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WVU finally brings an NCAA Regional back to Morgantown, but a tough challenge awaits

The West Virginia Mountaineers have learned their regional opponents, and some stiff competition is coming to Kendrick Family Ballpark.
Jun 8, 2024; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers Brodie Kresser (12) bats against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second inning of the DI Baseball Super Regional at Boshamer Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Camarati-Imagn Images
Jun 8, 2024; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers Brodie Kresser (12) bats against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second inning of the DI Baseball Super Regional at Boshamer Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Camarati-Imagn Images | Jeffrey Camarati-Imagn Images

The West Virginia Mountaineers are headed to the NCAA Baseball Tournament once again, and after being named one of the Top 16 seeds and NCAA Regional host sites on Sunday night, the team learned their full slate of Regional (and potential Super Regional) on Monday afternoon.

The full brackets were dropped on ESPN on Monday afternoon at Noon EST, and the Mountaineers have a tough road ahead of them if they are looking to make it to Omaha for their first-ever College World Series.

Morgantown Regional bracket revealed for the NCAA Baseball Tournament

The Mountaineers, as the 1-seed, will open against No. 4 seed Binghamton , who finished the season 31-20 and the America East champions. On the other sie of the bracket, ACC program Wake Forest was named the No. 2 seed, and SEC program Kentucky was named the No. 3 seed.

The Demon Deacons finished the season 38-19, but lost their last two games of the season. They will face the Wildcats in the first round, who enter after a posting a 31-21 record this season and finishing with three consecutive losses.

The regional is a double-elimination format, with the action kicking off on Friday, May 29. Wake Forest and Kentucky will play at Noon EST on ESPN2 to open the regional play, and the Mountaineers will battle Binghamton at 5 P.M. EST on ESPN+.

If the Mountaineers advance from their regional, they may have to face their toughest challenge yet in the Super Regional. They are paired against the Los Angeles Regional for the Super Regional Round, meaning if No. 1 overall seed UCLA advances as expected, the Mountaineers will have to face the top-seeded team in the tournament on a cross-country trip. The Bruins went 51-6 this season and are the Big 10 champions.

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