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The Road to Omaha Goes Through Stanford

Schedule 
Friday, June 3
1 p.m.                                  Game 1: Stanford 20, Binghamton 7
6 p.m.                                  Game 2: Texas State 7, UC Santa Barbara 3

Saturday, June 4
1 p.m.                                  Game 3: UC Santa Barbara 9, Binghamton 4
7 p.m.                                  Game 4: Stanford 2, Texas State 5

Sunday, June 5
1 p.m.                                  Game 5: UC Santa Barbara vs. Stanford - ESPN+
7 p.m.                                  Game 6: Texas State vs. Winner Game 5 - ESPNU

Monday, June 6
7 p.m.                                  Game 7 (if necessary)

Tickets
Tickets for the Stanford Regional are available on gostanford.com.

Gauchos on the Air
Every game of the Stanford Regional will be hosted on the family of ESPN networks with Friday's opener airing on ESPN+. Additionally, an audio-only call featuring Kevin Cannon and Gerry Fall will be available on UCSBGauchos.com.

The Field
1. No. 2 Stanford (42-15, 21-9)
2. No. 13 Texas State (46-12, 26-4)
3. No. 20 UCSB (44-13, 27-3)
4. Binghamton (22-30, 15-15)

The Gauchos hold the three seed in the regional and matchup with the second-seeded Bobcats who come into the postseason with a 45-12 overall record and a 26-4 Sun Belt Conference mark. They won their first-round matchup in the conference tournament topping Louisiana Monroe 8-2 before bowing out to the Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana in the second round 3-2. UCSB is 0-2-1 all time vs the Bobcats and it will be the two teams' first meeting since 2018.

The Cardinal from Sunken Diamond come into the postseason as the No. 2 team in the nation having won the Pac-12 regular season championship and the Pac-12 Tournament this past weekend. They currently ride a 16-game win streak. The Gauchos are 20-30 all time against Stanford with their last game coming in 2010.

The Binghamton Bearcats will make the trip across the country from New York to face Stanford in game one and come into the regional with a 22-28 overall record with a 15-15 conference mark. They are the automatic bid from the American East Conference having won the conference tournament this past weekend. Should the Gauchos see the Bearcats this weekend, it would be the first ever matchup between the two teams.

About the Stanford Regional/Postseason
All games will be played at Stanford's Klein Field at Sunken Diamond. The four team regional is a double elimination style tournament with the winner advancing to a best two-out-of-three Super Regional next weekend, facing the winner of the College Park Regional. The eight Super Regional winners then make their way to Omaha for the College World Series.

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Big West Champions
On May 21st the Gauchos sealed their second Big West Championship in last three seasons with a 6-0 win over UC Riverside. It is the fourth title in program history and head coach Andrew Checketts becomes the first Gaucho skipper to ever win it twice. UCSB finished the regular season with an impeccable 27-3 conference record and for the fifth time since 2015 has posted a 40-win season holding an overall record of 43-12.

NCAA Tournament History
The Big West Champs have now made the postseason three seasons in a row, five times in the last seven seasons, six times in the Checketts era, and 13 times in the program's history. It will be their second time in three seasons competing in the Stanford Regional and their fifth all-time. The team's last regional win came back in 2016 when the Gauchos went 3-0 at Vanderbilt's Nashville Regional on their way to a Super Regional sweeping of Louisville and their first ever College World Series.

Current Ranking
The Gauchos are ranked No. 4 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 20 by DI Baseball, and No. 23 by Baseball America.

Gaucho Gameday App
Install the new UCSB Gaucho Gameday app on your smartphone for exclusive UCSB coverage all season long. Our new app gives you a one stop shop where you can secure tickets and parking as well. Now available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Gaucho 9 Podcast
Gaucho 9 Podcast is the Official Podcast of UCSB Baseball, presented by Kyle's Kitchen and hosted by Kevin Cannon. Tune in to hear a show created by Gaucho Baseball enthusiasts, for Gaucho Baseball enthusiasts; committed to discussing UCSB Baseball's past, present, and future! New episodes are posted frequently during the season and they can be heard on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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