Tennessee Baseball sends message after getting passed over as a Super Regional host
The Tennessee Vols should be hosting a Super Regional this weekend with a trip to Omaha on the line. But instead, the Vols will head to Hattiesburg to take on Southern Mississippi in a best-of-three series that starts on Saturday. The Vols were in line to potentially host a Super Regional thanks to their win […]
The Tennessee Vols should be hosting a Super Regional this weekend with a trip to Omaha on the line.
But instead, the Vols will head to Hattiesburg to take on Southern Mississippi in a best-of-three series that starts on Saturday.
The Vols were in line to potentially host a Super Regional thanks to their win in the Clemson regional and Auburn's loss in their regional.
The NCAA, however, went with Hattiesburg over Knoxville.
"Southern Miss and Tennessee both met the minimum guidelines in their respective bid proposals submitted before the championship began," said a statement from the NCAA. "In situations where a super regional matchup is between equally seeded teams, the DI Baseball Committee reviews hosting proposals submitted by each school. The committee decision is based on site selection criteria, including factors such as quality and availability of the facility, revenue potential, and attendance potential."
If Tennessee is going to make it to Omaha, they'll have to win on the road…again (something that plagued the Vols during the regular season, but didn't impact them in Clemson this past weekend).
And that's alright with Tennessee. They're not complaining about not hosting a Super Regional. In fact, shortly after the news broke on Tuesday morning that UT wouldn't be hosting, Tennessee made it clear that they're willing to take on anyone at any location.
There's no doubt these Vols are locked in right now. And they could be on the verge of completing a special season.
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