Baseball Earns National Seed as 2019 NCAA Championship Field is Announced

STARKVILLE – For the second time in program history, the Mississippi State baseball program has earned a national seed for the NCAA Baseball Championship, garnering the No. 6 national seed on the Road to Omaha in 2019.

The top seed in the Starkville Regional, MSU earned the No. 6 national seed to tie its highest national seed since the NCAA began the practice in 1999. The Bulldogs also took the No. 6 seed into the 2016 NCAA Baseball Championship, winning the 2016 Starkville Regional before dropping the NCAA Starkville Super Regional to eventual national runner-up Arizona.

Miami (Fla.) earned an at-large bid and the No. 2 seed in the Starkville Regional and will play No. 3 seed and Mid-American Conference champion Central Michigan in the opening round. State will face No. 4 seed and SWAC champion Southern its first game of the Starkville Regional.

Mississippi State (46-13) and Southern (32-22) will open the tournament at Noon CT, with Miami (Fla.) (39-18) and Central Michigan (46-12) playing the second game on the opening day at 7 p.m. CT. The winner of the Starkville Regional will advance to meet the winner of the Stanford Regional hosted by the No. 11 overall seed Stanford.

Practice rounds and press conferences are set for Thursday in advance of Friday's opening round.

Mississippi State is making its 38th NCAA Tournament appearance and hosting a regional for the 14th time in school history.

The Bulldogs are among the national-leading 10 teams from the Southeastern Conference included in this year's 64-team tournament field, with three selected as national seeds and six chosen as host sites. Overall, 12 of Mississippi State's 2019 opponents made the field of 64, with State owning an 21-12 record against teams in the 2019 NCAA Baseball Championship bracket.

NCAA Starkville Regional Schedule

Friday, May 31
Game 1 – Noon CT – No. 1 Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Southern (SEC Network)
Game 2 – 7 p.m. CT – No. 2 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 3 Central Michigan (ESPN3)

Saturday, June 1
Game 3 – Noon CT – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser
Game 4 – 6 p.m. CT – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner

Sunday, June 2
Game 5 – 2 p.m. CT – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser
Game 6 – 8 p.m. CT – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner

Monday, June 3
If Necessary – 6 p.m. CT – Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser

Tickets
Reserved tickets for the NCAA Starkville Regional will go on sale to Bulldog Club Members via www.hailstate.com/tickets and over the phone on Tuesday, May 28th at 8:30 a.m. A limited number of Rooftop passes will be available to Bulldog Club Members as well.

Also, on sale at that time will be the standing room only and grass berm areas.

All-Session ticket booklet for reserved chairbacks are $120, with a limit of six (6) per account, while SRO/GA areas will be $60. All-Session Rooftop passes will be $150 and have a four (4) ticket limit.

Season Ticket holders who pre-ordered tickets for the NCAA Starkville Regional will be charged for their pre-order tickets on Monday May 27th. Tickets will then be emailed out to those buyers Monday afternoon.

The MSU ticket office will be closed Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day but will reopen at 8am on Tuesday, May 28th. To purchase tickets or more information contact the ticket office at 1-888-GO-DAWGS.

Single-game ticket information will be available starting Friday morning May 31st at 8am online or beginning at 9am at Dudy Noble Field Right field box office.

Mississippi State Students
Student single-game, general admission tickets will be available at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office for $10 with valid student ID beginning Friday, May 31, at 8:00 a.m. Students may also, on Friday, purchase tickets online or in person at the Bryan Building ticket office or Dudy Noble Field box offices.

Will Call
All general public will call will be handled at the Right field box office. Team will call and Team player pass list admissions will be handled under a tent located at the Right Field Plaza entrance.

Parking Information
Baseball season ticket holders who have a season parking pass will use the same parking pass issued for the 2019 regular season. All Bulldog Club Reserved Baseball parking passes will be honored. No additional parking passes will be on sale as all remaining lots around Dudy Noble Field are free of charge.

RV season parking holders will also use their same pass for the weekend. Season RV passes will use Lot 38. RVs with reserved passes can begin parking at 8 am Friday, May 31st.

Mississippi State University Athletics

Baseball Earns National Seed as 2019 NCAA Championship Field is Announced

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