Louisville baseball headed to Lubbock to start NCAA tournament

The Louisville baseball team’s quest for a return trip to the College World Series will begin in Lubbock. The Cards will be the No. 2 seed in the Lubbock Regional, headlined and hosted by the NCAA tournament’s No. 9 overall seed, Texas Tech.

U of L will open up play Friday night at 7 p.m. against No. 3 Kent State. After that, they’ll face either the Red Raiders or No. 4 seed New Mexico State.

Dan McDonnell reacted to the draw earlier today.

Here’s the complete NCAA tournament bracket:

And here are the top 16 seeds:

1. Florida
2. Stanford
3. Oregon State
4. Ole Miss
5. Arkansas
6. North Carolina
7. Florida State
8. Georgia
9. Texas Tech
10. Clemson
11. Stetson
12. East Carolina
13. Texas
14. Minnesota
15. Coastal Carolina
16. N.C. State