University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss Draws No. 9 National Seed, Field Set for 2026 Hattiesburg Regional
5/25/2026 1:15:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss baseball received the ninth overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and will welcome Virginia, Jacksonville State and Little Rock at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field for the Hattiesburg Regional beginning on Friday, May 29.
Southern Miss (44-15, 22-8 Sun Belt) is the No. 1 seed in the regional and will take on No. 4 seed Little Rock (36-26, 16-11 Ohio Valley) at 1 p.m. CT on Friday with No. 2 Virginia (36-21, 14-16 Atlantic Coast) will take on No. 3 seed Jacksonville State (46-13, 23-7 Conference USA) at 6 p.m.
The 2026 Hattiesburg Regional will open on Friday, May 29, with two games scheduled for each day through Sunday, May 31, and a potential game seven set for Monday, June 1. A full schedule of the weekend's games is below.
Friday, May 29
Game 1 – (1) Southern Miss vs. (4) Little Rock | 1 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 2 – (2) Virginia vs. (3) Jacksonville State | 6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Saturday, May 30
Game 3 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | TBD | Network TBD
Game 4 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | TBD | Network TBD
Sunday, May 31
Game 5 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | TBD | Network TBD
Game 6 – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 | TBD | Network TBD
Monday, June 1
Game 7 – Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (If necessary) | TBD | Network TBD
Southern Miss (44-15, 22-8 Sun Belt) is the No. 1 seed in the regional and will take on No. 4 seed Little Rock (36-26, 16-11 Ohio Valley) at 1 p.m. CT on Friday with No. 2 Virginia (36-21, 14-16 Atlantic Coast) will take on No. 3 seed Jacksonville State (46-13, 23-7 Conference USA) at 6 p.m.
The 2026 Hattiesburg Regional will open on Friday, May 29, with two games scheduled for each day through Sunday, May 31, and a potential game seven set for Monday, June 1. A full schedule of the weekend's games is below.
Friday, May 29
Game 1 – (1) Southern Miss vs. (4) Little Rock | 1 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 2 – (2) Virginia vs. (3) Jacksonville State | 6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Saturday, May 30
Game 3 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | TBD | Network TBD
Game 4 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | TBD | Network TBD
Sunday, May 31
Game 5 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | TBD | Network TBD
Game 6 – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 | TBD | Network TBD
Monday, June 1
Game 7 – Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (If necessary) | TBD | Network TBD
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