NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Christopher Newport’s baseball squad will play Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Regional in Danville, VA on Wednesday at 3 pm.

The Captains received the fifth seed at the South Regional, which is co-hosted by the USA South and Old Dominion Athletic Conference. CNU enters NCAA play with an overall record of 28-12. Christopher Newport received the USA South’s automatic bid.

The Blue Jays, the region’s number two seed, enter play with a record of 34-5 and received the Centennial Conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Wednesday’s meeting will be the first between these two baseball programs.

The Danville Regional is a six-team regional. Salisbury received the No. 1 seed and will play Randolph-Macon at 11 am. Piedmont is the three-seed and will take on Lynchburg, the fourth seed, at 7 pm.

This is the fourth time CNU has reached post-season play. The Captains reached the NCAA Tournament from 2001-2003. CNU finished third at the College World Series in 2002 and finished second in 2003.

Christopher Newport will broadcast all of its games live on the web. Check the CNU Athletics website for more information.