The postseason has arrived as the UCSB baseball team will match up with Texas State in its opener at the Stanford Regional on Friday, beginning at 6 p.m.
Texas State is the regular season champion out of the Sunbelt Conference, which boasts four teams that earned bids into the NCAA tournament. This is the sixth NCAA tournament berth for the Bobcats in program history.
The two teams have nearly identical records as Texas State compiled a 45-12 overall record, including 26-4 in the Sunbelt conference. UCSB finished with a 43-12 overall record while going 27-3 in Big West conference play. The Gauchos are the lone Big West representative in the NCAA tournament.