May 31, 2004
Penguins to Play Texas Longhorns in NCAA Regional
    Youngstown -- The Youngstown State baseball team will travel to Austin, Texas, to take on the No. 1-seeded Texas Longhorns on Friday at 8 p.m. (EST) in the first round of the NCAA Regionals, the NCAA announced.
    YSU will be making its first-ever trip to the tournament in its 50-year history while the Longhorns enter as the top-seeded team in the country and will be making their 46th appearance in the tournament.
    "I knew we were going to play one of the better teams, but right now, our team has come together and is playing well," head coach Mike Florak said.  "It still comes down to making pitches, putting the bat on the ball, catching the ball and running the bases."
    If the Penguins win Friday's game, they will play the winner of the Oral Roberts and TCU game on Saturday at 4 p.m. If the Longhorns win, YSU will play in an elimination game Saturday at Noon.
    YSU earned the Horizon League's automatic bid to the tournament after going a perfect 4-0 in the conference tournament last week.

Austin Regional Schedule

Friday, June 4

Game 1 - No. 3 TCU (38-24) vs. No. 2 Oral Roberts (48-9) - 2 p.m. EST
Game 2 - No. 4 Youngstown State (22-30) vs. No. 1 Texas (50-13) - 7 p.m. EST

Saturday, June 5

Game 4 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - Noon EST
Game 5 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 4 p.m. EST
Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5 - 8 p.m. EST

Sunday, June 6

Game 7 - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - Noon EST
Game 8 - Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 7 (if necessary) - 5 p.m. EST