UNIVERSITY CENTER, MICH. – The Saginaw Valley State University baseball team will host the NCAA Division II Baseball Midwest Regional #1 that runs from Thursday, May 16 through Saturday, May 18.

The Cardinals (39-15) invite former Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) members, Ashland and Northwood to campus for the three-team Midwest Regional.

The tournament kicks off on Thursday at 11 AM EST when the No. 4 Eagles (40-13) face the No. 5 Timberwolves (32-12) with the losing team playing top-seeded SVSU in the second game of day one at 2 PM EST.

Ashland and Northwood split the season series during the G-MAC season in April in Midland, Michigan. The Timberwolves won games one and three by a score of 6-5 with the Eagles winning 6-5 and 15-3 in games two and four.

Saginaw Valley State has faced Northwood twice already this season with the teams splitting those matchups. The Cardinals were victorious in the more recent matchup, with a 12-5 win at the Annual Dow Diamond Classic game on April 23. The Timberwolves pulled out a 3-2 win at SVSU on March 19.

The Cardinals haven't faced Ashland since March 10, 2022, in Four Corners, Florida. The Eagles pulled out a 4-1 win in that meeting.

All games will be streamed on FloBaseball. For all information regarding matchups, game times, tickets, stats, and video streaming links visit the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament page on svsucardinals.com.

UIndy will host the other Midwest Regional that will feature the (#2) Greyhounds, (#3) Maryville (Mo.), (#6) Grand Valley State, and (#7) Trevecca Nazarene.

The winner of each Midwest Regional will meet in the best-of-three games Super Regional to determine the Midwest Representative in the NCAA DII Baseball Championship in Cary, North Carolina from June 1-8, 2024.