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AUBURN, Ala. (WNCN) — NC State baseball made it off the proverbial bubble and into the NCAA Tournament.
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The Wolfpack learned Monday that the team made the field for the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. It will be head coach Elliot Avent’s final postseason run as the longtime skipper announced his retirement earlier this month.
NC State drew the Auburn Regional and will head down to Alabama as the third seed in the group. They’ll join host Auburn — the regional’s top seed and No. 4 overall seed in the country — along with second seed Central Florida and fourth seed Milwaukee.
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The double elimination regional will start Friday when the Tigers and Panthers face off at noon. The Wolfpack will then face the Knights in the late afternoon game.
Below is the schedule in ET for the Auburn Regional, with times subject to change depending on weather and/or previous games. This will be updated with the names of the teams as the regional progresses.
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2026 Auburn Regional schedule (times in ET)
Friday, May 29
Game 1: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 4 Milwaukee — 1 p.m.
Game 2: No. 3 NC State vs. No. 4 UCF — 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 — 3 p.m.
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 — 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 31
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 — 3 p.m.
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 — 8 p.m.
Monday, June 1 (if necessary)
Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 — TBD