South Alabama baseball will be the No. 3 seed in the Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional, it was announced Monday.
The Jaguars (40-20) tied for the regular season championship in the Sun Belt Conference, then went 2-2 in the conference tournament. South Alabama is in the NCAA regionals for the 25th time overall, and the first time since 2013.
South Alabama will meet No. 2 seed and Conference USA champion Southern Miss (40-18) in a first-round matchup at 11 a.m. Central Friday. Host and No. 1 seed Florida State (37-20) takes on No. 4 seed and SWAC champion Alabama State (38-15) in the other first-round game at 3 p.