Well, it’s a done deal for the first time in 14 years Old Dominion returns to the NCAA baseball tournament.     Proud as a peacock head coach Chris Finwood, with his slight southern drawl, acknowledge his appreciation to the crowd as a nervous and anxious crowd gather at University Pizza on Monday in Norfolk.   When ODU’s name was finally announce by  ESPN  and displayed on the selection show the crowd erupted as if we had just made it to the World Series.  Well, in all honesty it is our World Series.   Yes, baby the Monarchs are looking to represent ODU and a very competitive CUSA baseball membership.   Rice the automatic qualifier is the only other Conference USA representative.  Our goal Friday is to race past the tortoises into the next round of 32.       Go get’em Old Dominion, knock it out of the ballpark.

I have bracket information and game times as well as TV listings below.

Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina (ODU)

#1 South Carolina (42-16) vs. #4 Campbell (40-19), 7 p.m., ESPN3

#2 Maryland (36-21) vs. #3 Old Dominion (36-24), 1 p.m., ESPN3

Houston Regional hosted by Rice (Rice)

#1 Rice (41-18) vs. #4 George Mason (34-20), 8 p.m., ESPN3

#2 Texas (38-18) vs. #3 Texas A&M (33-24), 4 p.m., ESPNU

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Link NCAA baseball brackets     http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/baseball/d1