Georgia Tech Baseball Regional Central: Starting Pitchers, Lineups, Everything You Need to Know

The 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament begins tomorrow, and Georgia Tech is entering the tournament as the No. 2 overall seed and is hosting a regional for the first time since 2019.

In just his first season, James Ramsey has guided Georgia Tech to one of the best regular seasons in program history. Armed with one of the best offenses in recent memory, the Yellow Jackets are one of the favorites to win the College World Series.

Scores

Friday, May 29

Game 1: Georgia Tech vs. UIC, 12:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
Game 2: Oklahoma vs. The Citadel, 5:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Saturday, May 30

Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

Sunday, May 31

Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 (potential elimination game)

Monday, June 1

Game 7: Rematch of Game 6 (if necessary)

Bracket

Game 1: Georgia Tech vs. UIC
Game 2: Oklahoma vs. The Citadel
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch of Game 6

Opponents

Oklahoma (32-21)
The Citadel (35-24)
UIC (27-27-1)

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Pitching Rotation

Carson Ballard is going to be getting the start for the Yellow Jackets on Friday against UIC. Whether or not Georgia Tech wins, I would expect to see Tate McKee on the mound for game two and Jackson Blakely on the mound for Georgia Tech in game three.

If Georgia Tech does not go 3-0 this weekend and has to play extra games, Cooper Underwood and Dimitri Angelakos are two candidates to start that game, but it would really be up in the air for the Yellow Jackets.

Projected Starting Lineup

1. SS Carson Kerce

2. CF Drew Burress

3. 2B Jarren Advincula

4. C Vahn Lackey

5. 3B Ryan Zuckerman

6. 1B Kent Schmidt

7. RF Alex Hernandez

8. DH Will Baker

9. LF Parker Brosius

Path To The College World Series

If Georgia Tech makes it out of a regional for the first time since 2006, they will host the winner of the Lawrence Regional next weekend. Kansas is the host and the regional consists of Arkansas, Missouri State, and Northeastern.

If the Yellow Jackets make it to the super regionals, it will be a best of three series and the winner of the series clinches a spot in Omaha.

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