May 25, 2009
NCAA Austin Regional bracket 
AUSTIN, Texas -- The No. 5 Texas Longhorns were named the top seed for the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, the NCAA Selection Committee announced on Monday.
The Longhorns, who were announced as a host on Sunday, are grouped with the Texas State Bobcats, Boston College Eagles and Army Black Knights for play at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The four teams will play in a double-elimination regional with Boston College facing Texas State at 1 p.m. and Texas hosting Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 29.
As a top eight national seed, Texas is guaranteed to host a super regional if they advance past the regional round. The winner of the Austin Regional will face the winner of the Fort Worth Regional (Oregon State, TCU, Texas A&M and Wright State) for the right to play in the College World Series.
Since the NCAA began awarding eight teams with a "National Seed" in 1999, Texas has earned a top eight designation on four prior occasions, including the top seed in 2004.
The other seven national seeds include No. 2 Cal State Fullerton, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 North Carolina, No. 5 Arizona State, No. 6 UC Irvine, No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 8 Florida.
Texas is looking for its seventh national title. The Longhorns won College World Series crowns in 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002 and 2005.
The Burnt Orange won the Big 12 regular-season title and the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship this season, just the fourth time in league history someone has won the daily double.
Texas enters the regional with a 41-13-1 record.
AUSTIN REGIONAL (All times are Central)
Friday, May 29
Game 1 1 p.m. #3 seed Boston College vs. #2 seed Texas State
Game 2 6 p.m. #4 seed Army vs. #1 seed Texas
Saturday, May 30
Game 3 Noon Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 1
Game 4 6 p.m. Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1
Sunday, May 31
Game 5 Noon Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 6 6 p.m. Regional Championship Game - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 1
Game 7 ** 1 p.m. Second Regional Championship Game - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
** played if Game 5 winner wins Game 6
Ticket Information
Tickets may be ordered online at TexasBoxOffice.com, by phone at either 800/982-BEVO or 512/471-3333 or in person at the UT Athletics Ticket Office between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central beginning on Tuesday, May 26. The UFCU Disch-Falk Field ticket office also will be open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central from Tuesday, May 26 through Thursday, May 28 and will open at 10 a.m. on Friday and stay open until the 7th inning of Friday's second game. The UFCU Disch-Falk Field ticket office will open one-and-one-half hours prior to the day's opening game on all game days during the Regional.
Regional all-session ticket prices are $60 for reserved seats and $45 for general admission. Individual game tickets (if available) will go on sale at 9 a.m. Central on Friday, May 29 and can be ordered online at TexasBoxOffice.com, by phone at either 800/982-BEVO or 512/471-3333 or at the UFCU Disch-Falk Field ticket office. Prices for individual session tickets are $12 for reserved seats and $9 for general admission.
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