TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Bethune-Cookman baseball team will open the 2025 NCAA Baseball Championship at the Tallahassee Regional as a four-seed, with teams and schedules announced on Monday.

Joining the Wildcats at Dick Howser Stadium will be No. 9 national seed Florida State Seminoles, second-seed Northeastern, three-seed Mississippi State. The weekend begins with FSU vs. B-CU on Friday, May 30, at 2 p.m. CT, on ACC Network. MSU and NU will play at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

The double-elimination regional will continue on Saturday, May 31, with an elimination game at 11 p.m. and a winner's bracket game at 5 p.m. Sunday's games also are at 11 p.m. and 5 p.m. If necessary, the two regional finalists will play another game on Monday at a time to be determined.

Bethune-Cookman, the fourth seed, is 37-21 overall and won the SWAC Tournament in walk-off fashion after also claiming the regular-season crown. The Wildcats will play in an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2017 and 18th overall.

Florida State begins regional play with a 38-14 record. The Seminoles posted a runner-up finish in the ACC, its best since 2014, with a 17-10 record.

Northeastern earned the regional's No. 2 seed and made the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time. At 48-9 overall, the Huskies won the CAA regular season and tournament titles.

No. 3 seed Mississippi State is in the NCAA Tournament for the 41st time. With a 34-21 record, the Bulldogs have won nine of their last 11 games. MSU was 11th in the SEC at 15-15.

All-session tickets for the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional are on sale now at Seminoles.com/Tickets, with general admission tickets on sale for all fans. If reserved seats remain available, they will go on sale for all fans on Tuesday beginning at 9 a.m.

Individual game tickets will be available prior to each game. Friday's single game tickets will go on sale on Friday at 9 a.m., with the following day's tickets on sale the night before at approximately 11 p.m., once that day's matchups are set.

All-session tickets are $60 for reserved seats and $45 for general admission.

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.

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