Albert Lea Grad Jake Thompson and Oklahoma State begin the NCAA Division 1 Baseball tournament Friday

Albert Lea Graduate Jake Thompson and the Oklahoma State Baseball team begins the NCAA tournament today in the Tucson region where they will play UC Santa Barbara this afternoon at 3 o’clock.  Also in the Region the top seed and 5th ranked Arizona will face Grand Canyon University.  It’s a double elimination 4 team bracket, win or lose Thompson and the Cowboys will play again tomorrow

Thompson hit 350 this season with 3 Home runs and 31 RBIs, and was named Big 12 All conference Honorable mention