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Omaha Represents Summit

Omaha Represents Summit

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The Omaha baseball team was selected to play in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional as a No. 4 seed.

It marks the first time in program history that the Mavericks will play in an NCAA Division I Regional.

Omaha (31-22-1) opens postseason play against No. 1 national seed UCLA (47-8) on Friday, May 31 at 9 p.m. CT. No. 2 Baylor (34-17) and No. 3 Loyola Marymount (32-23) play the first game of the regional at 3 p.m. CT on Friday.

Omaha earned an automatic bid to the tournament after the team captured The Summit League Baseball Tournament Championship for the first time in program history.

Another school located in Omaha, Creighton University, will also be part of the 64-tea NCAA field.
Creighton will play in the Corvallis, Oregon regional hosted by Oregon State. The Bluejays are a #2 seed and will face Michigan in the first round.

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