CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University baseball team earned its 34th bid into NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament in school history when the 48-team field was revealed during the NCAA selection show on Sunday, May 23.
The NCAA South Region tournament takes place on May 27-30 and will be hosted by the University of West Florida at Jim Spooner Field in Pensacola, Fla.
The Statesmen earned the fourth seed and play third-seeded University of Tampa in the tournament opener on Thursday, May 27 at 11 a.m. No. 2 seed Lee University plays No. 5 seed the University of Alabama Huntsville at 3 p.m., followed by No. 1 seed and host West Florida against No. 6 seed Shorter University.
Games continue Friday and Saturday at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, with Sunday's championship round set for noon. The if necessary game would start 30 minutes after the conclusion of game 10.
The Voice of the Statesmen
Cody Clark will bring fans all the action on Majic 107.5 FM in Cleveland, Miss. beginning with the Statewide Federal Credit Union Statesman Gameday Report 15 minutes before each game's scheduled first pitch. Additional audio video and audio links are available on gostatesmen.com.
The eight regional winners advance to the Division II Baseball Championship on June 5-12 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
2021 NCAA Division II South Regional Baseball Championship
Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla. | University of West Florida, host
Thursday, May 27
Game 1: #3 University of Tampa vs. #4 Delta State, 11 am
Game 2: #2 Lee University vs. #5 Alabama Huntsville, 3 pm
Game 3: #1 West Florida vs. #6 Shorter, 7 pm
Friday, May 28
Game 4: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3, 11 am
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 1, 3 pm
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1, 7 pm
Saturday, May 29
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11 am
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6, 3 pm
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7, 7 pm
Sunday, May 30
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, Noon
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9*
*Game 11 only necessary if Game 9 Winner also wins Game 10
All times are Central