The 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament is almost here. Regional play begins tomorrow, and Virginia Baseball is heading to Hattiesburg, MS to participate in the Hattiesburg Regional hosted by Southern Miss. UVA enters the weekend with a 36-21 record and finished 8th in the ACC. Last week in the ACC Tournament, Virginia took care of business against Duke in the second round and then fell against Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals by a score of 16-10. ScoresFriday, May 29Game 1: Southern Miss vs. Little Rock, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)Game 2: Virginia vs. Jacksonville State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)Saturday, May 30Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2Sunday, May 31Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 (potential elimination game)Monday, June 1Game 7: Rematch of Game 6 (if necessary)BracketGame 1: Southern Miss vs. Little RockGame 2: Virginia vs. Jacksonville State Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch of Game 6OpponentsSouthern Miss (44-15)Jacksonville State (46-13)Little Rock (36-26)Coverage LinksPitching Rotation LHP Henry Zatkowski (8-1, 4.03 ERA, 80.1 IP, 23 BB, 92 SO) is going to get the start for UVA against Jacksonville State in the opening game of the regional for both teams. This is not a huge surprise, as Zatkowski has been the Cavaliers' best pitcher this season and gives them the best chance to win the opening game, which is going to be critical to advance. The rest of the rotation is up in the air, but some combination of John Paone, Max Stammel, and Kyle Johnson are almost certainly going to make up the rest of the starters for the weekend. Projected Starting Lineup1. SS Eric Becker2. CF AJ Gracia3. 2B Joe Tiroly4. 1B Sam Harris5. LF Harrison Didawick6. C Jake Weatherspoon7. 1B Antonio Perrotta8. RF Zach Jackson9. 3B Noah MurrayThis has been the best lineup for the Hoos this season and I project it will be what they line up with tomorrow night. Path To The College World SeriesIf Virginia is able to get out of this regional and advance to the Super Regionals, they would face the winner of the Gainesville, FL regional, which consists of Florida (host), Miami, Troy, and Rider. The Gators are the favorite to advance out of the regional, but dont' count out Miami or Troy. The Super Regionals are a best of three series and if Florida is the winner of the Gainesville regional, they would host the super regional next weekend. Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow