Former Fort Myers High School player Zach Root’s collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Baseball Championship starting Friday, May 31

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By Lee Today

May 30, 2024

Former Fort Myers High School player and current East Carolina Pirates left handed pitcher, Zach Root, will compete in the NCAA D1 Baseball Championship Tournament.

There are 64 teams in the tournament, with the final eight teams receiving an invite to Omaha, Nebraska to play for the College World Series title.

The East Carolina Pirates begin the tournament as a number one seed and will square off against the fourth seeded Evansville Purple Aces.

The first round, Regionals, is double elimination where a team is only eliminated after two losses. From there, 16 teams will make the Super Regionals and play a best-of-three series.

Finally, the eight winners from Super Regionals will head to Omaha for a chance to play for the title of College World Series Champion!