Fresno State Baseball to open NCAA Tournament play against UC Santa Barbara

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno State Diamond Dogs will open NCAA Tournament play against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

The Gauchos are hosting a regional after finishing their season 42-12. The Bulldogs finished their season 33-27.

Play between the Gauchos and Bulldogs will begin on Friday.

The Bulldogs are coming off their first Mountain West Championship since 2019, beating San Jose State 16-11.

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Other teams in the Santa Barbara Region include Oregon and San Diego.

This region is matched with the Bryan-College Station Region, hosted by Texas A&M.

Teams in the Bryan-College Station Region include Texas A&M, Grambling, Texas and Louisiana.

The winner of each region will face off in the Super Regional for a chance to reach the College World Series.