Six of the NCAA's top-ranked baseball programs from the Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences will be featured in the 2021 State Farm College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field. Details of the three-day event, which takes place February 19-21, were announced this morning.

"We are so very honored to be a part of the inaugural year of this great showcase of college baseball," said head coach Jim Schlossnagle. "What a great way to welcome our great game back to the national landscape! I am looking forward to having our team compete against the very best college baseball has to offer and, as a baseball fan, being able to watch the great level of play as well."

Single Day Tickets and Weekend Passes for the 2021 State Farm College Showdown can be purchased at texasrangers.com/collegebaseballshowdown. A single day ticket will be good for all three games on that day, and a weekend pass will be good for all nine games in the three-day tournament.

The field for the 2021 Showdown features TCU, Texas, and Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference and Arkansas, Ole Miss and Mississippi State from the Southeastern Conference.

All six schools are in the top ten of D1Baseball's preseason rankings that were released on Monday: 3—Texas Tech; 6—Mississippi; 7—Mississippi State; 8—Arkansas; 9—Texas; 10—TCU.

"We are thrilled to welcome six of the top baseball programs in the country to Globe Life Field for the inaugural State Farm College Baseball Showdown," said Sean Decker, Texas Rangers Executive Vice President, Sports & Entertainment. "We started conversations to make this event a reality back when the new park was in the design phase, and I would like to thank State Farm and all six schools for their unwavering support since that time.

"We can't wait to welcome all college baseball fans to Globe Life Field starting February 19th."

All games of the 2021 State Farm College Showdown will be streamed live by FloSports, the exclusive broadcast partner for the tournament.

Globe Life Field opened in March 2020 and is the home of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers, which played 30 games in the park without fans in the abbreviated 2020 season. The facility then hosted 16 MLB neutral site postseason games in the National League Division (3) and Championship (7) Series and the World Series (6). Games in the final two playoff rounds were played in front of approximately 11,500 fans per game, the maximum capacity allowed by MLB.

2021 STATE FARM COLLEGE BASEBALL SHOWDOWN SCHEDULE
(Home Team Listed Second)
Friday, February 19
11:00 a.m.—Mississippi State vs. Texas
3:00 p.m.—Mississippi vs. TCU
7:00 p.m.—Arkansas vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, February 20
11:00 a.m.—TCU vs. Mississippi State
3:00 p.m.—Texas Tech vs. Mississippi
7:00 p.m.—Texas vs. Arkansas
Sunday, February 21
11:00 a.m.—Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech
3:00 p.m.—Mississippi vs. Texas