SECOND ANNUAL STATE FARM COLLEGE BASEBALL SHOWDOWN TO TAKE PLACE AT GLOBE LIFE FIELD, FEBRUARY 18-20, 2022
Tournament to feature teams from four different conferences,
including three participants in 2021 NCAA Tournament
Tournament to feature teams from four different conferences,
including three participants in 2021 NCAA Tournament
Arlington, TX – Teams from four different conferences will be featured in the second annual State Farm College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field. The field for the 2022 three-day event, which takes place February 18-20, was announced today.
Big 12 Conference members Kansas State University, the University of Oklahoma, and Texas Tech University will face the University of Arizona from the Pacific-12 Conference, Auburn University from the Southeastern Conference, and the University of Michigan from the Big 10 Conference with each school playing three games.
Texas Tech (39-17 in 2021) is the lone returnee from the inaugural 2021 State Farm College Baseball Showdown, where the Red Raiders went 0-3 against three SEC schools. Texas Tech went on to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, losing to Stanford in the Lubbock Super Regional.
Kansas State (34-23 in 2021) and Oklahoma (27-28 in 2021) complete the Big 12 Conference field for the tournament. The Sooners were 1-1 at Globe Life Field in 2021, losing to Stephen F. Austin on February 23 and defeating UT Arlington the following day.
Arizona (45-18 in 2021) was the 2021 Pac-12 Conference champion and advanced to the College World Series in Omaha before losing consecutive games to Vanderbilt and Stanford. Michigan (27-19 in 2021) also qualified for last season’s NCAA Tournament, going 0-2 in the South Bend Regional. Auburn (25-27 in 2021) becomes the fourth SEC school to participate in the first two seasons of the State Farm College Baseball Showdown.
The inaugural State Farm College Baseball Showdown took place from February 20-22, 2021 and featured Arkansas (3-0), Mississippi (3-0), and Mississippi St. (2-1) from the SEC and TCU (1-2), Texas (0-3), and Texas Tech (0-3) from the Big 12. Despite inclement weather that pushed the start of the event back one day, over 48,000 attended the three-day event at Globe Life Field.
“We are thrilled to welcome six outstanding baseball programs to Globe Life Field for the second State Farm College Baseball Showdown,” said Sean Decker, President of REV Entertainment. “The excitement during the inaugural tournament in 2021 demonstrated that Globe Life Field is an ideal setting for college baseball.
“I also want to thank State Farm for its outstanding support of the College Baseball Showdown, and we look forward to seeing all college baseball fans back in Arlington next February.”
All games of the 2022 State Farm College Showdown will once again be streamed live by FloSports, the exclusive broadcast partner for the tournament. Tickets for the 2022 State Farm College Baseball Showdown will go on sale in January with full details to be announced.
2022 STATE FARM COLLEGE BASEBALL SHOWDOWN SCHEDULE
(Home Team Listed Second)
Friday, February 18
11:00 a.m.—Auburn vs. Oklahoma
3:00 p.m.—Arizona vs. Kansas State
7:00 p.m.—Michigan vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, February 19
11:00 a.m.—Kansas State vs. Michigan
3:00 p.m.—Texas Tech vs. Auburn
7:00 p.m.—Oklahoma vs. Arizona
Sunday, February 20
10:30 a.m.—Auburn vs. Kansas State
2:30 p.m.—Arizona vs. Texas Tech
6:30 p.m.—Michigan vs. Oklahoma
The home of the Texas Rangers, Globe Life Field opened in March 2020. Designed with a retractable roof to be a premier multipurpose sports and entertainment venue, Globe Life Field has a baseball capacity of 40,518.
REV Entertainment is a subsidiary of Rangers Baseball Express, LLC, and was founded in August 2021 as a result of the success of Rangers Events, which had served as the exclusive booking agent for all non-MLB game day events beginning in 2012, first at Globe Life Park in Arlington (now Choctaw Stadium) and since 2020 at Globe Life Field.
