USM, Bama, Miami and $1,000 tickets? What to know about the Hattiesburg regional
Hattiesburg is set to host its fourth NCAA baseball tournament regional, bringing fans from across the South to the Hub City. Southern Miss is hosting as the national No. 16 seed and Sun Belt Conference tournament runner-up.
Joining the Golden Eagles are 2-seed Alabama, 3-seed Miami and 4-seed Columbia. Each of the top three seeds arrive as at-large bids while the Lions punched their ticket through an Ivy League championship.
Pete Taylor Park has a listed capacity of 4,300, but has exceeded that number at least 28 times and has a record attendance of 6,346 thanks to plenty of standing room.
Season ticket holders received first priority ticket opportunities for 48 hours before sales opened to the public. All-session tickets will cost $120 each for chairback seating and $100 for all-session general admission and wheelchair seating. Students from each institution can get general admission tickets for $50.
Tickets have already leaked onto the aftermarket and have sold for over $1,000. At the same source, the cheapest ticket for Alabama vs Miami is $35 while the cheapest for USM vs Columbia is $139.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Hattiesburg regional, including schedule, tickets and how to watch.
Schedule
Friday, May 30
Game 1 – (2) Alabama vs. (3) Miami, 2 p.m., ESPN2
Game 2 – (1) Southern Miss vs. (4) Columbia, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 31
Game 3 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 2 p.m., Network TBD
Game 4 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 8 p.m., Network TBD
Sunday, June 1
Game 5 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 2 p.m., Network TBD
Game 6 – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 6 p.m., Network TBD
Monday, June 2
Game 7 – Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (if necessary), TBD, Network TBD
Tickets
Aftermarket tickets to the opening battle between Alabama and Miami are going for as low as $83 on Stubhub.com, at the time of this writing. The cheapest post-market ticket on the site for Southern Miss vs Columbia is currently at $166.
The last time Hattiesburg played host in 2022, the regional was announced as a sellout on Wednesday morning of that week.
Direct tickets and parking passes are available from southernmisstickets.evenue.net. Single day parking will cost $25 and is located at Reed Green Coliseum, the Payne Center, Fraternity Row and Kay James Drive.
This story was originally published May 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM.
