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June 5, 2007

Eight Super Regional Hosts Announced

INDIANAPOLIS -- The eight super-regional hosts were announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.

A minimum of 45 hours of super-regional television will be provided by family of ESPN channels, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Consult local listings for specific games shown in each area of the country. As many as 15 national broadcast windows could appear on the three ESPN networks from June 8-11.

Only three, the smallest number since the bracket expanded in 1999, of the eight national seeds advanced to the super regionals and their national seed is indicated before the team name, while updated records through the regionals are in parenthesis. The following four super regionals will be played Friday, June 8, Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10 (if necessary). The four winners will play their first MCWS games Friday, June 15.

GAMES BEGIN FRIDAY, JUNE 8 – All Times are Eastern

Texas A&M (48-17) at No. 2 Rice (52-12): 7 p.m. (ESPN), 6 p.m. (ESPNU), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Oklahoma St. (41-19) at Louisville (44-21): 2 p.m. (ESPN2), Noon (ESPNU), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Clemson (41-21) at Mississippi St. (36-20): Noon (ESPN), Noon (ESPN2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

South Carolina (45-18) at No. 3 North Carolina (51-12): 7 p.m. (ESPN), 7 p.m. (ESPN), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

The following four best-of-three super regionals will be played Saturday, June 9, Sunday, June 10, and Monday, June 11 (if necessary). The four winners will play their first MCWS games Saturday, June 16.

GAMES BEGIN SATURDAY, JUNE 9 - All times are Eastern

Michigan (42-17) at Oregon St. (42-18): 3 p.m. (ESPNU), 4 p.m. (ESPN), 7 p.m. (*ESPN or *ESPN2)

UCLA (33-26) at Cal St. Fullerton (36-23): 7 p.m. (ESPN), 10 p.m. (ESPN2), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Ole Miss (40-23) at No. 5 Arizona St. (46-13): 9 p.m. (ESPNU), 7 p.m. (ESPN2), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

UC Irvine (43-15-1) at Wichita St. (53-20): Noon (ESPN2), 1 p.m. (ESPN), *12:30 p.m. or *7 p.m. (*ESPN or *ESPN2)

(*Time and station will be determined after completion of Sunday’s games. Please consult www.NCAASports.com for updates on starting times)

The determination of the order of first-round games both Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16, will be announced Monday, June 11, depending on the if-necessary games for the four super regionals scheduled for June 8-11. The ESPN family of networks and www.NCAASports.com will release the MCWS game times as soon as they are available.

The 61st College World Series begins play Friday, June 15, at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.