OU baseball: Sooners draw a No. 2 seed in Charlottesville Regional
AT A GLANCE
National seeds
Florida (42-18)
UCLA (42-14)
Florida State (43-15)
Baylor (44-14)
Oregon (42-17)
North Carolina (44-14)
LSU (43-16)
South Carolina (40-17)
OU will head to Virginia to kick off the 2012 NCAA baseball tournament. The Sooners were selected as a No. 2 seed in the Charlottesville Regional, the NCAA announced today.
Oklahoma (38-22) joins No. 1 seed Virginia (38-17-1), Appalachian State (39-16) and Army (41-13) in the regional matchup from June 1-4 at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Va.
Double-elimination pool play begins Friday when the Sooners face Appalachian State, the Southern Conference champions, and continues through the weekend.
The winner of the Charlottesville Regional advances to a best-of-three Super Regional series against the Columbia Regional, which includes two-time defending NCAA champion South Carolina.
OU entered the month on the bubble, but the Sooners picked up five wins against No. 4 Baylor and made a run to the Big 12 tournament finals, cementing themselves in the field of 64.
The time for Friday's game against Appalachian State hasn't been announced yet.
CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL
June 1-4 in Charlottesville, Va.
Host school: Virginia Cavaliers
Friday, June 1
Game 1: No. 3 Appalachian State (39-16) vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (38-22)
Game 2: No. 4 Army (41-13) vs. No. 1 Virginia (38-17-1)
Saturday, June 2
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Monday, June 4
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (if necessary)
Regional winner faces winner of Columbia Regional
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