Former North Oconee High School player Kyle Jones’ collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Baseball Championship starting Friday, May 31

Former North Oconee High School player and current Stetson Hatters outfielder, Kyle Jones, 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 Stetson Hatters begin the tournament as a number four seed and will square off against the first seeded Florida State Seminoles.

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!