June 5 , 2007

College baseball: UCLA has Fullerton on the road to Omaha
Titans will host Bruins in a best-of-3 NCAA super regional that begins Saturday.

By Heather Gripp

The UCLA baseball team's next stop on the road to the College World Series will be in Fullerton.

The Bruins are to face host Cal State Fullerton in a best-of-three Super Regional beginning Saturday, the NCAA announced Monday. Game times are to be announced.

The teams will also play Sunday, and if needed, Monday.

The Bruins are in the Super Regionals for the first time since 2000, and seeking their first victory. Winners of this weekend's eight Super Regionals advance to the World Series, which begins June 15 in Omaha, Neb.

UCLA (33-26) is coming off an undefeated run at the Long Beach Regional, including a 7-4 upset of top-seeded Long Beach State in Sunday's final.

Cal State Fullerton (36-23) advanced by winning the San Diego Regional.

The Titans defeated the Bruins twice in a three-game regular-season series this season.

Cal State Fullerton, which reached the College World Series last year, is hosting the second round of the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year and seventh time since the Super Regional format was instituted in 1999. Tickets go on sale today at noon.