Diamond Dawgs Headed To Charlottesville Regional
May 27, 2024 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State baseball is officially headed to the NCAA Tournament for the 40th time in program history.
The Bulldogs' postseason run is set to begin on Friday when MSU takes the field as the No. 2 seed in the Charlottesville Regional, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee revealed on Monday. Other teams in Charlottesville will include the regional's top seed and host Virginia, third-seeded St. John's and fourth-seeded Pennsylvania.
State will face St. John's in a 6 p.m. CT game Friday at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park. Virginia and Pennsylvania will meet in Friday's first game of the day. The regional will continue with a pair of games on both Saturday and Sunday. If necessary, a winner-take-all regional final will be on Monday.Â
The winner of the Charlottesville Regional will take on the winner of the Fayetteville Regional in a best-of-three Super Regional series next week with a trip to the College World Series at stake. Teams in the Fayetteville Regional include the NCAA Tournament's No. 5 overall seed Arkansas, as well as Louisiana Tech, Kansas State and Southeast Missouri State.
The Diamond Dawgs earned their way into the NCAA Tournament by compiling a 38-21 record over the course of the regular season and Southeastern Conference Tournament. State racked up an impressive 20 wins over SEC foes in 2024 and notched 16 victories over Quad 1 opponents – the fourth-most in the nation. The Maroon and White boasted the country's No. 10 KPI ranking while standing at No. 25 in RPI.
Charlottesville Regional Schedule (All times CT)
Friday, May 31, 2024Â
Game 1 - UVA vs Penn - 11 am (ESPN+)
Game 2 - State vs St John's - 6 pm (ESPN+)
Saturday, June 1, 2024Â
Game 3 - Loser of G1 vs Loser of G2 - 11 am (Broadcast TBD)
Game 4 - Winner of G1 vs Winner of G2 - 5 pm (Broadcast TBD)
Sunday, June 2, 2024Â
Game 5 - Winner of G3 vs Loser of G4 - 11 am (Broadcast TBD)
Game 6 - Winner of G4 vs Winner of G5 - 5 pm (Broadcast TBD)
Monday, June 3, 2024Â
Game 7 - If necessary (Time and broadcast TBD)