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#8 National Seed

Los Angeles Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

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#8 Seed·Los Angeles Regional

Bruin Bats vs. South Carolina's Hidden Ace

Our Pick
UCLA
CAUTIOUS

UCLA leads the nation in scoring (11.30), SLG (.846), and OBP (.504) — and Tinsley has 23 wins. But South Carolina's Jori Heard (1.97 ERA, 4th in SEC) already beat Tennessee this season. If Heard steals a game, UCLA gets pushed.

X-Factor

Heard vs. UCLA's lineup — if she throws a quality 5 innings in Game 1, the regional is suddenly open. UCLA's depth still wins, but it goes to Sunday.

National Seed
#8
Host
UCLA
City
Los Angeles, CA
Dates
May 15-17, 2026
Format
4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Winners meet Saturday at 2:30 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 12:00 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 12:00 PM ET, with an if-necessary game at 2:30 PM ET.

Schedule

All times Eastern
GameDateTimeMatchupTV
Game 1Fri, May 1512:00 PM ET#1 UCLA vs #4 Cal BaptistESPN+
Game 2Fri, May 152:30 PM ET#2 South Carolina vs #3 Cal State FullertonESPN+
Game 3Sat, May 1612:00 PM ETLoser G1 vs Loser G2 (Elimination)ESPN+
Game 4Sat, May 162:30 PM ETWinner G1 vs Winner G2ESPN+
Game 5Sat, May 165:00 PM ETWinner G3 vs Loser G4 (Elimination)ESPN+
Game 6Sun, May 1712:00 PM ETRegional ChampionshipESPN2
Game 7Sun, May 172:30 PM ETRegional Championship (if necessary)ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing
The Los Angeles Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Tallahassee Regional (#8 vs #9) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (UCLA). Super Regionals are best-of-three; the winner advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 - June 5.

About the Host

UCLA

UCLA hosts the Los Angeles Regional in Los Angeles, CA as the #8 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the UCLA program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

All games at this regional are played at the UCLA home softball venue, with first pitch on Friday, May 15 and the championship round on Sunday, May 17.

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