The NCAA Tallahassee Baseball Regional was turned upside down on its first day.
The top two seeds in the four-team field – No. 10 national seed Florida State and Coastal Carolina – were upset in their Friday, May 29, openers at Hower Stadium.
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The Seminoles blew a late lead and tumbled to St. John’s 6-5, while Northern Illinois held on and beat Coastal Carolina 12-10 for its first NCAA Tournament game victory in history. The team last appeared in the NCAA Tourney in 1972.
Instead of facing in an expected winners’ bracket game Saturday, May 30, the Seminoles (38-18) and Chanticleers (37-22) tangle in an elimination game at 2 p.m. FSU is 13-1 all-time against Coastal Carolina, all in Tallahassee, including 1-0 in the postseason in 1991.
The losers’ bracket game was originally scheduled at 1, but rainy weather impacted Friday’s schedule. The FSU-St. John’s game at 3 p.m. was delayed two hours, while NIU and Coastal Carolina started at 9:33 p.m. and ended around 1:30 a.m. St. John’s and NIU play at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30.
While TV designation for the rest of the weekend has not been announced, each game of the regional will air live and stream on ESPN Unlimited at:Stream Live Sports and Exclusive Originals All in One Place with ESPN | ESPN.
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Saturday’s weather forecast calls for mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms. Temps are expected in the mid-80s with the chance of rain at 60%.
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Bryson Moore delivers a pitch as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Bryson Moore delivers a pitch as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Bryson Moore delivers a pitch as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
(Liam Rooney/Tallahassee Democrat)
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Bryson Moore delivers a pitch as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
(Liam Rooney/Tallahassee Democrat)
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
John Stuetzer celebrates a home run for FSU baseball as they host St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
John Stuetzer celebrates a home run for FSU baseball as they host St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
John Stuetzer celebrates a home run for FSU baseball as they host St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
John Stuetzer hits a home run for FSU baseball as they host St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
John Stuetzer celebrates a home run for FSU baseball as they host St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
John Stuetzer celebrates a home run for FSU baseball with Brayden Dowd (Left) and Brody DeLamielleure (Right) as they host St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Bryson Moore delivers a pitch as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Brody DeLamielleure takes a lead as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Brayden Dowd watches a pitch as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Cal Fisher makes a play as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser hits a home run as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Carter McCulley tags a base runner out as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Carter McCulley tags a base runner out as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser (front left) celebrates his home run with Noah Sheffield (back right) as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser (front left) celebrates his home run with Noah Sheffield (back right) as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser rounds third base after a home run as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Ben Barrett awaits a pickoff attempt as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Hunter Carns pauses in between pitches as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Brayden Dowd awaits a pitch as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser (front) and Carter McCulley (right) point to a base runner being out as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser tags out a base runner who slides past second base as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser tags out a base runner who slides past second base as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
(Liam Rooney/Tallahassee Democrat)
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Ben Barrett watches a fly ball as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser celebrates an out as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball hosts St. Johns in Tallahassee Regional: Our best photos
Gabe Fraser celebrates an out as FSU baseball hosts St. John’s in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
(Liam Rooney/Tallahassee Democrat)What time is FSU baseball vs. Coastal Carolina in the Tallahassee Regional?What channel is FSU baseball vs. Coastal Carolina in the Tallahassee Regional?
Channel: To be announced.
NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional seeding
No. 1 Florida State (10 – National)
When: Friday, May 29 – Monday, June 1
Where: Dick Howser Stadium / Tallahassee, Florida
NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional schedule
Friday, May 29
Game 1: #4 St. John’s 6, #1 Florida State 5
Game 2: #3 Northern Illinois 12, #2 Coastal Carolina 10
Saturday, May 30
Game 3: FSU vs. Coastal Carolina, Game 2 – 2 p.m. ESPN+
Game 4: St. John’s vs. Northern Illinois – 7 p.m. ESPN+
Sunday, May 31
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 – 1 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 – 6 p.m.
Monday, June 1
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (TBA – IF NECESSARY)
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