Four Big Ten teams make 2018 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the field of 64 on Monday with four Big Ten teams selected. Indiana, Ohio State and Purdue earned at-large berths to the national tournament, while Minnesota claimed the conference?s automatic bid after winning the Big Ten Tournament title on Sunday.

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The second-seeded Hoosiers will take on Texas A&M in the Austin Regional with the winner advancing to play either Texas or Texas Southern. Indiana is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year and eighth time overall.

See you soon, Austin. pic.twitter.com/anCGPFYFGP

— Indiana Baseball (@IndianaBase) May 28, 2018

In the Minneapolis Regional, top-seeded Minnesota will take on fourth-seeded Canisius. The winner will advance to play either Gonzaga or UCLA. Minnesota will make its 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2016.

The #Gophers open the Minneapolis Regional with the first ever meeting against Canisius this Friday at Siebert Field. pic.twitter.com/uEa8LXQw8S

— Minnesota Baseball (@GopherBaseball) May 28, 2018

Third-seeded Ohio State will take on second-seeded South Carolina in the Greenville Regional. The winner will face either top-seeded East Carolina or UNCW. The Buckeyes are making their 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament and second in the past three seasons.

WE ARE IN

The boys are going to Greenville #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/3kXxltPfzK

— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) May 28, 2018

Purdue earned the No. 2 seed in the Chapel Hill regional and will face third-seeded Houston. The winner will take on top-seeded North Carolina or N.C. A&T. The Boilermakers will be making their third appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the first since 2012.

In a season full of memorable moments, seeing #Purdue's NCAA Regional draw announced live on ESPNU still ranks very high among those moments. Coach Waz, Tanner Andrews & Alec Olund describe how it felt to officially be Regional bound. #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/wU3gCNRM6P

— Purdue Baseball (@PurdueBaseball) May 29, 2018

The regional format for the DI baseball championship is a double-elimination tournament format with the winning 16 teams advancing to Super Regionals, which will be held from June 8-11. The top eight teams remaining will host the Super Regionals on campus in a best-of-three series with the eight winners advancing to Omaha.

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