May 26, 2003

WACO, Texas - The Baylor baseball program earned its sixth straight NCAA Tournament selection as the field of 64 was announced Monday.

The Bears were named a No. 1 seed for the regional in Hattiesburg, Miss. Host school Southern Miss is the No. 2 seed, followed by No. 3 Southern and No. 4 Murray State.

Baylor will face Murray State in the first round Friday at 7 p.m., after Southern and Southern Miss play at 3 p.m. that day. Friday's losing teams play Saturday at 11 a.m., followed by Friday's winning teams at 3 p.m. A second elimination game takes place Saturday at 7 p.m. The championship game will be played Sunday at 1 p.m.; if necessary, a second championship game will start 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first.

Baylor is one of five Big 12 schools to make the tournament, joining Missouri, Nebraska, Texas and Texas A&M. The Huskers, Longhorns and Aggies are each No. 1 seeds and hosting. The Tigers are a No. 3 seed at Mississippi State.

The Bears will be making their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Baylor is the only Big 12 school and one of just 12 schools nationwide to be able to make that claim; the others are Auburn, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Oral Roberts, Rice, South Alabama, Stanford and Tulane.

For ticket information and other details, please visit www.SouthernMiss.com. The complete NCAA bracket is available at www.NCAAChampionships.com.