Palo Alto, Calif.
1. Stanford (8)
2. Alabama
3. Nevada
4. Fresno State
May 26-28 at Houston, Texas
1. Houston (5)
2. Rice
3. Texas Tech
4. Princeton
 May 26-28 at Waco, Texas
1. Baylor
2. Florida
3. San Jose State
4. Southwest Texas State
May 26-28 at Starkville, Miss.
1. Mississippi State
2. Tulane
3. Notre Dame
4. South Alabama
 May 26-28 at Clemson, S.C.
1. Clemson (4)
2. Old Dominion
3. Illinois
4. Middle Tennessee State
May 26-28 at Baton Rouge, La.
1. LSU (2)
2. New Orleans
3. La.-Monroe
4. Jackson State
 May 26-28 at Oklahoma City, Okla.
1. UCLA
2. Oklahoma
3. Oral Roberts
4. Delaware
May 26-28 at Upper Montclair, N.J.
1. Rutgers
2. North Carolina
3. Penn State
4. Army
 May 26-28 at Tempe, Ariz.
1. Arizona State (7)
2. Texas
3. Creighton
4. Miami (Ohio)
May 26-28 at Tallahassee, Fla.
1. Florida State (6)
2. Central Florida
3. Evansville
4. Bethune-Cookman
 May 26-28 at Coral Gables, Fla.
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. Florida Atlantic
3. Florida International
4. Wagner
May 26-28 at Fullerton, Calif.
1. Southern California
2. Cal State Fullerton
3. Loyola Marymount
4. Virginia Tech
 May 26-28 at Atlanta, Ga.
1. Georgia Tech (3)
2. Auburn
3. Stetson
4. Georgia Southern