Ole Miss Selected to Host NCAA Regional

Photo courtesy of Bill Barksdale

For the seventh time in program history, Ole Miss was selected to host an NCAA Baseball Regional, the NCAA announced Sunday. The Ole Miss baseball team was one of 16 programs selected by the NCAA as a regional host.

The entire NCAA Tournament bracket, including the eight national seeds, will be announced at 11:00 a.m. CT on Monday, May 30 on ESPNU. At that time, Ole Miss (43-17) will find out which three teams will be coming to Oxford for the regional.

The Oxford Regional will begin June 3 at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field and will run through June 5 with play going until June 6 if necessary. The complete regional schedule with game times will be announced Monday.

Ole Miss holds a 43-17 record heading into the tournament after making a run to the SEC Tournament semifinals in Hoover, Alabama. The Rebels also collected eight victories over top-10 teams throughout the season and finished 18-12 in SEC play. This is the 14th postseason appearance for the Rebels in head coach Mike Bianco’s 16 years at the helm. All seven times the Rebels have hosted a regional have come under Bianco’s tenure.

“We are excited to host another regional at Swayze Field in front of our outstanding fans,” said Bianco. “To serve as a host for the NCAA Tournament is a terrific reward for our team’s success this season. We look forward to welcoming three other teams to Oxford that will experience the best atmosphere in college baseball.”

Tickets for the tournament will be available in all areas of the stadium. Ticket books for general admission will be sold for $60, reserved seating will be $70, box seating will be $80 and Diamond Club seating will be $200. Each ticket book gains admission to every game of the Oxford Regional.

The Ole Miss Athletics Ticket Office is open daily 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Tad Smith Coliseum. The ticket office will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Fans may order their regional tickets online via OleMissTix.com if they wish to order Sunday, Monday or after hours. Contact the ticket office at 888-REB-TKTS for more information.

The priority deadline for season ticket holders will be Tuesday at 5 p.m. CT.

Pending availability, single game tickets will go on sale Thursday online at OleMissTix.com or by phone. Box seats will sell for $20, while general admission and grandstand tickets are $15, and general admission student tickets (college age or younger) are $10.

Tickets will be available for Will Call pick up at the main ticket office, located in the Tad Smith Coliseum beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT on Thursday, June 2. A drive-thru pick up area will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. On Friday, June 3, tickets and parking passes will be available to be picked up at the Tad Smith Coliseum drive thru until the middle of the fifth inning of the game. Any tickets unclaimed after Friday will be available for pick up at the ticket office at OU Stadium/Swayze Field. Will Call tickets and parking will NOT be available at the Swayze Field ticket office until Saturday, June 4. Please contact the ticket office at 662-915-7167 for more information.

Parking passes will initially only be sold to those fans that held them during the regular season. If any remain, those will be available on game day for $15 each. Cash only.

Free general parking is permitted at the South Lot located at Taylor Road and highway 6. Regular parking enforcement outside of designated baseball parking pass lots and the South Lot will be in affect Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Campus patrons parking outside of the designated baseball lots are subject to citations.

TV and webcast availability for the Oxford Regional will be determined later this week.

For the latest news and updates involving Ole Miss Baseball, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissBSB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Baseball and on Instagram at olemissbsb. Fans can also follow head coach Mike Bianco on Twitter at @CoachMikeBianco.

Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports Information