Who Mississippi State baseball plays today in NCAA Tournament Starkville Regional final

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball has made the Starkville Regional final in the NCAA Tournament but must wait to find out its opponent.

The No. 14 national seed Bulldogs (42-17) defeated No. 2 Cincinnati 10-5 at Dudy Noble Field on May 30.

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They'll either play Cincinnati again on May 31 (7 p.m.) or No. 3 Louisiana (40-24). Those two teams play each other earlier on May 31 at 2 p.m. and the winner advances to play the Bulldogs.

The Bearcats slugged Louisiana 12-2 on May 29. The Ragin' Cajuns took down No. 4 Lipscomb, 10-4, on May 30 to keep their season alive.

It's the third straight season that MSU is in a regional final. However, it lost both of the regional finals in 2024 in Charlottesville and 2025 in Tallahassee.

The winner of Cincinnati vs. Louisiana will have to beat Mississippi State twice to win the regional. If Mississippi State loses on May 31, another game will be played June 1.

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The Starkville Regional is paired in the super regionals with the Athens Regional, where No. 3 Georgia is in that regional final against an undetermined opponent.

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Starkville Regional schedule in 2026 NCAA baseball tournament

All games at Dudy Noble Field; double elimination format; game times in Central

Sunday, May 31

• Game 5: Louisiana vs. Cincinnati, 2 p.m., TBA

• Game 6: Mississippi State vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., TBA

Monday, June 1

• Game 7 (if necessary): TBA

Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.

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