Jeff Hauser•Steven Branscombe/USA TODAY NetworkAdd The Sporting News on GoogleThe top-ranked UCLA baseball team will welcome Saint Mary's to Jackie Robinson Stadium to host an NCAA Regional for the second consecutive season on Friday afternoon.UCLA is the first team in college baseball history to go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country for the entire regular season. They'll look to stay on top facing the West Coast Tournament champions. In its first two years in the Big Ten, UCLA is 48-12, winning 18 of 20 conference series, including 12 sweeps.The Bruins are also the team to reach 50 wins this season, which hasn't happened for them since 2019. 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship 123456789RHESaint Mary's (34-25)00010 130No. 1 UCLA (51-6)0001 130Saint Mary's vs. UCLA baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball ChampionshipSaint Mary'sBatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP22Tanner GriffithCF200001.336.4755Diego CastellanosRF201000.385.46023Makoa Sniffen1B200000.355.40638Ian ArmstrongC200000.355.42346Jacob JohnsonDH212100.340.43018Ian Josephson3B200001.344.42845Jared MettamSS100000.328.3872Nick AllredLF100000.306.3604Cody Kashimoto2B100000.275.359Total1513102 2B: Johnson 1 (15)H: Johnson 1 (13)RBI: Johnson 1 (51)PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA25John DamozonioP4.031114162.7Total4.03111416 Damozonio 55 (37 strikes)UCLABatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP36Dean WestLF101010.281.4231Roch CholowskySS200001.326.45839Mulivai Levu1B200001.339.4357Roman Martin3B211100.335.44811Payton BrennanCF201000.290.39240Cashel DuggerC200001.256.38515Jarrod HockingRF200001.189.28638Trey GudoyDH100000.276.4254Phoenix Call2B100000.196.383Total1513114 H: Martin 1 (8)RBI: Martin 1 (52)PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA18Wylan MossP4.031102152.4Total4.03110215 Moss 50 (33 strikes)How to watch: Saint Mary's vs. UCLA 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game 1Date: Friday, May 29Time: 3 p.m. ETTV: ESPN2Stream Saint Mary's vs. UCLA liveWatch Live Sports and TV Without Cable TVStart Watching More NCAA NewsArkansas vs. Nebraska softball box score: Final stats from Women's College World Series gameDeion Sanders buyout, contract details as Colorado Buffaloes coachArkansas vs. Georgia box score: Final stats from 2026 SEC Baseball ChampionshipBill Belichick, Jordon Hudson at Kentucky Derby leaves everyone saying the same thingDemond Williams bombshell could have resulted in Lane Kiffin fired by LSUJeff HauserJeff Hauser is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He has over twenty years of experience and is a two-time Emmy Award winner, Heisman Trophy and Biletnikoff Award voter. Among the events he has covered are the Super Bowl, College Football Playoff, World Series, World Cup, and WBC Boxing. Hauser is a regular guest on FOX Sports and ESPN Radio. He previously wrote for Sports Illustrated, SB Nation and Athlon Sports.