How to watch.
For the fourth time in the past five seasons, Knoxville will host a regional in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Tennessee, 43-16 overall and 16-14 in SEC play, earned a No. 14 national seed. The one-time No. 1 ranked team in the country struggled down the stretch, but did enough in Hoover to earn a host site.
They’ll be joined by ACC at-large team Wake Forest, who gets the No. 2 seed in the region. Big-12 at-large bid Cincinnati gets the No. 3, while MAC champ Miami (OH) earned the No. 4.
Tennessee will open with Miami (OH) on Friday night, set to face a big challenge in the form of MAC pitcher of the year Cooper Katskee. Cincinnati and Wake Forest will play before at 1 p.m. ET.
Knoxville Regional Schedule
Friday, May 30
Game 1 – (2) Wake Forest vs. (3) Cincinnati | 1 p.m. ET | Watch (ESPN+)
Game 2 – (1) Tennessee vs. (4) Miami (OH) | 6 p.m. ET | Watch (ESPNU)
Saturday, May 31
Game 3 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | Noon ET
Game 4 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 6 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 1
Game 5 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | Noon ET
Game 6 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6 p.m. ET
Monday, June 2
Game 7 (if necessary) – Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 | TBD
Knoxville Regional Weather Updates
Rain is expected to be in and out of Knoxville throughout the weekend, so those game times above could shift around quite a bit. Stay tuned for updates.
Friday: 70 degrees, 61 percent chance of rain (45 percent at 6 p.m. ET)
Saturday: 79 degrees, 41 percent chance of rain
Sunday: 77 degrees, 40 percent chance of rain