Willie Bloomquist: ASU baseball ‘deserved’ NCAA Tournament invite
Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist was excited for players to experience the joy of “getting their name called” in the postseason.
The Arizona State baseball team is making its first appearance in the NCAA Baseball Tournament since 2021, appearing in the Los Angeles Regional.
Here’s what to know about the Sun Devils’ return to the college baseball postseason, including the other teams in the regional, regional game schedule, information on how to purchase tickets for the regional, odds for who wins the regional and a prediction for the outcome of the regional, one of 16 regionals in the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament.
The winner of the Los Angeles Regional will face the winner of the Austin Regional, hosted by No. 2 national seed Texas, in the Super Regionals.
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Los Angeles Regional teams
UCLA is the host of the Los Angeles Regional and the No. 1 seed. The Bruins are the No. 15 national seed and are 42-16 on the season. UCLA was the co-champion in the Big Ten in the regular season.
UC Irvine is the No. 2 seed in the regional. It has a 41-15 record and was the Big West regular season champion.
Arizona State earned the No. 3 seed in the regional after going 35-22 on the season and finishing tied for fourth place in the Big 12 regular season.
The final team in the regional is the No. 4 seed Fresno State, which finished the season with a 31-27 record. The Bulldogs made the tournament by winning the Mountain West Tournament.
Los Angeles Regional schedule (all times MST)
Friday, May 30
Game 1: UCLA vs Fresno State, 1 p.m. ESPN+Game 2: UC Irvine vs Arizona State, 6 p.m., ESPNU (stream with FUBO)
Saturday, May 31
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs Game 2 loser, noonGame 4: Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 1
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.Game 6: Game 4 winner vs Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.
Monday, June 2
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs Game 4 winner (if Game 5 winner wins Game 6), TBD (if necessary)
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Los Angeles Regional tickets
All-session ticket packages for the Los Angeles Regional go on sale on Monday, May 26 at 4 p.m. MST and can be purchased via the UCLA ticket office.
Resale tickets for the Los Angeles Regional will also be available via StubHub.
Los Angeles Regional odds
Here are the odds to win the Los Angeles Regional, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Los Angeles Regional prediction
Who will win the Los Angeles Regional? This regional has plenty of intrigue, and we wouldn’t look past an Arizona State team that has nothing to lose after being one of the last four teams to make the tournament.
Arizona State and UCLA interestingly split a pair of games at Jackie Robinson Stadium earlier in the season, and we could see them facing off in the regional championship. The Bruins, however, went 26-7 at home this season and are tough to beat at home.
UCLA will advance to the Super Regionals.
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