The 2016 NCAA Baseball Tournament gets underway this Friday with 32 games featuring some of the top teams in the sport. The first game in the Coral Gables Regional will feature the Florida Atlantic Owls and the Long Beach State 49ers.
The Owls come in as the second seed in the region with a record of 38-17. While they were knocked out earlier than expected in the Conference USA tournament, FAU does have quite the resume…one that includes a win over number three national seed Miami and two over the sixth seed nationally, Mississippi State.
The 49ers make the long trip to South Florida as the third seed with a record of 36-20.