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Day 3 of NCAA Baseball Regionals Sees Upsets, Walk-offs, and Elimination of Top Seeds

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2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Day 3 Shakes Up the Field

Three national seeds were eliminated on Day 3, including No. 1 overall seed UCLA, as a No. 4 seed made a historic run to the super regionals.

The third day of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament featured multiple upsets, including the elimination of three national seeds and a historic run by a No. 4 seed. Results from regionals across the country on Saturday and Sunday reshaped the field ahead of super regional play.

Los Angeles Regional

No. 1 UCLA Eliminated by Saint Mary's

In a dramatic finish at Jackie Robinson Stadium, No. 4 Saint Mary's defeated No. 1 UCLA 6-5 in 10 innings on Sunday. Saint Mary's tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on an RBI single by Ian Armstrong. In the 10th, with two outs, Cody Kashimoto singled, advanced on a groundout, and scored on a walk-off single by Makoa Sniffen. Saint Mary's reliever David Roberts retired the Bruins in order in the 10th.

UCLA, the No. 1 overall seed and Big Ten champions, had led 5-4 in the ninth and was one out from advancing to the regional final. According to reports, UCLA had won 78 consecutive games when leading after the eighth inning before this loss. The Bruins finished the season with a 52-8 record.

UCLA became the second No. 1 overall seed since 1999 to be eliminated in the regional round and did not reach the super regionals. UCLA coach John Savage said the team did not play up to its standards and noted that ace Logan Reddemann missed the postseason due to arm soreness.

Saint Mary's, which also defeated UCLA 3-2 in the regional opener on Friday, advanced to face No. 3 Cal Poly in the regional final later on Sunday. The Gaels needed to defeat Cal Poly twice to advance.

Other Los Angeles Regional Results

  • No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 2 Virginia Tech 6-5, eliminating Virginia Tech.
  • No. 3 Cal Poly defeated No. 4 Saint Mary's 14-1.

Other Regional Results

Morgantown Regional

  • No. 1 West Virginia defeated No. 3 Kentucky 11-9 after trailing 9-6 in the ninth. West Virginia loaded the bases with no outs, tied the game on a balk, and took the lead on a two-run home run by Paul Schoenfeld. The win forced a decisive Game 7.
  • No. 2 Wake Forest defeated No. 4 Binghamton 12-3, eliminating Binghamton.

Hattiesburg Regional

  • No. 4 Little Rock advanced to its first super regional, going 3-0. They defeated No. 1 Southern Miss 7-4 and No. 3 Jacksonville State 8-6, then defeated Jacksonville State 3-0 in the regional final. Little Rock is the 11th No. 4 seed to reach the super regionals.
  • No. 2 Virginia defeated No. 1 Southern Miss 15-11, eliminating Southern Miss.

Gainesville Regional

  • No. 3 Troy defeated No. 4 Rider 15-7, eliminating Rider.
  • No. 1 Florida defeated No. 2 Miami 22-10.
  • No. 3 Troy then defeated No. 1 Florida 16-11, eliminating Florida.

Chapel Hill Regional

  • No. 4 VCU defeated No. 2 Tennessee 5-4, eliminating Tennessee.
  • No. 1 North Carolina defeated No. 3 East Carolina 7-5.
  • No. 3 East Carolina defeated No. 4 VCU 10-0, eliminating VCU.
  • No. 1 North Carolina defeated No. 3 East Carolina 9-3, eliminating East Carolina.

College Station Regional

  • No. 2 USC defeated No. 4 Lamar 19-6, eliminating Lamar.
  • No. 1 Texas A&M defeated No. 3 Texas State 17-2.
  • No. 4 USC then defeated No. 3 Texas State 15-4, eliminating Texas State.

Lincoln Regional

  • No. 3 Arizona State defeated No. 4 South Dakota State 17-0, eliminating South Dakota State.
  • No. 2 Ole Miss defeated No. 1 Nebraska 6-3 in a game resumed from Saturday.
  • No. 3 Arizona State defeated No. 1 Nebraska 11-8, eliminating Nebraska.
  • Ole Miss defeated Arizona State 5-4 on a walk-off sacrifice fly by Dom Decker in the 10th inning. Ole Miss advanced to the super regionals for the first time since 2022.

Auburn Regional

  • No. 2 UCF defeated No. 3 NC State 9-3 in a game resumed from Friday.
  • No. 1 Auburn defeated No. 3 NC State 17-13, eliminating NC State.
  • No. 4 Milwaukee defeated No. 2 UCF 13-6.

Atlanta Regional

  • No. 2 Oklahoma defeated No. 3 The Citadel 3-8 in a game rescheduled from Friday.
  • No. 3 The Citadel defeated No. 4 UIC 11-10, eliminating UIC.
  • No. 1 Georgia Tech defeated No. 2 Oklahoma 9-3.

Lawrence Regional

  • No. 4 Northeastern defeated No. 3 Missouri State 5-1, eliminating Missouri State.
  • No. 1 Kansas defeated No. 2 Arkansas 5-3.
  • No. 2 Arkansas defeated No. 4 Northeastern 10-9, eliminating Northeastern.

Tallahassee Regional

  • No. 1 Florida State defeated No. 2 Coastal Carolina 2-1 in a game resumed from Saturday, eliminating Coastal Carolina.
  • No. 4 St. John's defeated No. 3 NIU 21-8.

Tuscaloosa Regional

  • No. 2 Oklahoma State defeated No. 4 Alabama State 8-7 in 11 innings, eliminating Alabama State.
  • No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 3 USC Upstate 7-5.
  • No. 2 Oklahoma State then defeated No. 3 USC Upstate 12-1, eliminating USC Upstate.

Austin Regional

  • No. 2 UC Santa Barbara defeated No. 4 Holy Cross 15-1, eliminating Holy Cross.
  • No. 1 Texas defeated No. 3 Tarleton State 16-2.
  • No. 2 UC Santa Barbara then defeated No. 3 Tarleton State 9-5, eliminating Tarleton State.
  • No. 1 Texas defeated No. 2 UC Santa Barbara 6-4, eliminating UC Santa Barbara.

Eugene Regional

  • No. 2 Oregon State defeated No. 4 Yale 9-2, eliminating Yale.
  • No. 1 Oregon defeated No. 3 Washington State 4-0.
  • No. 2 Oregon State then defeated No. 3 Washington State 10-1, eliminating Washington State.

Starkville Regional

  • No. 3 Louisiana defeated No. 4 Lipscomb 10-4, eliminating Lipscomb.
  • No. 1 Mississippi State defeated No. 2 Cincinnati 10-5.
  • No. 3 Louisiana then defeated No. 2 Cincinnati 8-6, eliminating Cincinnati.

Athens Regional

  • No. 1 Georgia defeated No. 4 LIU 18-2 in a game continued from Friday.
  • No. 2 Boston College defeated No. 4 LIU 8-4, eliminating LIU.
  • No. 1 Georgia defeated No. 3 Liberty 6-2.
  • No. 3 Liberty then defeated No. 2 Boston College 8-3, eliminating Boston College.
  • No. 1 Georgia defeated No. 3 Liberty 6-1, eliminating Liberty.

Notable Observations

  • Three national seeds were eliminated on Day 3: No. 1 UCLA, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 9 Southern Miss.
  • No team from the 2025 Men's College World Series field (No. 1 UCLA, Arkansas, and Oregon State) advanced past the regionals.