THE FLATS – Georgia Tech baseball has earned a No. 2 seed in the Nashville Regional for the 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament, the NCAA Baseball Committee announced Monday.
The Yellow Jackets (29-23) will join Vanderbilt, Indiana State, and Presbyterian.
The ACC Coastal Division Champions, Georgia Tech will make its 33rd appearance in the NCAA Tournament and second-straight since 2019 (no tournament was held in 2020).
The 17th-ranked Jackets are 73-65 (.529) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and is 65-54 (.546) all-time in the first-round, Regional action.
Georgia Tech will play its first game of the Nashville Regional against Indiana State on Friday, June 4. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and WREK 91.1 FM.
Tickets for the Vanderbilt Regional are on sale now and may be purchased on vucommodores.com or by calling the Vanderbilt ticket office at 615-322-4653 during business hours, beginning Tuesday, June 1.
Regional Notes:
- Georgia Tech will head to Hawkins Field in the postseason for the second time ever, going 3-2 in 2013 to be the regional runner-up;
- Georgia Tech has played only Vanderbilt in this regional previously, owning a 3-1 record;
- All-time, Georgia Tech is 3-0 against Indiana State (last meeting in 2015), 8-2 against Presbyterian (last meeting in 2015), and 59-36-1 against Vanderbilt (last meeting in 2013).
Multimedia:
Regional Selection Press Conference – Coach Hall, Zach Maxwell, Justyn-Henry Malloy
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