The No. 14 ranked Indiana State Sycamores are set to face off against the TCU Horned Frogs in the Super Regionals of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Sycamores were supposed to host the matchup, but will be unable to do so because of regulations by the NCAA.
Indiana State issued a statement on social media, detailing that regulations from the NCAA on how far away opposing teams must stay in local hotels has made it impossible to host the event due to an Indiana Special Olympics event in the area.
“Due to prior commitments, accommodations not available in the community preparing to welcome Indiana Special Olympics for the 51st year, we are unable to host the NCAA Super Regionals in the coming weeks.
“There are a variety of factors that come into play with the competition for resources and staff. With the potential for multiple large-scale events occurring in the area simultaneously and due to NCAA Limitations on hotel distance from the field, there is a lack of hotel space to handle the accommodations required to house the visiting team, the support staff for the games, and the ESPN production crew that would be in attendance.”
It’s obviously extremely unfortunate that Indiana State will be unable to host the event due to this NCAA rule. Many around the college baseball world took to social media to offer their opinion on this news.
It is now expected that TCU will host the Super Regional matchup, which will surely give the Horned Frogs an advantage despite being the lower-rated seed.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.