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May 30, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia baseball team will be making just its fifth ever NCAA Regional appearance, and the first back-to-back NCAA appearances in school history, when the Cavaliers compete in the 2005 NCAA Collegiate Division I Baseball Championships. Virginia was awarded an at-large bid and is the #2 seed in the Corvallis Regional in Corvallis, Oregon and will face St. John’s on Friday, June 3rd at noon (PT). The Corvallis Regional will take place at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field on the campus of Oregon State University on June 3-6.
Virginia is making its fifth NCAA Regional appearance after also competing in the NCAA Tournament in 2004, 1996, 1985 and 1972. The Cavaliers are 8-8 (.500) all-time in NCAA Tournament contests. This will be the first time UVa has traveled West for an NCAA Regional after playing in Charlottesville, Va.; Tusclaoosa, Ala.; Coral Gables, Fla. and Gastonia, N.C. in its four previous outings.
UVa will be joined in the Corvallis Regional field by the #1 seeded Oregon State Beavers (Oregon State is seeded #8 nationally), the #3 seeded St. John’s Red Storm and the #4 seeded Ohio State Buckeyes. Virginia will face St. John’s and Oregon State will face Ohio State on Friday, June 3rd. The NCAA Regionals are a double-elimination format and the winners/losers of the Virginia/St. John’s and Oregon State/Ohio State games will play each other on Saturday, June 4th.
ACC member Virginia enters the Corvallis Regional with a record of 41-18 overall. Pac-10 member Oregon State stands 41-9 overall, Big East member St. John’s is 39-16 on the season and Big Ten member Ohio State is 39-18 on the year. The Cavaliers and Red Storm were awarded at-large bids while the Beavers and Buckeyes were awarded automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament field.
Here is a closer look at Virginia’s history in the NCAA Tournament:
2004 Charlottesville RegionalCharlottesville, Va.Date Opponent ResultJune 5 Princeton L, 4-2June 5 George Mason W, 7-2June 6 Princeton W, 9-0June 6 Vanderbilt L, 7-3
1996 South I RegionalTuscaloosa, Ala.Date Opponent ResultMay 23 Notre Dame L, 12-1May 24 Princeton W, 12-2May 25 Notre Dame W, 7-1May 25 Stetson W, 5-4May 26 Alabama L, 18-8
1985 Atlantic RegionalCoral Gables, Fla.Date Opponent ResultMay 24 Florida W, 14-1May 26 Miami L, 11-6May 27 Florida L, 15-2
1972 District III PlayoffsGastonia, N.C.Date Opponent ResultJune 1 Richmond W, 18-2June 2 Mississippi W, 9-3June 3 South Alabama L, 6-1June 3 Mississippi L, 9-0
Overall Appearances: FourOverall Record: 8-8
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