THIBODAUX, La. - Following a repeat as Southland Conference Tournament champions, the Nicholls State University baseball team will head to the Pacific Northwest as the No. 3 seed in the Corvallis Regional for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Championship.

Nicholls (38-20) will open up the regional against No. 2 UC Irvine (43-12) at 3 p.m. central on Friday, May 31. Host No. 1 Oregon State (42-14) is set to play No. 4 Tulane (35-24) at 8 p.m.

The Colonels are making their second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and fifth all-time. Nicholls ran the table once again in the SLC Tournament with a 4-0 record, earning the league's automatic bid. The Colonels are the first repeat tournament championships since Sam Houston won in 2016 and '17.

TICKETS
All-session tickets for the regional go on sale Monday morning at 11 a.m. PT and can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com. If single-sessions tickets are available, they will go on sale at 9 a.m. the day of the game.

Corvallis Regional
Friday, May 31 (All Times Central)
3 p.m. -- #2 UC Irvine (43-12) vs. #3 Nicholls (38-20), ESPN+
8 p.m. -- #1 Oregon St. (42-14) vs. #4 Tulane (35-24), ESPNU

Saturday, June 1
3 p.m. -- Loser's Bracket (Game 3)
9 p.m. -- Winner's Bracket (Game 4)

Sunday, June 2
2 p.m. -- Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Game 5)
8 p.m. -- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5

Monday, June 3
TBA -- If necessary