Release from Kennesaw State media relations:
The Kennesaw State baseball team is back at it this weekend as the Owls take the nation’s hottest team to Tallahassee, Florida, for the NCAA Regionals, facing Alabama to open things up at noon ET on Friday, May 30.
KSU is coming off of its first ever Atlantic Sun Conference tournament championship and has now won 23 of its last 24 games, bringing in a 37-21 overall record as well as the A-Sun Player of the Year in Max Pentecost.
The regional pool for the three seed KSU will bring in stiff competition, with No. 5 Florida State the No. 1 seed followed by No. 2 seeded Alabama and No. 4 seeded Georgia Southern.
The Owls have put together a 2-2 record vs. SEC opponents this season and have defeated Georgia Southern twice in 2014. KSU is also 5-0 in neutral site games this season.
VS REGIONAL OPPONENTS:
8-7 overall
0-0 vs Alabama
0-0 vs Florida State
8-7 vs Georgia Southern
THE OPPONENT:
Alabama arrives at 34-22 overall and 15-14 in the SEC, posting a team batting average of .278 while holding opponents to just a .228 mark from the mound. The pitching staff holds a team ERA just over three as well, making the Crimson Tide one of the most well-rounded teams in the NCAA.
Nationally Ranked
The Owls are nationally ranked for the first time in program history, coming in at No. 27 in the latest release from Collegiate Baseball. KSU is the only ranked A-Sun team and the highest to come out of the state of Georgia.
30-Win Season
KSU has won 37 games for the sixth time in program history since joining the NCAA Division I level. It also marks the second consecutive season that the Owls have reached the 30-win plateau.
NCAA Play
The Kennesaw State baseball team heads into NCAA Regional play for the first time in program history after taking its first ever Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament title and 23 of its last 24 games.
The Sports Inquirer 
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