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The road to Omaha begins on Friday at noon ET. For four teams that journey will begin in Tallahassee as the No. 3 overall seed Florida State hosts its record 29th regional.

The top-seeded Seminoles will be joined by No. 2 seed Mississippi State, No. 3 Samford, and fourth-seed University Alabama-Birmingham in the Tallahassee Regional. Here is a quick rundown of everything you need to know about FSU's three potential opponents.

2. Mississippi State (39-22)

Team Batting Average: .252

Team ERA: 2.58

Starting Rotation: 1. Chris Stratton 11-1, 2.21 ERA 123K/21BB

2. Kendall Graveman 4-4, 2.92 ERA 54K/19BB

3. Nick Routt 3-5, 3.83 ERA 39K/14BB

Top Reliever: Jonathan Holder 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 saves, 28K/5 BB

Top Hitters: 1. Adam Frazier .376 average, 15 doubles, 26 RBI

2. Wes Rea .244 average, 5 home runs, 38 RBI

3. Daryl Norris .279 average, 1 home run, 25 RBI

Last 10 games: 8-2

How they got here: Mississippi State finished the season with a 5-1 record in the SEC Tournament en route to a 3-0 win over Vanderbilt in the championship game. Teams are hitting just .239 against the Bulldogs pitching staff this season and MSU has the fourth-best team ERA in the county at 2.58. Starter Chris Stratton was named SEC pitcher of the year. Stratton has 123 strikeouts this season. At the plate however Adam Frazier is the lone Bulldog with an average over the .300 mark. MSU was 16-14 in SEC play.

3. Samford (39-21)

Team Batting Average: .307

Team ERA: 3.78

Starting Rotation: 1. Josh Martin 12-1, 2.96 ERA 90K/30 BB

2. Charles Basford 9-2, 3.95 ERA 54K/26 BB

3. Kyle Putkonen 3-5, 5.50 ERA 59K/26BB

Top Reliever: C.K Irby 5-1, 1.53 ERA, 9 saves, 29K/11 BB

Top Hitters: 1. Brandon Miller .299 average, 22 home runs, 63 RBI

2. Saxon Butler .350 average, 14 home runs, 60 RBI

3. Phillip Ervin .340 average, 10 home runs, 52 RBI, 15 stolen bases

Last 10 games: 7-3

How they got here: Samford went 4-0 in the Southern Conference Tournament to win its first ever SoCon title. The Bulldogs were 19-11 in conference play this season. They also have wins over Oklahoma, Florida, and two wins over UAB. Brandon Miller leads all Division I players with 22 home runs. As a team Samford has hit 62 home runs this season and has the 18th-best average in the country at .307. Six different starters are currently hitting over .300. On the mound Josh Martin (12-1, 2.96 ERA) has led the way. Samford has struggled at times in the field, committing 93 errors with a fielding percentage of .960 (213th in the country).

4. Alabama-Birmingham (32-28)

Team Batting Average: .267

Team ERA: 4.49

Starting Rotation: 1. Michael Busby 5-4, 3.90 ERA 55K/22 BB

2. Ben Bullard 5-5, 2.96 ERA 79K/19 BB

3. Chase Mallard 4-4, 3.13 ERA 45K/25 BB

Top Reliever: Ryan Nance 4-3, 3.66 ERA, 8 saves, 38K/23 BB br>
Top Hitters: 1. Keith DePaw .299 average, five doubles, 21 RBI

2. Patrick Palmero .252 average, five home runs, 34 RBI

3. Ivan De Jesus .297, three home runs, 23 RBI, 12 stolen bases

Last 10 games: 5-5

How they got here: Spring boarded by a 15-1 win over Central Florida in its Conference USA Tournament opener the Blazers went 3-1 in Pearl, Miss. for its ever conference title. Pitcher Dillon Napolean (5-4, 4.85 ERA) started the year off in impressive fashion allowing just one earned run in seven innings but has been inconsistent throughout the year as opposing offenses are hitting .305 off of him this season, he has been used mostly in relief in recent weeks. Despite the team's 4.49 ERA it was the pitching that got the Blazers through the C-USA tournament as they allowed three runs or less in each of its victories (ECU scored 10 runs on UAB but it had already clinched a spot in the title game). The UAB offense has gotten hot as of late scoring at least five runs in seven of its last 10 games.

Full Tallahassee Regional Schedule

Friday, June 1, 2012

Game 1: Mississippi State vs. Samford -- 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3)

Game 2: Florida State vs. UAB -- 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 -- 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3)

Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 -- 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 -- 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3)

Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 -- 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

Monday, June 4, 2012

Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary) -- 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)


**All game times are subject to change**