UC Santa Barbara's Campbell Wear (Aaron Fitt)

Reaction: 16 Regional Hosts Announced

The NCAA’s Division I Baseball Committee announced the 16 regional sites on Sunday night, and there was one big surprise. Fifteen of the hosts were the same among those we projected in our Saturday Stock Report — but UC Santa Barbara was a surprise as the 16th host. More on that in a moment — here are the 16 sites, along with the corresponding hosts:

• Baton Rouge, La. – LSU (48-10)

• Champaign, Ill. – Illinois (47-8-1)

• College Station, Texas – Texas A&M (45-11)

• Coral Gables, Fla. – Miami (Fla.)[…]