Florida State Baseball will be the No. 8 National seed in the NCAA Tournament, the selection committee announced Monday.
FSU will host No. 2 seed Alabama, No. 3 seed UCF and No. 4 seed Stetson in this week’s Tallahassee Regional. The Seminoles will face off against the Hatters in the opening round, while the Crimson Tide will clash with the Knights.
The winner of the Tallahassee Regional will be paired up with the Oklahoma Regional for the Supers. The three teams battling the Sooners will be Duke, Oral Roberts and UConn.
The other top-eight national seeds are No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 UNC, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 6 Clemson, No. 7 Georgia.
EARLIER REPORT
The news wasn’t all bad for the Florida State baseball team on Sunday.
Even with a 16-4 loss to Duke in the ACC Championship Game, a season-long goal was still very much met for the Seminoles when the NCAA announced they would be one of 16 Regional hosts for the upcoming Division-I postseason tournament.
It’s the first time since 2018 that Florida State will host a regional.
And it comes with good reason. The Seminoles had one of the biggest turnarounds in the history of the ACC in 2024, going from the worst season in school history to a team that could potentially be a Top 8 national seed.
Florida State (42-15 overall) will find out its fate in that department at noon on Monday during the ESPN Selection Show.
The Seminoles are currently No. 8 in the RPI, and the fact they went 3-1 in the conference tournament, with wins over two sure-fire tournament teams in Wake Forest and Virginia and another over a team on the bubble, Georgia Tech, should only enhance their chances of being one of the Top 8 seeds and potentially hosting a Super Regional if they win the Tallahassee Regional this weekend.
The Seminoles will find out who else will be playing Dick Howser Stadium during the aforementioned Selection Show.
The ACC joined the SEC as the only conferences with five host bids.). Clemson, N.C. State, North Carolina and Virginia are the others from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas A&M are the five from the SEC. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State represent the Big 12, Arizona and Oregon St. represent the Pac-12, East Carolina is the lone host from the American; and UC Santa Barbara will represent the Big West.
Each regional field features four teams, playing in a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3 (if necessary).
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional will go on sale to Seminole Booster members at 2 p.m. EST on Monday at www.seminoles.com. The public will be able to purchase tickets starting at 5 p.m. EST on Monday.
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.
Regional tournament passes are available for $60 for reserved seats and $45 for general admission seats. Individual game tickets will go on sale beginning Friday. Individual game prices are $20 for reserved (if available) and $15 for adult general admission and $10 for youth general admission (ages 3-18). Children aged 2 and under are free with a paying adult.
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