Wayne State University Athletics

Baseball 4/27/2022 4:06:00 PM Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Baseball Ranked Second in First Regional Rankings

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University baseball team (27-13 overall, 12-6 GLIAC) is ranked second in the first set of Midwest Regional rankings, which were released on Wednesday. WSU has its sights set on its seventh NCAA Tournament trip under head coach Ryan Kelley and ninth overall. The GLIAC boasts the top four teams in the region in this first release.

Ahead of WSU is Northwood with Grand Valley State, Davenport and Quincy rounding out of the top five. There will be two more weeks of regional rankings prior to the selection show.

Seven teams will be selected from the Midwest region to compete at the NCAA Regionals beginning on May 19th. The top two teams in the region will each have hosting duties. The top seed will host the No. 4 and No. 5 ranked teams in a double elimination format, while the second seed will play host to the remaining three programs (No. 3, No. 6 and No.7) also in a double-elimination format. The field will be announced on May 15th at 10:00 p.m. via an NCAA.com selection show. The winner of each regional will then meet at the higher-seed's campus for a best-of-three Super Regional with a trip to the Division II College World Series in North Carolina on the line.

WSU hosts Purdue Northwest for four games beginning on Friday at 3:00 p.m. at Harwell Field.

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