The Diamond Dawgs will head to Tallahassee, Fla. for the 37th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
State To Make 37th NCAA Tournament Appearance In Tallahassee
May 28, 2018 | Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – For the 37th time in program history, Mississippi State is headed to the NCAA Tournament and will begin its postseason run in the Tallahassee Regional, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced Monday.
This marks the second time State reached the NCAA Tournament after starting the season 0-3, with the 1996 Diamond Dawgs having first accomplished the feat at 38-24, 17-13 SEC.
Two-seed MSU (31-25) will be joined in the four-team regional by host Florida State (43-17), three-seed Oklahoma (36-23) and four-seed and Southern Conference Tournament Champion Samford (36-24).
State will kick off its Tallahassee Regional schedule at Dick Howser Stadium on Friday at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU against Oklahoma in the double-elimination regional format. Friday's meeting between the Bulldogs and Sooners will be the fifth all-time meeting between the two sides, with the most recent matchup having been a 5-5 tie at Dodger Stadium on March 6, 2016 due to a travel curfew. MSU trails the all-time series 1-2-1.
MSU has not faced off against Florida State since the 2007 Tallahassee Regional which the Diamond Dawgs went 3-0 in and included two wins over the Seminoles. MSU also appeared in the 2012 Tallahassee Regional, but finished 1-2 and didn't face the host. State hasn't taken on Samford since 2015 and holds a 34-10 advantage in the all-time series.
The winner of the Tallahassee Regional will take on the winner of the Clemson Regional for a best-of-three Super Regional series with a trip to the College World Series at stake.
VIDEO: Gary Henderson discusses MSU's selection to the Tallahassee Regional
REGIONAL SCHEDULE (All times CT)
Friday, June 1, 2018
G1 – 11 a.m. – No. 2 Mississippi State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (ESPNU)
G2 - 6 p.m. – No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 Samford (ESPNU)
Saturday, June 2, 2018
G3 – 11 a.m. - Loser of G1 vs. Loser of G2
G4 - 4 p.m. - Winner of G1 vs. Winner of G2
Sunday, June 3, 2018
G5 - 11 a.m. - Winner of G3 vs. Loser of G4
G6 - 5 p.m. - Winner of G4 vs. Winner of G5
Monday, June 4, 2018
* G7 - Noon - If Necessary
TICKET INFO
Tickets for the 2018 NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional will go on sale to the public at 3:00 p.m. EST on Monday, May 28 at www.seminoles.com. Phone and walk-up orders begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning by calling 888-378-6653 or visiting the main Seminole Ticket Office located at Doak Campbell Stadium, University Center C. The price for the pass will be $55 for a reserved seat and $40 for a general admission seat. You will be able to pick your own seat on the seminoles.com, however you will not be allowed to leave a single seat. Single game tickets to Friday's games will on sale on Friday morning at 8 a.m. Single game ticket prices are $18 for reserved seats (depending on availability) and $12 for adults and $8 for youth (ages 2 to 18), children under the age of 2 are FREE. Tickets for next day's single game tickets on sale after the conclusion of the previous day's games, once the opponents and times have been announced. The game day box office is located at Dick Howser Stadium and will open 2 hours prior to the first scheduled pitch of the day. Please visit http://seminoles.com/fsu-clear-bag-policy/ regarding the Clear Bag Policy for Dick Howser Stadium, which will be in effect for this post-season event.
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This marks the second time State reached the NCAA Tournament after starting the season 0-3, with the 1996 Diamond Dawgs having first accomplished the feat at 38-24, 17-13 SEC.
Two-seed MSU (31-25) will be joined in the four-team regional by host Florida State (43-17), three-seed Oklahoma (36-23) and four-seed and Southern Conference Tournament Champion Samford (36-24).
State will kick off its Tallahassee Regional schedule at Dick Howser Stadium on Friday at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU against Oklahoma in the double-elimination regional format. Friday's meeting between the Bulldogs and Sooners will be the fifth all-time meeting between the two sides, with the most recent matchup having been a 5-5 tie at Dodger Stadium on March 6, 2016 due to a travel curfew. MSU trails the all-time series 1-2-1.
MSU has not faced off against Florida State since the 2007 Tallahassee Regional which the Diamond Dawgs went 3-0 in and included two wins over the Seminoles. MSU also appeared in the 2012 Tallahassee Regional, but finished 1-2 and didn't face the host. State hasn't taken on Samford since 2015 and holds a 34-10 advantage in the all-time series.
The winner of the Tallahassee Regional will take on the winner of the Clemson Regional for a best-of-three Super Regional series with a trip to the College World Series at stake.
VIDEO: Gary Henderson discusses MSU's selection to the Tallahassee Regional
REGIONAL SCHEDULE (All times CT)
Friday, June 1, 2018
G1 – 11 a.m. – No. 2 Mississippi State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (ESPNU)
G2 - 6 p.m. – No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 Samford (ESPNU)
Saturday, June 2, 2018
G3 – 11 a.m. - Loser of G1 vs. Loser of G2
G4 - 4 p.m. - Winner of G1 vs. Winner of G2
Sunday, June 3, 2018
G5 - 11 a.m. - Winner of G3 vs. Loser of G4
G6 - 5 p.m. - Winner of G4 vs. Winner of G5
Monday, June 4, 2018
* G7 - Noon - If Necessary
TICKET INFO
Tickets for the 2018 NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional will go on sale to the public at 3:00 p.m. EST on Monday, May 28 at www.seminoles.com. Phone and walk-up orders begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning by calling 888-378-6653 or visiting the main Seminole Ticket Office located at Doak Campbell Stadium, University Center C. The price for the pass will be $55 for a reserved seat and $40 for a general admission seat. You will be able to pick your own seat on the seminoles.com, however you will not be allowed to leave a single seat. Single game tickets to Friday's games will on sale on Friday morning at 8 a.m. Single game ticket prices are $18 for reserved seats (depending on availability) and $12 for adults and $8 for youth (ages 2 to 18), children under the age of 2 are FREE. Tickets for next day's single game tickets on sale after the conclusion of the previous day's games, once the opponents and times have been announced. The game day box office is located at Dick Howser Stadium and will open 2 hours prior to the first scheduled pitch of the day. Please visit http://seminoles.com/fsu-clear-bag-policy/ regarding the Clear Bag Policy for Dick Howser Stadium, which will be in effect for this post-season event.
FOLLOW THE DIAMOND DAWGS
For more information on the Diamond Dawg program, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateBB." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
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