STATESBORO, Ga. – The Southern Conference champion Georgia Southern baseball team will make its 14th NCAA Regional appearance on Friday when it faces No. 5 national seed Florida State at 6 p.m. on ESPN3.

The Eagles, who won five straight games to win the Southern Conference tournament and automatic bid, will enter the field of 64 for the first time since 2011 as a No. 4 seed. Alabama and Kennesaw State round out the regional field.

GSU has faced Florida State 112 times and trails 29-83 in the all-time series. The Eagles have not faced Alabama since 2002 and trail 14-6 in that all-time series, while GSU has a 9-8 edge all-time against Kennesaw State, but the Owls won both midweek meetings this season.

In addition to the Seminoles at No. 5, Oregon State (42-12), Florida (40-21), Virginia (44-13), Indiana (42-13), La.-Lafayette (53-7), TCU (42-15) and LSU (44-14-1) round out the rest of the top eight seeds.

Each of the 16 regionals features four teams, playing a double-elimination format. The regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, May 30, to Monday, June 2 (if necessary). Selection of the eight Super Regional hosts will be announced on www.NCAA.com/cws on Monday, June 2, at approximately 11 p.m. (ET).

The 68th Men’s College World Series begins play Saturday, June 14, at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Tickets information for the Tallahassee Regional will be released at a later time.