For the first time, the road to Omaha will begin in Lawrence, Kansas. After winning both the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles, the Kansas Jayhawks were picked as one of 16 host schools for this year's NCAA Baseball Tournament, something the school has never done before. Kansas was announced Monday morning as the number 15 national seed, and will begin the national tourney against Northeastern. First pitch from Hoglund Ballpark is set for noon Friday, May 29.