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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University baseball team will open play in the 2018 NCAA Tournament on Friday at 6 p.m. (CT) against the regional-host Florida State Seminoles in a first-round matchup to be held at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
 
The talent-laden, four-team regional will also include No. 2-seed Mississippi State (31-25) and No. 3 Oklahoma (36-23). Florida State (43-17), which is the top-seeded team in the regional, is also the No. 7 national seed in the tournament.
 
Samford (36-24) earned an automatic bid to the 64-team postseason competition after rolling through the Southern Conference Tournament. The Bulldogs finished the nine-team event with a 4-0 record after defeating Furman, 4-0, Wofford, 5-2, and Mercer twice, 10-3 in game one and 14-4 (7) in the championship game.
 
This marks the second time Samford has earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament and the first since 2012. In 2012, the Bulldogs were also sent to the Tallahassee Regional, where Mississippi State and Florida State were also present. The fourth team in the regional that season was UAB.
 
Mississippi State proved to be the second-seeded team in 2012 and Samford defeated the No. 17-ranked Bulldogs in the opener, 5-0. Samford, the No. 3 seed that season, then went on to knock Mississippi State out of the regional on day two with a 3-2 victory.
 
Both of Samford's losses in 2012 came against No. 3-ranked Florida State, 8-1, and 5-2.
 
At this year's SoCon Tournament, the Bulldogs' Brooks Carlson earned the Walt Nazdak Most Outstanding Player award, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored in win. Samford led the way with four all-tournament members in the following:  Samuel Strickland (starting pitcher), Wyatt Burns (relief pitcher), Anthony Mulrine (catcher) and Carlson (designated hitter).
 
Samford's Kyle Stuart earned the Pinnacle Award, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA from the championship team.
 
Florida State is one of only seven sites that is a repeat host from last season (Chapel Hill, Clemson, Fayetteville, Gainesville, Lubbock, Stanford, Tallahassee), is one of only three sites in the state of Florida (Deland, Gainesville, Tallahassee) and is one of only four host sites from the Atlantic Coast Conference (Chapel Hill, Clemson, Raleigh and Tallahassee).
 
The Seminoles, who won their eighth ACC Championship on Sunday with an 11-8 win over No. 25 ranked Louisville, finished with a 4-0 record in the ACC Tournament. They earned wins over Virginia, NC State, Clemson and Louisville to win the championship.
 
Mississippi State's Southeastern Conference Tournament action was cut short in the first round as LSU defeated the Bulldogs, 8-5, on Tuesday. Mississippi State entered the SEC Tournament with a four-game winning streak that included a game-three win at Kentucky and a three-game sweep of 2018 SEC regular-season champion Florida.
 
Oklahoma's recent run at the Big 12 Championship came to end Saturday as the Sooners fell to Baylor, 10-3, in front of 5,038 fans at Chicksaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Bears advanced to the Big 12 Championship final it eventually claimed the title.
 
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2018 NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional will go on sale to the public at 2 p.m. (CT) on Monday at www.seminoles.com. Phone and walk-up orders begin at 8:30 a.m. (ET), on Tuesday morning by calling 888-378-6653 or visiting the main Seminole Ticket Office located at Doak Campbell Stadium, University Center C. 

There will be 200 tickets blocked off for Samford fans.
 
The price for the pass will be $55 for a reserved seat and $40 for a general admission seat. You will be able to pick your own seat on Seminoles.com, however you will not be allowed to leave a single seat.
 
Single-game tickets to Friday's games will on sale Friday at 8 a.m. (ET). Single-game ticket prices are $18 for reserved seats (depending on availability) and $12 for adults and $8 for youth (ages 2 to 18), children under the age of two are FREE. 
 
Tickets for next day's single game tickets on sale after the conclusion of the previous day's games, once the opponents and times have been announced. 
 
The game day box office is located at Dick Howser Stadium and will open two hours prior to the first scheduled pitch of the day. Please visit http://seminoles.com/fsu-clear-bag-policy/ regarding the Clear Bag Policy for Dick Howser Stadium, which will be in effect for this post-season event.
 

Directions To Dick Howser Stadium

FROM: Interstate 10 – Westbound – Exit 209A View Map Head southeast on Exit 209A toward Mahan Dr/SR-10 W/US-90 W Merge onto Mahan Dr/SR-10 W/US-90 W, Continue to follow SR-10 W/US-90 W  Continue to follow SR-10 W/US-90 W Turn left at Bryan St  Continue on Stadium Dr W  Turn left at Spirit Way

FROM: Interstate 10 – Eastbound – Exit 196 View Map Head east on Exit 196 Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Regional Airport/SR-263 S and merge onto Capital Circle NW/SR-263 S Turn left at SR-10 E/W Tennessee St/US-90 E Turn right at Bryan St Continue on Stadium Dr W Turn left at Spirit Way

FROM: HWY 90 West (QUINCY) View Map Head southeast on US-90/Veteran's Memorial Hwy toward S McArthur St Continue to follow US-90 Turn right at Bryan St Continue on Stadium Dr W Turn left at Spirit Way

FROM: Route 319 (Thomasville Rd.) View Map Head southwest on SR-61 S/Thomasville Rd/US-319 S toward Rhea Rd Continue to follow SR-61 S Turn right at SR-10 / E Tennessee St / US-90 Turn left at Bryan St Continue on Stadium Dr W Turn left at Spirit Way

FROM: Airport View Map Head west on Capital Circle SW/SR-263 toward General Aviation Turn right at Blountstown HWY /W Pensacola St / SR-20 E / SR-366E Slight right at W Pensacola St / SR-366 E Turn left at Stadium Dr W Turn right at Spirit Way

 
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