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NCAA announces college golf nationals will stay at Omni La Costa through 2028, regional sites for 2027-28

The sites are set.

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, will host the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Championships for an additional two years.

The NCAA announced Wednesday numerous future host site locations for men’s and women’s college golf, and among those was the NCAA Championships would return to Omni La Costa’s North Course for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. This spring, Omni La Costa hosted nationals for the first time and was going to host through 2026 as a part of a three-year contract.

Now, that deal is essentially five years, as Texas men’s coach John Fields works to make Omni La Costa the Omaha of college golf.

In addition, there will be two new men’s regional sites for Division I in 2025 at Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Illinois, hosted by Illinois, and Auburn University Club in Auburn, Alabama, hosted by Auburn. The two sites that were replaced were Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Blessings Golf Club in Johnson, Arkansas.

Also announced Wednesday were regional sites in 2027-28 for Division I. Those are as follows.

2027 Division I Men’s College Golf Regional sites

TPC Myrtle Beach; Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Host: Coastal Carolina and Myrtle Beach Regional Sports Alliance

Pfau Golf Course; Bloomington, Indiana. Host: Indiana

Karsten Creek Golf Club; Stillwater, Oklahoma. Host: Oklahoma State

The Rawls Course; Lubbock, Texas. Host: Texas Tech

Gallery Golf Club; Marana, Arizona. Host: Arizona

Tennessee National; Loudon, Tennessee. Host: Tennessee

2027 Division I Women’s College Golf Regional sites

PGA National Resort; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Host: FAU and Palm Beach County Sports Commission

Sycamore Hills Golf Club; Fort Wayne, Indiana. Host: Purdue-Fort Wayne

Trinity Forest Golf Club; Dallas, Texas. Host: SMU

Stanford Golf Course; Stanford, California. Host: Stanford

Old Barnwell; Aiken, South Carolina. Host: South Carolina

Vanderbilt Legends Club; Franklin, Tennessee. Host: Vanderbilt

2028 Division I Men’s College Golf Regional sites

PGA National Resort; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Host: FAU and Palm Beach County Sports Commission

Stanford Golf Course; Stanford, California. Host: Stanford

Vanderbilt Legends Club; Franklin, Tennessee. Host: Vanderbilt

Championship Course UMN; Albuquerque, New Mexico. Host: New Mexico

Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club; Norman, Oklahoma. Host: Oklahoma

Warren Golf Course; Notre Dame, Indiana. Host: Notre Dame

2028 Division I Women’s College Golf Regional sites

Mark Bostick Golf Course; Gainesville, Florida. Host: Florida

TPC Deere Run; Silvis, Illinois. Host: Iowa and Visit Quad Cities

Eugene Country Club; Eugene, Oregon. Host: Oregon

The University of Texas Golf Club; Austin, Texas. Host: Texas

Seattle Golf Club; Shoreline, Washington. Host: Washington

Bermuda Run Country Club; Bermuda Run, North Carolina. Host: Wake Forest

Florida completes regional comeback, upsets Oklahoma State to advance

The Florida Gators are regional champions and will face Clemson in a three-game super regional series.

A month ago, Florida hardly looked like an NCAA Tournament team, but a switch flipped during the Georgia series and the Gators are now headed to the super regionals after taking down regional host Oklahoma State, 4-2, on Monday night.

Florida had already played four games over the weekend, so pitching depth was thin coming into the game. Redshirt freshman [autotag]Jake Clemente[/autotag] and true freshmen left-hander [autotag]Frank Menendez[/autotag] kept the Cowboys quiet enough through 5 2/3 innings, setting the table for junior [autotag]Fisher Jameson[/autotag] to slam the door shut.

Menendez earned his first win of the season, and Clemente was solid in his second start of the year. The Cowboys made solid contact off him a few times but it took until the fourth inning to score off him.

Clemente didn’t have his best stuff, walking three batters to just two strikeouts, but he left the game with a lead in the fourth. Aidan Meola doubled in a run, bringing out [autotag]Kevin O’Sullivan[/autotag] to make the switch.

Florida’s early lead came from the two most unlikely heroes in the lineup. [autotag]Ashton Wilson[/autotag] continued his regional run for the ages with a liner to right-center that scored both [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] and [autotag]Michael Robertson[/autotag] in the third. Robertson added another run in the fourth with a poke to left field, beating the shift.

[autotag]Frank Menendez[/autotag] was first out of the bullpen, making his first appearance for the Gators since May 16. He went a career-high 2 1/3 innings, but it wasn’t without drama.

Menendez came into the game with two men on but got a pair of fly balls with his changeup, which even had O’Sullivan doling out some praise during the in-game interview. It’s the same pitch he used to strike out Meola in the fifth, capping off an escape from a bases-loaded jam with no outs.

Sully also said he needed to use Menendez as long as he could, bringing him back out for the sixth. A two-out walk ended his day, but he delivered the bullpen performance Florida needed in the biggest game of the year. A run on a sacrifice fly is a small price to pay considering the circumstances.

[autotag]Tyler Shelnut[/autotag] added an insurance run with a monster home run to left center in the bottom of the sixth, his 14th of the season.

Fisher Jameson came in after Menendez and did his best Branon Neely impression. He made sure Sully couldn’t take the ball from him by retiring all 10 batters he faced without a blemish. Perfection when it was needed most.

Jameson struck out four, including the final batter of the day, igniting a celebration back in Gainesville and sending the Oklahoma State fans home with disappointment across their faces.

It wasn’t easy to come out on top in Stillwater, but Florida got the pitching performances it needed to make it to the Supers. Clemson is next. Best of two out of three, starting on Friday or Saturday.

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Ashton Wilson’s career day puts Florida over Nebraska in regional opener

Liam Peterson shoves, Ashton Wilson explodes for four extra-base hits and Florida advances to the region’s winner’s bracket. Pretty good way to close out the week for the Orange and Blue.

Florida rode the bat of sophomore outfielder Ashton Wilson to a 5-2 win over Nebraska on Friday, putting the Gators in the winner’s bracket of the Stillwater Regional in the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Wilson doubled three times and homered in the ninth for a big insurance run. His 10 total bases on the day more than double his season total (9) coming into the game.

“(My confidence level) wasn’t the highest thing in the world (coming into the game),” Wilson said after the game. “I was trying to pass it to the next guy, keep the train moving.”

After 10 total bases on Friday, “it’s definitely higher, no doubt about it.”

Three of Florida’s five runs can be tied directly back to Wilson, but the other two scored off the bat of sophomore second baseman Cade Kurland. He set the tone early with a leadoff home run and delivered again in the eighth to extend a one-run lead.

[autotag]Liam Peterson[/autotag]’s ability to pitch in a big game might have been under question coming into this one, but the freshman right-hander answered any doubts by coming just two outs shy of a quality start — six full innings and three or fewer earned runs.

Peterson started the game with some jitters, which is reasonable for a 19-year-old who celebrated a high school state championship around this time last year. He gave up a run in the first inning but settled down until the sixth after that.

The fastball-changeup mix played well for Peterson all night. He froze several Huskers with his heater, which ran up to 97 mph early on. Nebraska finally knocked him out of the game in the sixth with a solo home run to pull things within one run, but 5 1/3 innings is good work from the first-year Gator.

Peterson didn’t get a ton of run support from Florida. A leadoff home run from Cade Kurland made the first-inning mistakes more palatable, and a two-run double from Wilson in the third gave UF the lead right back.

Fisher Jameson was first out of the bullpen and allowed a two-out single in the sixth after a quick punchout. Luke Heyman erased that base knock with a rifle down to second to catch the runner stealing, a pivotal moment in the game.

Jameson got the first two outs of the seventh. Then, Kevin O’Sullivan turned to his closer, Brandon Neely, for a seven-out save.

Neely got the final out of the seventh with three pitches, but the eighth was a nightmare for him. A pair of groundballs through the right side put the go-ahead run at the plate with just one out, and a close call on a full-count slider at the top of the strike zone loaded the bases.

A line out to center field came in shallow enough to hold the runner at third, and Neely escaped the jam by blowing an elevated, 96-mph fastball by Dylan Carey.

Risking the double play could have been disastrous for Nebraska, especially while needing two runs to tie it, but ending the inning without any runs made holding the runner at third the wrong call in hindsight.

Kurland gave Florida an insurance run to work with in the eighth, singling in  Dale Thomas, and Wilson added to his monster day with a towering home run to left field. The ball hit the scoreboard, just missing Wilson’s name.

Neely returned for the ninth and got through it with just seven pitches. A quick fly out to center field for out No. 1, and a 6-4-3 double play to end it after a one-out single. It took a lengthy review — the third of the day — but a confirmation only meant that Florida got to celebrate the win twice.

On Saturday, Florida will play the winner of the Oklahoma State-Niagara matchup that begins at 7 p.m. ET Friday night.

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Florida playing in toughest regional in D1 baseball bracket

Florida baseball made it to the NCAA Tournament, but the Gators will have to get through what some are calling the toughest regional in the Field of 64.

Florida is playing in the toughest of the 16 regionals in the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament, according to Michella Chester of NCAA.com.

The Stillwater Regional features three conference tournament winners — host and No. 1 seed Oklahoma State in the Big 12, No. 2 Nebraska in the Big Ten and No. 4 Niagara in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Florida is the only team that didn’t win its tournament, but the SEC is well-acknowledged as the toughest conference in the country.

“Chapel Hill, Stillwater and Clemson stood out as having the (regions),” Chester said. “Maybe ECU, too, with Wake Forest in there and Norman with Duke. But in picking the toughest (region), I wanted to go with one that had three or four teams that could come out on top.

Chester likes Nebraska‘s chances after a hot run in the Big Ten Tournament, but Florida can play like the best team in the country on any given day.

“Florida, a bubble team, could have missed the tournament based on their record, ” she said. “But they have one of the best talents in [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag], and who knows what version of the Gators you might see in the postseason with it all on the line.”

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Rent-A-Catcher: Michael Turner signs NIL with Castle Rental and Pawn

Arkansas catcher signs NIL with Northwest Arkansas-based rental and pawn shop.

Arkansas catcher Michael Turner has had quite the last couple weeks.

The Kent State transfer was named Stillwater Regional MVP after an 8-for-18 weekend in which the Diamond Hogs upset host Oklahoma State to advance to the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

That performance came after a Northwest Arkansas sports-radio host took a swipe at Turner for being, in other words, not a true Razorback. Apparently, because Turner was in the midst of his first and only season in Fayetteville, he didn’t have a right to voice his concerns.

Three days after the Stillwater Regional and three days before Arkansas is back in action, Turner is the new owner of an NIL from Castle Rental and Pawn.

Turner has played in 57 games for Arkansas this season after transferring from the MAC school in Ohio. He’s slashed .310/.382/.504 for the Diamond Hogs, who are one of just five of the 16 teams remaining who beat the host school in the Regional round.

The Chapel Hill Supers begin Saturday at 10 a.m.

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Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State: How to stream and listen to Monday’s game

The winner of Arkansas and Oklahoma State on Monday will clinch a spot in the Super Regionals.

Arkansas and Oklahoma State will play for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Super Regionals on Monday evening from Stillwater.

The seventh-seeded Cowboys forced the winner-take-all game with a 14-10 win in 10 innings on Sunday.

Pitching will be at a premium on Monday. Oklahoma State gave up five runs on Friday, 20 on Saturday and then 15 and 10 on Sunday. Arkansas allowed one, then 12, then 14 in its three games. Starters for the game Monday are to-be-determined.

An Oklahoma State win would clinch the Pokes first Super Regional appearance since 2019. An Arkansas win would mark the Hogs’ fourth straight trip to the round.

First pitch from O’Brate Stadium is at 6 p.m.

Arkansas falls to Oklahoma State in 10th, forcing winner-take-all game Monday

Oklahoma State scored four in the 10th to force a winner-take-all game against Arkansas on Monday.

The wild weekend will continue.

Oklahoma State, the No. 7 seed and host of the Stillwater Regional, rallied from a one-run deficit in the ninth and then plated four runs in the 10th to win, 14-10, to force a winner-take-all game for a spot in the Super Regionals on Monday.

Aidan Meola singled up the middle, off the foot of Arkansas pitcher Brady Tygart, to score the go-ahead runs in the first inning of extras. Oklahoma State re-captured the lead in the top of the ninth behind two walks, two doubles and a single and took a 10-8 lead into the bottom of the inning.

Brady Slavens’ two-run single, though, tied the game with two outs and forced extra innings for Arkansas, which was the home team by virtue winning their first two games of the Stillwater Regional.

Roc Riggio doubled to start the 10th and Zach Ehrhard followed with a single. Nolan McLean then hit his fifth home run of the Regional, a two-run shot, to left, giving the Cowboys a four-run lead.

Arkansas had taken its first lead of the night in the eighth when Michael Turner’s two-run home run gave the Diamond Hogs the one-run advantage going into the ninth inning.

Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn elected to go to Connor Noland, who started Arkansas’ opener against Grand Canyon on Friday, out of the bullpen for the ninth.

Noland induced a flyout before walking two straight Oklahoma State batters. David Mendham then sent a hard line drive to left field that went beyond outfielder Zack Gregory. Jaxson Crull and Hueston Morrill scored on the play after both were inserted as pinch-runners.

Springdale native Marcus Brown then plated another run with a double down the first-base line

Oklahoma State built a 5-2 lead after the first four innings as the Cowboys chased Arkansas starter Jaxson Wiggins after he recorded just four outs. Arkansas’ comeback began when Cayden Wallace homered in the fifth. In the sixth, he plated two more with a single to left and in the eighth, his grounder resulted in a fielder’s choice that pulled the Razorbacks within one.

McLean retired Arkansas’ Michael Turner, Robert Moore and Jalen Battles to finish the 10th.

The winner-take-all game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday.

Arkansas no longer hosting in latest D1Baseball projection

Arkansas Baseball gets one more chance this week at the SEC Tournament to prove that they are worthy of hosting a regional.

The no. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks have one last chance to prove that they are worthy of hosting an NCAA Baseball Regional this week at the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover.

They need to have a successful week in Hoover because according to D1Baseball.com’s latest “Field of 64” projections, the Razorbacks are on the outside looking in when it comes to hosting a regional.

As it stands, Arkansas would travel to Stillwater, Okla. as the no. 2 seed in the Stillwater Regional, hosted by Oklahoma State. The Cowboys are currently projected as the no. 15 overall seed, hosting Arkansas, Louisiana Tech, and Davidson in their regional.

Arkansas dropped their final two SEC series, a home series with Vanderbilt, and most recently a road tilt at Alabama. The Commodores enter the SEC Tournament as a the no. 8 seed while Alabama’s series win over the Razorbacks helped propel them to the no. 11 seed.

Arkansas finished 2nd in the SEC West behind Texas A&M, and will open the SEC Tournament with a bye before facing the winner of the Georgia-Alabama contest on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. CDT.

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Texas is one of three Big 12 Schools listed as a potential NCAA regional host

Texas, TCU and Texas Tech are among the 20 finalists to potentially host the 2021 NCAA regionals.

The NCAA baseball postseason is only a few weeks away and on the path to Omaha, home of the NCAA World Series, are the 16 regional cities to host the first leg.

The NCAA Division 1 Baseball Committee announced their final 20 candidates that have the potential to host the 2021 Regionals and eight of those cities will host the subsequent Super Regionals.

Among the final 20 candidates, three Big 12 programs were included: Texas, Texas Tech and TCU.

The field of teams will consist of 64 programs, similar to the college basketball NCAA Tournament. There will be 30 conference qualifying teams and 34 at-large bids.

As far as fans in attendance, the NCAA’s COVID-19 Medical Advisory Board has allowed stadiums to up to 50% capacity at respective stadiums. The 16 chosen schools to host the regionals will be announced on May 30 at 8:30 p.m. EDT.

Regionals will run from June 4 through June 7 and the Super Regionals will take place from June 11 through the 14.

UT News: November 18, 2019

UT News: November 18, 2019

Welcome back from a football bye weekend for the Tennessee Volunteers. It was not all quiet the past few days, as the men’s basketball team triumphed over Washington on Saturday night, keeping their record perfect at 3-0. As for other news, the women’s volleyball team has announced some signings and the Lady Vols track and field team scored their best regional finish in a decade.

Lady Vols volleyball signs three

Women’s volleyball coach Eve Rackham announced the signing of three recruits for the 2020 class on Friday.

The trio of prospects — Jasmine Brooks, Allie Holland and Kya Moore — are all top-150 players, according to PrepVolleyball.com. Coach Rackham had the following to say about the newest members of the Vols family.

“We are excited about our newest additions to the Lady Vol Volleyball family. Each of these young women are talented in their position and will add great depth to our 2020 roster. Not only are they outstanding athletes, but they are also high-level students, active in their communities and will represent our program with class. I am particularly excited about the work ethic and positivity they will bring to our culture.”

The three prospects promise to bolster the volleyball program and will very likely debut in 2020.

NEXT: Lady Vols track and field record best finish in a decade

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