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No. 8 FSU baseball is set to take on Stetson in the NCAA Regional opener

TD Ameritrade Park, home of the NCAA baseball College World Series, is seen in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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TD Ameritrade Park, home of the NCAA baseball College World Series, is seen in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Friday’s matchup marks the first time in six years the Seminoles will host regionals.

Florida State University head baseball coach Link Jarrett is gearing up for a busy opening NCAA Regional weekend.

The Seminoles (42-15, 17-12) are scheduled to host three games in the Tallahassee Regional, beginning with Stetson (40-20) this Friday, May 31st.

Coach Jarrett says it’s a game he’s been excited for since the beginning of the postseason.

“It’s easier to win in your own home park, any coach will tell you that," said Jarrett. "You’re familiar with it, you have the fans on your side—our fans impact what goes on and we will need them to be impactful this weekend, as they’ve been all year.”

The UCF Golden Knights and the Alabama Crimson Tide are the other two teams that will make up the Tallahassee regional.

The winner of the tournament will move on to the Super Regional round in Oklahoma, for a chance at the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

The Seminoles will play the Hatters at Dick Howser Stadium on Friday at noon on the ACC Network.

Alabama will face UCF at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

Adrian Andrews is a multimedia journalist with WFSU Public Media. He is a Gadsden County native and a first-generation college graduate from Florida A&M University. Adrian is also a military veteran, ending his career as a Florida Army National Guard Non-Comissioned Officer.

Adrian has experience in print writing, digital content creation, documentary, and film production. He has spent the last four years on the staff of several award-winning publications such as The Famuan, Gadsden County News Corp, and Cumulus Media before joining the WFSU news team.