KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The NCAA unveiled the bracket for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Championship on Monday afternoon, with Western Michigan heading to the Lexington Regional to begin its tournament against No. 2 national seed and regional host Kentucky. This year marks the 13th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history for WMU and first since 2016.
 
The Broncos and Wildcats open up action from the Lexington Regional on Friday, May 31, at 12 pm on SEC Network. Joining WMU and UK in Lexington are Indiana State and Illinois. The Sycamores and Fighting Illini will match up in the second game on Friday at 7 pm. The winner of the Lexington Regional is set to face the winner of the Corvallis Regional in the Super Regionals the following weekend.
 
Western Michigan punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night as it completed a dominant run at the 2024 MAC Tournament with a 10-3 win over Ball State. The victory was the 32nd of the season for the Broncos, their most since 1993, and it secured the second MAC Tournament title in school history.
 
The Broncos head into the national tournament having allowed just three total runs in their last four contests. Western Michigan recorded shutouts in three of those four games, including the first two games of the MAC Tournament, to move into a tie for second in the nation with seven shutouts in 2024.
 
The full weekend schedule for the Lexington Regional is below. 
 
2024 NCAA Baseball Lexington Regional
Kentucky Proud Park – Lexington, Ky. (All Times Eastern) 
Friday, May 31 
Game 1 – Western Michigan vs. Kentucky – Noon – SEC Network 
Game 2 – Illinois vs. Indiana State – 7 p.m. – ESPN+ 
 
Saturday, June 1
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 – Noon – TV TBD 
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – 6 p.m. – TV TBD 
 
Sunday, June 2
Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 – Noon – TV TBD 
Game 6 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4 – 6 p.m. – TV TBD 
 
Monday, June 3 (If Necessary) 
Game 7 – same teams as in Game 6 – TBD – TV TBD