SOUTH BEND – The Notre Dame baseball team received some great news Monday.

The Irish are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006.

Notre Dame is the No. 2 seed in the Champaign Regional and will open up NCAA Tournament play against Wright State  on Friday at 1 p.m.

Illinois is the No. 1  seed in the regional and the host. The Illini will face No. 4 seed Ohio in the other game on Friday.  The regional is a double-elimination tournament format with games continuing on Saturday and the regional final set for Sunday.

The Irish boast a 36-21 record, having finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the regular season.