No. 10 seed Florida State will have to fight its way out of the loser\u2019s bracket to advance in the NCAA Tournament, having seen a six-game opening-round win streak snapped in a 6-5 loss to St. John\u2019s.<\/p>\n
The Seminoles will face off against Coastal Carolina on Saturday at 2 p.m. after the Chanticleers lost late last night, 12-10, against Northern Illinois, meaning that the top two seeds in the Tallahassee regional are in the loser\u2019s bracket. Coastal Carolina will be rolling with right-hander Cam Flukey (0-2, 4.35 ERA) as its starting pitcher.<\/p>\n
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No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina (37-21), last year\u2019s national runners-up, entered the tournament averaging .269 at the plate with an ERA of 5.08. Florida State is 13-1 all-time against Coastal Carolina, all in Tallahassee, including 1-0 in the postseason, with the Chanticleers\u2019 sole victory coming in the program\u2019s last meeting (2015) to avoid a sweep.<\/p>\n
No. 3 Northern Illinois (35-17) is making its second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and first in 44 years, earning a bid after winning the MAC. The Huskies\u2019 batting average is .279 with an ERA of 5.65. The Seminoles have faced off against Northern Illinois just once before this weekend, a 7-1 victory in Tallahassee on April 8, 1971.<\/p>\n
No. 4 St. John\u2019s (33-24) enters the regional as the Big East champion, hitting .279 with a 5.37 ERA. FSU is now 2-2 vs. St. John\u2019s, with the only previous meeting a three-game series from March 4-6, 2016.<\/p>\n
Northern Illinois and Coastal Carolina will be facing off for the first time ever, while St. John\u2019s and Coastal Carolina have met seven times, with the Chanticleers leading the all-time series 4-3. The Red Storm are 1-0 vs. Northern Illinois all-time.<\/p>\n
2026 Tallahassee Regional: Schedule<\/p>\n
Saturday, May 30<\/p>\n
Game 3: No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Coastal Carolina<\/p>\n
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Game 4: No. 4 St. John\u2019s vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois<\/p>\n
Sunday, May 31<\/p>\n
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4<\/p>\n
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5<\/p>\n
Monday, June 1<\/p>\n
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary)<\/p>\n
Game notes, via FSU Sports Info<\/p>\n
One of three teams in the country to host a regional each of the last three years, FSU is 38-17 on the season, 27-4 at home, 10-9 on the road, 1-4 at a neutral site and 7-7 against ranked opponents. Finishing third in the ACC, the team was 19-11 with eight series wins, both the team\u2019s best totals since 2014 outside of the extended 2021 season. The Seminoles\u2019 eight ACC series wins included three sweeps, while four of the 10 series came against top-12 nationally-ranked opponents, three of them on the road.<\/p>\n
Redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure has a team-best and career-long 18-game hit streak and is hitting .344. Freshman outfielder John Stuetzer has 51 hits and junior center fielder Brayden Dowd has hit 10 home runs with 12 doubles. Junior left fielder Chase Williams has 17 stolen bases in 22 attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes, the ACC Pitcher of the Year, is 9-3 with a 2.83 ERA, having struck out 117 and allowed 28 earned runs on 68 hits in 89.0 innings. Junior right-hander John Abraham has made 17 appearances, all but one out of the bullpen, and has 55 strikeouts and a 1.04 ERA in 43.1 innings.<\/p>\n
FSU leads the country with 38 regionals hosted and 19 Super Regionals, as the team is one of three teams to be hosting a regional for the third consecutive year in 2026 and one of five to have advanced to the Super Regional in both 2024 and 2025. Florida State is second in the nation with 211 all-time NCAA wins and 62 postseason appearances (behind Texas\u2019 259 wins and 65 appearances) and third with 24 CWS berths.<\/p>\n
ACC Network<\/a>\u00a0will broadcast Friday\u2019s FSU-SJU opener. While TV designation for the rest of the weekend has not been announced, each game of the regional will air live on the\u00a0ESPN family of networks and ESPN+<\/a>. Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM. Each game also is available around the world on the\u00a0FSU Gameday App<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Seminoles.com<\/a>. Live stats are at\u00a0NCAA.com<\/a>. A Regional Central page is at\u00a0Seminoles.com<\/a>\u00a0with direct links to watch, listen and follow along and more. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0(@FSUBaseball) and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0(@NoleBaseball).<\/p>\n