Bruins Seeded Fifth, Will Host NCAA Regionals

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LOS ANGELES - UCLA earned the #5-national seed for the 2017 NCAA Championship and will host the Los Angeles Regional next weekend at Easton Stadium. The Bruins will take on Lehigh on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. to open their postseason, with San Jose State and Cal State Fullerton playing in Friday's first game at Easton at 6 p.m.

NCAA Los Angeles Regional Schedule (National Bracket)
Friday, May 19
Game 1 – 6 p.m. – San Jose State (visitor) vs. Cal State Fullerton (home) – ESPN3
Game 2 – 8:30 p.m. – Lehigh (visitor) vs. UCLA (home) – ESPN2

Saturday, May 20
Game 3 – 2 p.m. – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4 – 4:30 p.m. – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5 – 7 p.m. – Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Sunday, May 21
Game 6 – 4 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7 – 6:30 p.m. – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary)

All times are Pacific and all games will be broadcast on the ESPN Family of Networks, with Saturday and Sunday's TV schedule to be announced.

All-session tickets for the Los Angeles Regional can be purchased online or by calling the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310-UCLA-WIN. All-session tickets are $33 for adults and $22 for students and youths. Single-day tickets, which are $12 for adults and $8 for students and youths, will be sold on the day of the game only at Easton Stadium on a first-come, first-served basis. All seats are general admission.

The Bruins (42-13, 16-8 Pac-12 Conference) enter the postseason having won 13 of their last 14 games, including four straight conference series wins, wrapping up the regular season with a sweep at Arizona State. UCLA is making its 33rd appearance in the NCAA Championship and will be playing Lehigh for the first time. The Mountain Hawks won twice on Sunday to win the Patriot League Tournament and advance to their 10th NCAA Championship. Lehigh went 36-18 during the regular season, claiming the league's regular season title with a 16-2 mark.

Cal State Fullerton earned the Big West Conference's automatic bid with a 16-5 league record to go with a 33-21 overall mark. The Titans will be making their second straight trip to the Los Angeles Regional. UCLA and Fullerton have played twice this season, with the Bruins posting a 2-0 win at Fullerton on March 4 and a 7-3 victory at Easton Stadium on April 18. UCLA has won seven in a row against the Titans and holds an all-time lead of 46-33-1. San Jose State won its first Mountain West Championship this weekend to earn a berth into the NCAA field for the first time since 2013. The Spartans went 36-17 overall and 16-8 in league play. UCLA is 11-0 all-time versus San Jose State.

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