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Thursday, January 30, 2025

The NCAA D1 Baseball Championship is ready to begin with former Img Academy standout Walker Barron’s college team participating

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East Carolina Pirates Coach Cliff Godwin (2024) | East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina Pirates Coach Cliff Godwin (2024) | East Carolina Pirates

Former Img Academy player and current East Carolina Pirates catcher, Walker Barron, 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!

Name: Walker Barron
Position: catcher
Team: East Carolina Pirates
H.S.: Img Academy
Hometown: Atlanta

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