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The NCAA announced its 64-team field for the 2021 Division I Baseball Championship on Monday, including 29 players on the current permanent and temporary Chatham Anglers rosters. Six of the 16 No. 1 seeded teams feature 10 total Anglers, and altogether 15 teams represented in the tournament will feature an Angler.
Depending on how some teams perform, those on Chatham's active roster might miss the season-opener on June 20 ' the College World Series begins June 19, and the championship series runs from June 28-30. The regionals take place from June 4-7, with winners advancing to the Super Regionals the following week before the final teams descend on Omaha, Nebraska for the CWS. Arkansas, Texas and Vanderbilt, which are three of the top five overall seeds, feature seven current Anglers on their rosters and went a combined 128-40 during the 2021 season.
The Anglers' new schedule includes seven off days ' one per week ' during the regular season, with an eighth day off scheduled before the start of the playoffs. They'll have a four-game homestand from July 18-21 and a three-game homestand from July 11-13, and a Independence Day matchup against Orleans, the East Division's top two teams in 2019, is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Eldredge Park.
Here are the Chatham players on teams participating in the NCAA tournament:
Fayetteville Regional at Arkansas
No. 1 Arkansas: Brady Slavens (INF), Patrick Wicklander (LHP), Jaxonn Wiggins (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 4 New Jersey Tech
No. 2 Nebraska: Cameron Chick (IF/OF), Colby Gomes (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 3 Northeastern
No. 3 Northeastern: Sebastian Keane (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 2 Nebraska
Austin Regional at Texas
No. 1 Texas: Kolby Kubichek (RHP), Eric Kennedy (OF), Dawson Merryman (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 4 Southern
No. 2 Arizona State: Ethan Long (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 3 Fairfield
Nashville Regional at Vanderbilt
No. 1 Vanderbilt: Maxwell Romero Jr. (C)
Game 1 vs. No. 4 Presbyterian
No. 2 Georgia Tech: Jake DeLeo (OF), Zach Maxwell (RHP), Kevin Parada (C)
Game 1 vs. No. 3 Indiana State
Tuscon Regional at Arizona
No. 2 Oklahoma State: Nolan McLean (IF/RHP), Bryce Osmond (RHP), Caeden Trenkle (CF), Solomon Washington (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara
Other teams in region: No. 1 Arizona, No. 4 Grand Canyon
Fort Worth Regional at TCU
No. 1 TCU: Tommy Sacco (SS/2B)
Game 1 vs. McNeese State
Other teams in region: No. 2 Oregon State, No. 3 Dallas Baptist
Lubbock Regional at Texas Tech
No. 1 Texas Tech: Chase Hampton (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 4 Army
No. 3 North Carolina: Johnny Castagnozzi (IF)
Game 1 vs. No. 2 UCLA
Ruston Regional at Louisiana Tech
No. 2 NC State: Sam Highfill (RHP)
Game 1 vs. No. 3 Alabama
Other teams in region: No. 1 Louisiana Tech, No. 4 Rider
Gainesville Regional at Florida
No. 1 Florida: Joshua Rivera (SS)
Game 1 vs. No. 4 South Florida
No. 2 Miami: Alex McFarlane (RHP), Victor Mederos (RHP), Jared Thomas (C/OF)
Game 1 vs. No. 3 South Alabama
Greenville Regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium
No. 3 Maryland: Nicholas Dean (RHP), David Falco (RHP), Tucker Flint (OF)
Game 1 vs. No. 2 Charlotte
Other teams in region: No. 1 East Carolina, No. 4 Norfolk State