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UCLA Baseball makes it as a no. 3 seed in Long Beach Regional, will face Texas

By Mike Regalado

Jun 18, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; The College World Series logo is seen behind the plate at the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 18, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; The College World Series logo is seen behind the plate at the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a late-season surge, the UCLA Baseball team is heading to the Long Beach Regional this week to face the Texas Longhorns, which is the first step in the Road to Omaha.

It was a long tough season, but a late push got the UCLA Baseball team’s foot in the door as the are the no. 3 seed in the Long Beach Regional. The Bruins found out this morning that their efforts have paid off and will take on Texas this Friday at 4 p.m. PT on ESPN2 at Blair Field on the campus of Long Beach State.

Long Beach got the overall no. 1 seed and will host the regional and take on San Diego State in the game following UCLA-Texas.

The regional portion of the NCAA Playoffs will be in a round-robin double elimination format, meaning that a team has to lose twice to get booted from the regional. Win out and the team moves on.

The schedule is as follows:

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Friday, June 2

Game 1: Texas vs. UCLA (4 p.m.), Game 2 Long Beach State vs. San Diego State (8 p.m.)

Saturday, June 3

Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2 (1 p.m.), Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2 (7 p.m.)

Sunday, June 4

Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. loser of Game 4 (1 p.m.), Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. winner of Game 5

Monday, June 6

Game 7: Winner of Game 4 vs. winner of Game 5, if necessary

The UCLA Baseball team enters the Long Beach Regional with a record of 30-25. They finished third in the Pac-12 with a record of 19-11. The Bruins were looking like they could miss out on the post season once again, but managed to win 9 of their last 14 games, which included sweeps against Utah and USC.

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The Bruins are looking to capture their second national championship under Head Coach John Savage who brought UCLA their first title in baseball back in 2013. Though it would be great for them to get their second and UCLA their 114th, first things first, beat Texas in the Long Beach Regional. Go Bruins!