Fresh off a Big Ten tournament championship title, No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (51-6, 28-2 Big Ten) will host its second-straight NCAA tournament regional as Virginia Tech (30-24, 15-15 ACC), Cal Poly (36-22, 22-8 Big West) and Saint Mary’s (34-25, 15-12 West Coast) travel to Westwood.

As the 15th seed of sixteen regional hosts, last years’ Bruin squad barely managed to secure home field advantage for the NCAA tournament.
On the other hand, this year’s team had no reason to be concerned.

No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-6, 28-2 Big Ten) has officially concluded its regular season and will head to the Big Ten tournament in Omaha after receiving a bye to the single-elimination stage.

The Bruins have an undefeated record in conference play this season.
But most of those wins have come in weekend series against programs with little recognition at the national level.

After trailing in each of the first two games of the series, the Bruins still emerged victorious.
But in the weekend’s final contest, the Hornets’ lead proved too much to overcome.

It’s safe to say that Roch Cholowsky is officially out of his home run slump.
The All-American junior shortstop did not leave the yard for three weeks before notching his 11th long ball of the season Sunday against the Trojans.

It might not have been their prettiest game, but the Bruins found a way to win once again.
They overcame four lead changes, three errors and two game-changing wild pitches to take down the Trojans and remain perfect in Big Ten conference play.

On a night, when their bats struggled to get going, the Bruins relied on alternative methods to win.
With free passes, good defense and excellent pitching, top-ranked UCLA proved why it is the best team in the nation even when it isn’t blasting home runs.

This post was updated March 29 at 10:00 p.m.
Senior guard Kiki Rice stood with the ball at halfcourt as the crowd got to their feet.

This post was updated March 27 at 7:53 p.m.
Halfway there.
With three rounds done, the Bruins are midway to what could be their first NCAA national championship in program history.