Former Portage Northern High School player Sam Carlisle’s collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Baseball Championship starting Friday, May 31

Western Michigan Broncos Coach Billy Gernon (2024) | Western Michigan Broncos

By Kalamazoo Times

May 30, 2024

Former Portage Northern High School player and current Western Michigan Broncos right handed pitcher, Sam Carlisle, 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 Western Michigan Broncos begin the tournament as a number four seed and will square off against the first seeded Kentucky Wildcats.

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: Sam Carlisle

Position: right handed pitcher

Team: Western Michigan Broncos

H.S.: Portage Northern High School

Hometown: Portage

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