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Boston College Eagles Exit Athens Regional After Alabama Loss

5/25/2026

Summary

Boston College Regional

Boston College baseball entered the Athens Regional as the No. 2 seed, joining Georgia, Long Island and Liberty.
The Eagles qualified for the NCAA tournament after an 8-2 loss to Miami in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
Head coach Todd Interdonato made his first Regional appearance since being hired on July 12 2023.
Boston College lost 11-10 to Troy, beat Nicholls 14-8, beat Troy 4-1, then fell 8-0 to Alabama in the Regional.

Summary

NCAA Baseball Opens

The 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament opens on Friday, May 29 with 16 double-elimination regionals.
Super regionals run from Friday, June 5 through Monday, June 8 as eight best-of-three series.
The College World Series begins Friday, June 12 in Omaha’s Charles Schwab Field and ends by June 22 or 23.
ESPN’s app, ESPN+ and ABC will carry games, with Game 1 of the finals on ABC.
Sixteen host sites include Athens (Georgia), Atlanta (Georgia Tech), Auburn (Alabama) and Los Angeles (UCLA).

History

Historical Context

In 1975 the NCAA introduced an eight-regional, four-team double-elimination format that sent winners to the College World Series, a structure later expanded to 64 teams in 1999. Boston College’s 2026 regional at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha follows that lineage, linking the Eagles to the tournament’s enduring regional framework and national broadcast on ESPN.

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Boston College Regional

Boston College baseball entered the Athens Regional as the No. 2 seed, joining Georgia, Long Island and Liberty.
The Eagles qualified for the NCAA tournament after an 8-2 loss to Miami in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
Head coach Todd Interdonato made his first Regional appearance since being hired on July 12 2023.
Boston College lost 11-10 to Troy, beat Nicholls 14-8, beat Troy 4-1, then fell 8-0 to Alabama in the Regional.

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