NCAA Tournament baseball comes back to campus as Mississippi State scores another Starkville Regional

Key Points:

• Mississippi State has been awarded one of the sixteen number-one seeds in the NCAA baseball tournament and will host a Starkville Regional, marking the return of postseason play to Dudy Noble Field after a four-year hiatus.
• The full list of one-seeds was released following conference tournaments, with seven SEC teams hosting regionals, including Mississippi State, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, and Florida.
• Mississippi State finished the regular season with a 40-17 record and will announce their 2, 3, and 4 seed assignments for the Starkville Regional on Monday, along with the full tournament bracket.
• This is Mississippi State's 42nd NCAA Tournament appearance and the 15th time hosting a regional on campus, with strong historical performance including four of the last five Starkville regionals won by the Bulldogs.
• Coach Brian O'Connor, hired last summer with the goal of returning postseason play to Starkville, will hold a press conference Monday to discuss tournament plans, including starting pitching strategies.