Baseball Headed To Tallahassee Regional
5/25/2026 1:43:00 PM | Baseball
CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina will make its 22nd NCAA Regional appearance after earning an at-large bid to the Tallahassee Regional, hosted by No. 10 national seed Florida State University, which will be played at Dick Howser Stadium.
The Chanticleers (37-21), who finished second in the Sun Belt Conference, earned the No. 2 seed and will play No. 3 seed Northern Illinois (35-17) in the first round on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. No. 1 seed and host Florida State (38-17) will face No. 4 seed St. John's (33-24) in the other opening-round game.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public Monday, May 25, at 5 p.m.
All-session tickets are $60 for reserved seats and $45 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased online at Seminoles.com/Tickets. Phone orders can be placed beginning Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. by calling 1-888-378-6653.
Individual game tickets will be available beginning Friday, May 29. Individual game tickets are $20 for reserved seats, if available, and $15 for adult general admission and $10 for youth general admission (ages 3-18). Children ages 2 and under are admitted free with a paying adult.
Friday's game will mark the Chanticleers' first-ever meeting with Northern Illinois, the champion of the Mid-American Conference. Coastal last played St. John's in 2017, hosting the Red Storm as part of the season-opening Baseball at the Beach tournament. The Chants are 4-3 all-time against the BIG EAST champion.
It has been 11 years since the Chanticleers last faced Florida State, which leads the all-time series 13-1. Coastal's lone win in the series came in its most recent meeting with the Seminoles, a 4-2 victory on May 3, 2015, in Tallahassee.
Coastal made its first NCAA appearance in 1991 in Tallahassee.
Of the 64 teams selected for the NCAA Tournament, the Chanticleers own a 13-9 record in 2026 against 10 tournament qualifiers: East Carolina (2-1), Louisiana (1-4), North Carolina (1-0), NC State (0-1), Ole Miss (1-0), Texas (0-1), Texas State (2-1), The Citadel (2-0), VCU (2-0) and Wake Forest (2-1).
Each of the 16 regionals features four teams competing in a double-elimination format. Regional play is scheduled for May 29-June 1, if necessary. The eight super regional hosts will be announced Tuesday, June 2, at approximately 10 a.m. ET on NCAA.com.
The Tallahassee Regional is paired with the Tuscaloosa Regional, hosted by No. 7 national seed Alabama, which includes No. 2 seed Oklahoma State, No. 3 seed USC Upstate and No. 4 seed Alabama State.
The College World Series begins Friday, June 12, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.
2026 NCAA TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 29
Game 1: vs. (1) Florida State vs. (4) St. John's (3 p.m.) - ACCN
Game 2: (2) Coastal Carolina vs. (3) Northern Illinois (8 p.m.) - ESPN+
Saturday, May 30
Game 3: Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 (1 p.m.)
Game 4: Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 (6 p.m.)
Sunday, May 31
Game 5: Winner G3 vs. Loser G4 (1 p.m.)
Game 6: Winner G4 vs. Winner G5 (6 p.m.)
Monday, June 1
Game 7: Winner G6 vs. Loser G6 (TBA - IF NECESSARY)
The Chanticleers (37-21), who finished second in the Sun Belt Conference, earned the No. 2 seed and will play No. 3 seed Northern Illinois (35-17) in the first round on Friday, May 29, at 8 p.m. No. 1 seed and host Florida State (38-17) will face No. 4 seed St. John's (33-24) in the other opening-round game.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public Monday, May 25, at 5 p.m.
All-session tickets are $60 for reserved seats and $45 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased online at Seminoles.com/Tickets. Phone orders can be placed beginning Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. by calling 1-888-378-6653.
Individual game tickets will be available beginning Friday, May 29. Individual game tickets are $20 for reserved seats, if available, and $15 for adult general admission and $10 for youth general admission (ages 3-18). Children ages 2 and under are admitted free with a paying adult.
Friday's game will mark the Chanticleers' first-ever meeting with Northern Illinois, the champion of the Mid-American Conference. Coastal last played St. John's in 2017, hosting the Red Storm as part of the season-opening Baseball at the Beach tournament. The Chants are 4-3 all-time against the BIG EAST champion.
It has been 11 years since the Chanticleers last faced Florida State, which leads the all-time series 13-1. Coastal's lone win in the series came in its most recent meeting with the Seminoles, a 4-2 victory on May 3, 2015, in Tallahassee.
Coastal made its first NCAA appearance in 1991 in Tallahassee.
Of the 64 teams selected for the NCAA Tournament, the Chanticleers own a 13-9 record in 2026 against 10 tournament qualifiers: East Carolina (2-1), Louisiana (1-4), North Carolina (1-0), NC State (0-1), Ole Miss (1-0), Texas (0-1), Texas State (2-1), The Citadel (2-0), VCU (2-0) and Wake Forest (2-1).
Each of the 16 regionals features four teams competing in a double-elimination format. Regional play is scheduled for May 29-June 1, if necessary. The eight super regional hosts will be announced Tuesday, June 2, at approximately 10 a.m. ET on NCAA.com.
The Tallahassee Regional is paired with the Tuscaloosa Regional, hosted by No. 7 national seed Alabama, which includes No. 2 seed Oklahoma State, No. 3 seed USC Upstate and No. 4 seed Alabama State.
The College World Series begins Friday, June 12, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.
2026 NCAA TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 29
Game 1: vs. (1) Florida State vs. (4) St. John's (3 p.m.) - ACCN
Game 2: (2) Coastal Carolina vs. (3) Northern Illinois (8 p.m.) - ESPN+
Saturday, May 30
Game 3: Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 (1 p.m.)
Game 4: Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 (6 p.m.)
Sunday, May 31
Game 5: Winner G3 vs. Loser G4 (1 p.m.)
Game 6: Winner G4 vs. Winner G5 (6 p.m.)
Monday, June 1
Game 7: Winner G6 vs. Loser G6 (TBA - IF NECESSARY)
Saturday, May 30
Wednesday, April 01
Sunday, March 08
Sunday, March 08
