May 26, 2003

Columbia, S.C. - The South Carolina baseball team (39-20) has earned a spot in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship and will head to Atlanta, Ga. for an NCAA Regional from Fri. May 30-June 1. The Gamecocks are the No. 2 seed at the regional and will face East Carolina on Friday at 3 p.m. The top seed Georgia Tech will face Stetson in the other first round game.

This is the fourth consecutive year that South Carolina has earned a berth into the NCAA Regionals. The 2000, 2001, and 2002 Gamecock squads each earned regional championships and advanced to the super regionals, including last year's squad that finished as National Runner-up at the College World Series. The Gamecocks are one of eight teams from the SEC to advance to a NCAA Regional.

Tickets for the NCAA Atlanta Regional are on sale now at www.ramblinwreck.com. Tournament books, including tickets for all seven sessions, are priced at $84 for a reserved chairback seat and $70 for a reserved bench seat between first and third base. Single-game tickets are priced at $12 for a a reserved chairback seat, $10 for a reserved bench seat between first and third base, $7 for a general admission bleacher seat, and $5 for a general admission student ticket.