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2025 Big West Champion UC Santa Barbara Draws UCLA in First Round of NCAA Softball Championship
Story Links Interactive Bracket 2025 conference champion UC Santa Barbara will represent The Big West and square off against No. 9 seeded UCLA in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Softball Championship, on Friday at 4:30 p.m. PT hosted at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. The matchup will be streamed on ESPN+. […]
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2025 conference champion UC Santa Barbara will represent The Big West and square off against No. 9 seeded UCLA in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Softball Championship, on Friday at 4:30 p.m. PT hosted at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. The matchup will be streamed on ESPN+.
UCSB is poised to play in the UCLA Regional with the host-site Bruins as their first opponent on May 16. Arizona State and San Diego State will also compete in the same postseason field.
The Gauchos punched their ticket to the national stage after surviving six straight elimination games to claim the first ever 2025 Big West Championship title. This is UCSB’s fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament last qualifying in 2207. During the regular season, the Blue and Gold garnered a 17-10 record in league play and finished off as 34-24 overall following the Championship run.
The NCAA Championship bracket consists of 64 teams with the top 16 teams seeded and hosting at campus sites beginning Friday. Regionals will be held May 16-18, with each campus site hosting a four-team, double-elimination tournament. The 16 winning teams advance to the super regionals on May 23-25. This weekend’s full schedule will be listed below.
2025 NCAA Division I Softball Championship
Regionals – Double-Elimination
Easton Stadium – Los Angeles, Calif.
Friday, May 16
Game 1: UCLA vs. UC Santa Barbara at 4:30 p.m. (PT) – ESPN+
Game 2: Arizona State vs. San Diego State at 7 p.m. (PT) – ESPN2
Saturday, May 17
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 2 p.m. (PT) (Broadcast TBD)
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 at 4:30 p.m. (PT) (Broadcast TBD)
Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 at 7 p.m. (PT) (Broadcast TBD)
Sunday, May 18
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 at 4:30 p.m. (PT) (Broadcast TBD)
Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (if necessary) at 7 p.m. (PT) (Broadcast TBD)