Bethune-Cookman University will head to Tallahassee, Florida to compete against Florida State in the opening round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Also joining the Wildcats in Tallahassee, one of 16 on-campus sites for the opening round, will be host Florida State, Mississippi State and Stetson.

The Wildcats will take on the Florida State Seminoles at 7 p.m. on Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium on the campus of FSU. The Seminoles come into the tournament ranked third nationally, as well as earning one of eight top overall seeds (sixth). The Seminoles were defeated by ACC runner-up Wake Forest over the weekend in Jacksonville during the ACC Tournament, while Mississippi State and Stetson both earned at-large bids as well. Bethune-Cookman is serving as an automatic bid via the MEAC Tournament crown.

The first game of Friday’s twin-bill will feature Mississippi State and Stetson at 1 p.m.
This marks the third time in B-CU baseball history that the Wildcats will be taking the trip over to the state capital of Tallahassee. The ?Cats faced Florida State back in 2004, 2001 and 2000 for the opening round of the Tallahassee Regional each of the aforementioned seasons. They lost all three contests.