University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina To Host NCAA Regional
May 29, 2011 | Baseball
May 29, 2011
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina reached the 45 win mark for the seventh time in school history and as a result was named one of 16 NCAA Regional hosts for the 2011 NCAA Baseball Championship, the NCAA announced Sunday.
The Tar Heels (45-14) will host a regional for the sixth time in school history and fifth time in the last six years. They will find out who join them next weekend at Boshamer Stadium when the 64-team field is announced on ESPN's selection show at 12:30 p.m. on Monday.
Play begins Friday, June 3, and runs through Sunday, June 5. A seventh game will be played Monday, June 6, if needed.
All-session tickets are available during an exclusive presale to supporters of the baseball program. Should tickets remain after the presale, all session regional packages will go on sale to the general public at 8:00 pm Tuesday May 31st.
The priority deadline to request tickets is Tuesday, May 31st at 5:00 pm. Qualifying presale groups include Active Rams Club Members, Season and Mini Season ticket holders, Members of the Diamond Heels, as well as UNC Students and Faculty Staff.
To inquire about your eligibility to request tickets during the priority period please contact the UNC Ticket Office at 800-722-4335.
If you fall into one of these groups, you can request tickets, by logging into your ticket office account with the following link.
A complete schedule for the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional will be announced Monday.
Carolina was 31-3 in the friendly confines of Boshamer Stadium this season with series sweeps of fellow regional hosts Virginia and Clemson. Since 2006, the Tar Heels are 12-0 in regional play as the host institution.
The 16 NCAA Regional host sites are as follows:
Atlanta - Georgia Tech (40-19)
Austin, Texas - Texas (43-15)
Fullerton, California - *Cal State Fullerton (39-15)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina - North Carolina (45-14)
Charlottesville, Virginia - Virginia (49-9)
Clemson, South Carolina - Clemson (41-18)
College Station, Texas - Texas A&M (41-18)
Columbia, South Carolina - South Carolina (45-14)
Corvallis, Oregon - *Oregon State (38-16)
Fort Worth, Texas - TCU (42-17)
Gainesville, Florida - *Florida (44-16)
Houston - Rice (41-19)
Los Angeles - *UCLA (33-21)
Nashville, Tennessee - *Vanderbilt (47-9)
Tallahassee, Florida - *Florida State (42-16)
Tempe, Arizona - *Arizona State (38-16)
* - Teams that are playing May 29
