The NCAA D1 Baseball Championship is ready to begin with former Lake Mary High School standout Michael Ballard’s college team participating

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By North Orlando News

May 30, 2024

Former Lake Mary High School player and current Louisiana Tech Bulldogs infielder, Michael Ballard, will compete in the NCAA D1 Baseball Championship Tournament.

There are 64 teams in the tournament, with the final eight teams receiving an invite to Omaha, Nebraska to play for the College World Series title.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs begin the tournament as a number two seed and will square off against the third seeded Kansas State Wildcats.

The first round, Regionals, is double elimination where a team is only eliminated after two losses. From there, 16 teams will make the Super Regionals and play a best-of-three series.

Finally, the eight winners from Super Regionals will head to Omaha for a chance to play for the title of College World Series Champion!