Troy University's First-Ever NCAA Super Regional Comes to Alabama—Dates, Tickets & How to Watch

TROY, Ala.—Troy University is set to make school history this weekend as the Troy Trojans baseball team hosts its first-ever NCAA Super Regional at Riddle-Pace Field, facing Little Rock in a best-of-three showdown for a coveted berth in the College World Series. The Trojans punched their ticket by sweeping the Gainesville Regional, toppling Rider, Miami and twice upsetting host Florida, igniting a wave of pride across the Wiregrass and among the university’s 175,000-plus alumni network worldwide. Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. credited strategic investments in facilities and recruiting for the program’s surge. “We asked, ‘Why not TROY?’—and now national eyes are on our campus,” Hawkins said, noting the economic and branding boost the Super Regional brings to Troy, Alabama. Alumni Association president Jack Weaver added that ticket requests and hotel bookings spiked within hours of the regional win. “Our graduates are fired up to flood Riddle-Pace Field and showcase Trojan hospitality,” he said. Local businesses are preparing for record crowds, with downtown restaurants extending hours and the city arranging shuttle services to ease game-day traffic. The current squad draws inspiration from Troy’s back-to-back Division II national titles in 1986-87. Series MVP Jude Rinaldi, now a Hall of Famer, calls this year’s roster “nothing short of amazing,” predicting a recruiting windfall regardless of the Super Regional outcome. First-pitch Friday is slated for 6 p.m. CT, with overflow watch parties planned at the adjacent Tailgate Terrace and on the Troy Campus Quad. Fans unable to attend can stream the games live on ESPN+, while the university’s social channels will provide real-time updates under the hashtag #AllWaysReal. A Super Regional victory would mark Troy University’s first Division I appearance in Omaha—an achievement players, coaches and supporters say would cement the Trojans as a rising power in college baseball and amplify the institution’s growing national profile.