Little Rock baseball team celebrates with bus driver on the field after upset win to advance to Super Regional

Chaos would be the most accurate word to describe regional play in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, with upsets galore taking place around the country. If there were one regional, however, that you had to circle as the most chaotic, you may not have to look past Hattiesburg, Miss., where Little Rock pushed through the bracket.

Southern Miss, the host in Hattiesburg and No. 9 seed overall, was eliminated right out of the gate, losing to Little Rock, the No. 4 seed in the regional, in its opening game.