Auburn baseball’s Butch Thompson reacts to NCAA Tournament seeding, regional draw
Auburn baseball coach Butch Thompson reacts to the Tigers 2025 NCAA Tournament seeding and gives a preview of the regional field on Monday, May 26, at Plainsman Park.
This story has been updated to include new information.
AUBURN — Prior to Game 1 of this year’s Auburn Regional between 2-seed North Carolina State and 3-seed Stetson, an indefinite weather delay was announced due to forecasted weather in the area for a projected 1 p.m. CT start time.
According to a stadium announcement, Friday’s first game will now begin at 3:16 p.m. CT.
The Wolfpack and Hatters will play the first of two games Friday, with Auburn baseball now slated to square off with 4-seed Central Connecticut State 55 minutes after Game 1’s conclusion.
Here’s the full schedule for this weekend’s regional:
Auburn baseball: 2025 NCAA Regional schedule
- Friday
- Game One: 2-seed North Carolina State vs. 3-seed Stetson (3:16 p.m. CT, ESPN+)
- Game Two: 1-seed Auburn vs. 4-seed Central Connecticut State (7 p.m. CT, ESPN+)
- Saturday
- Game Three: Game One Loser vs. Game Two Loser (2 p.m. CT, TBD)
- Game Four: Game One Winner vs. Game Two Winner (8 p.m. CT, TBD)
- Sunday
- Game Five: Game Four Winner vs. Game Three Loser (2 p.m. CT, TBD)
- Game Six: Game Five Winner vs. Game Three Winner (6 p.m. CT, TBD)
- Monday (if necessary)
- Game Seven: Game Five Winner vs. Game Three Winner (TBD)
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.
