Both Northeastern and Holy Cross are dancing in the NCAA baseball tournament. The two Massachusetts schools were part of the field of 64 announced Monday, and will now fight for a trip to Omaha, Nebraska and the College World Series.

Northeastern is one of the hottest teams in the country and are a two-seed in the Tallahassee regional, where they’ll first face the three-seeded Mississippi State on Friday night at 7 30 p.m.. Holy Cross is in the four-seed in the Chapel Hill regional, and will take the North Carolina Tar Heels — who are the top seed in their region and the No. 5 seed overall in the tournament — Friday at noon.

You can check out the full NCAA Tournament bracket here.  

Northeastern Huskies in NCAA Tournament

The Huskies are one of the hottest teams in the country at the moment, winners of 27 straight games and 36 of their last 37. Northeastern hasn’t lost a game since April 6, and have the best ERA in college baseball at 2.92.

“This is the year for us,” junior outfielder Harrison Feinberg told WBZ-TV’s Dan Roche on Monday. “We’re the most talented team I’ve been a part of. We’re hot now winning 27 straight. Keep doing what we’re doing and we’ll be fine.”

The Huskies finished the season with an incredible 48-9 record (the most wins in the NCAA) and claimed the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association Tournament championship after an eighth-inning rally over UNC Wilmington in the title game over the weekend. Northeastern came back from a 6-3 deficit on Saturday to capture the championship tilt, 9-6. 

Feinberg hit a three-run double in the eighth to tie the game, and Northeastern went on top with a two-run double by junior infielder Carmelo Musacchia. The comeback victory gave NU its first tournament championship since 2021. 

The Huskies are now in the NCAA tournament for the 11th time in program history. They are ranked 19th overall, and were pretty pumped with their selection on Monday:

The moment @GoNUbaseball found out who they were facing in the @NCAABaseball D1 Tournament – @wbz @mpglav @GoNUathletics pic.twitter.com/vXNYkWM5Ws

— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) May 26, 2025

First up for the Huskies is Mississippi State (34-12), with Florida State and Bethume-Cookman also in the double-elimination Tallahassee regional. 

The winners of the first games in regional action will then face one another, with the losers playing each other in an elimination game. Bracket play will continue until three teams are eliminated with two loses, while the winner of the double-elimination bracket will advance to the best-of-three super regionals.

Northeastern went 20-7 on the road during the season, and an impressive 5-1 at neutral sites. They head into the tournament with loads of confidence, and not just from what they’ve accomplished on the field. It’s the culture these Huskies have built that have them feeling incredible about their chances in the NCAA Tournament.

“What I keep saying about this team is you can’t measure what we do with a radar gun or stop watch. This is culture stuff. The guys really care about each other and each other’s success,” said head coach Mike Glavine. “We tend to wear teams down. This is a great group that works hard and plays hard. It’s been great to be around them all year.”

“Our culture speaks above everything,” said junior pitcher and Acton native Jordan Gottesman. “We have a tight-knit group and are ready to go out and play our game, not let the spotlight get to us.”

“We’re a scrappy team,” Feinberg said of the Huskies. “We run, we hit. We can hit home runs, we pitch well with the best ERA in the country. We have the second-most stolen bases. We do it all.”

While Mississippi State will be a tough opening opponent, Glavine wants his Huskies to continue to focus on themselves.

“For me, it’s about making sure our guys believe they can do this,” said Glavine. “I want to see the same team I’ve seen all season long where it doesn’t matter who we are playing.  We know all about Mississippi State, but we have to focus on ourselves and not get caught up in the moment.

“It’s going to be tough, but we’re going to be tough too,” added Glavine. “If we can pitch the way we’ve been pitching, play great defense, and believe in what we’re doing and keep the process going, I think we’ll have success.”

Holy Cross Crusaders in NCAA Tournament

Holy Cross went 31-25 during the season and won the 2025 Patriots League Tournament last week with an 8-7 win over Army West Point in the title game. It was Holy Cross’ first title since 2017.

They’ll first face the North Carolina Tar Heels (42-12) on their home field to start the NCAA Tournament, with Oklahoma and Nebraska rounding out the Chapel Hill regional. 

The Crusaders were 16-16 on the road during the season, and 0-1 at neutral sites.

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Matt Geagan

Matthew Geagan is a sports producer for CBS Boston. He has been part of the WBZ sports team for nearly 20 years. He moved over to the web in 2012 and has covered all the highs (and a few lows) in Boston sports.