Mississippi
Who does Mississippi State baseball play in the NCAA tournament? Bulldogs’ opponent set
TALLAHASSE, Fla. — Mississippi State baseball must win to keep its season alive.
The No. 3 seed Bulldogs (35-22) were crushed 10-3 by No. 1 Florida State (40-14) in the NCAA tournament’s Tallahassee Regional on May 31. It sets up a rematch from the NCAA tournament opener with MSU against No. 2 Northeastern on June 1 (11 a.m. CT).
The winner of Mississippi State versus Northeastern will play Florida State in the regional final on June 1 (6 p.m.).
The Huskies (49-10) held off Bethune-Cookman 4-3 earlier in the day to advance. MSU flattened Northeastern 11-2 on May 30 to begin the regional.
Interim coach Justin Parker said after the Florida State loss that the plan is to start Evan Siary at pitcher against Northeastern.
The Bulldogs, who fired coach Chris Lemonis on April 28, are in their second straight NCAA tournament. They are 10-3 under interim coach Justin Parker.
MSU would be in its first super regional since 2021 if it wins the Tallahassee Regional.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.