NCAA Baseball postseason timeline

by SID

With the NCAA tournament fast approaching (next weekend), here is a timeline of events that will be of interest. All times listed below are Central Time.

• Regional site selections will be announced at www.ncaa.com/CWS at approximately 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 30. The Regional site selections will also be shown on the BottomLine of the ESPN Networks throughout the evening.

• The 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 64-team field, with first-round regional pairings and site assignments, will be revealed in a live, half-hour telecast on ESPN at 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 31. The 30-minute program will originate from ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut.

• The team will have a Selection Show Viewing Party at Commodore Grill in the Holiday Inn on West End. Doors open at 11 a.m., with the general public welcome to attend.

And for those who wonder how many Regional host sites the Southeastern Conference can or will get, the most has been five (2003 and 2006). So if you haven't ordered your tickets for a potential Nashville Regional, click here.