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    Baseball Set to Play at Auburn Regional

    University of Southern MississippiBy 2 Mins Read10 Views

    HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss baseball heads to Auburn, Ala. for the 2023 NCAA Auburn Regional, hosted by the Auburn Tigers. The Golden Eagles earned the Sun Belt Conference’s automatic bid to the postseason by defeating Louisiana 6-2 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship.

    The Golden Eagles (41-17, 22-8 Sun Belt) will be the second-seeded team of the 2023 Auburn Regional and will face No. 3 seed and SoCon Tournament Champion, Samford (36-23, 15-6 Southern) on Friday, June 2, at 1 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN+ and heard through an affiliate of the Southern Miss Sports Network.

    The host and No. 13 national seed Auburn will take on No. 4 seed Penn at 6 p.m. A full schedule of the 2023 NCAA Auburn Regional is available below.

    Southern Miss returns to the NCAA Regionals for the 19th time in program history and ninth time under head coach Scott Berry. The 2023 season marks the seventh-straight postseason appearance for the Golden Eagles and their second trip to Auburn for a regional, last making playing at Plainsman Park in 2010.

    Tickets to the regional are sold out but additional tickets may become available at the gates depending on stadium capacity. For more information on tickets, visit AuburnTigers.com or click here.

    The winner of the Auburn Regional will face off against the winner of the Clemson Regional in a Super Regional next weekend. The Clemson Regional includes No. 4 national seed Clemson, (2) Tennessee, (3) Charlotte and (4) Lipscomb.

    2023 NCAA Auburn Regional Bracket
    Friday, June 2
    Game One – (2) Southern Miss vs. (3) Samford – 1 p.m.
    Game Two – (1) Auburn vs. (4) Penn – 6 p.m.
    Saturday, June 3
    Game Three – Loser Game One vs. Loser Game Two – 2 p.m.
    Game Four – Winner Game One vs. Winner Game Two – 8 p.m.
    Sunday, June 4
    Game Five – Winner Game Three vs. Loser Game Four – 2 p.m.
    Game Six – Winner Game Four vs. Winner Game Five – 8 p.m.
    Monday, June 5
    Game Seven (If necessary) – Same teams as Game Six – TBD

    The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites in central and southern Mississippi, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 130 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and sport venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 40 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of approximately 15,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 36 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 24 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit usm.edu.

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