Southern Miss baseball’s NCAA Tournament game against Little Rock at Pete Taylor Park was moved up to noon on May 29, an hour earlier than planned, because rain is in the forecast. The first game of the Hattiesburg Regional had been set for 1 p.m. CT.
The change affects the opening game between the No. 1 seed Golden Eagles, who finished 44-15, and the No. 4 seed Trojans, who went 36-26. Gates will open at 10 a.m., giving fans a longer window to get into the park before the first pitch in Hattiesburg.
The earlier start comes as the regional begins and readers are checking the schedule for anything else that might have shifted with the weather. It matters because this is not a full-day reset: the second game, between Virginia and Jacksonville State, remains set for 6 p.m., with Virginia at 36-21 and Jacksonville State at 46-13.
That split schedule is the wrinkle. Rain is driving one change, but only the first game moved, while the rest of Thursday’s slate and the May 30 schedule stay the same. The losers from May 29 will play at 3 p.m. on May 30, and the winners will meet at 8 p.m., leaving the bracket intact even as the opening pitch comes an hour sooner.
For Southern Miss, the adjustment means the regional begins on the school’s terms, but the forecast could still shape the day beyond noon. For now, the only confirmed change is the early start for the Golden Eagles and Little Rock, with the rest of the Hattiesburg Regional still lined up behind them.
