College Baseball Regional 2026 Results, Highlights and Bracket from Friday
The first day of regionals for the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament took place on Friday.
Teams were in action across 16 regions, looking to get off to a strong start as they attempt to advance to the super regional round.
While no eliminations took place on Friday due to the competition's double-elimination format, schools still looked to get one step closer to the super regionals.
Here's a look at the results from each matchup.
Los Angeles Regional
St. Mary's def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
Cal Poly def. Virginia Tech, 6-2
Morgantown Regional
Kentucky def. Wake Forest, 6-5
No. 16 West Virginia def. Binghamton, 10-1
Hattiesburg Regional
Little Rock def. No. 9 Southern Miss, 7-4
Jacksonville State def. Virginia, 15-7
Gainesville Regional
No. 8 Florida def. Rider, 8-7
Miami def. Troy, 10-5
Chapel Hill Regional
East Carolina def. Tennessee, 7-3
North Carolina def. VCU, 8-0
College Station Regional
No. 12 Texas A&M def. Lamar University, 7-5
Texas State def. USC, 5-4
Lincoln Regional
No. 13 Nebraska def. South Dakota State, 4-1
Ole Mis def. Arizona State, 5-4
Auburn Regional
Milwaukee def. No. 4 Auburn, 13-8
UCF def. NC State, 9-3
Atlanta Regional
No. 2 Georgia Tech def. UIC, 22-5
Oklahoma def. The Citadel, 8-3
Lawrence Regional
No. 15 Kansas def. Northeastern, 6-3
Arkansas def. Missouri State, 9-5
Tallahassee Regional
St. John's def. No. 10 Florida State, 6-5
Northern Illinois def. Coastal Carolina, 12-10
Tuscaloosa Regional
USC Upstate def. Oklahoma State, 8-5
No. 7 Alabama def. Alabama State, 21-3
Austin Regional
No. 6 Texas def. Holy Cross, 19-1
Tarleton State def. UC Santa Barbara, 11-5
Eugene Regional
Washington State def. Oregon State, 3-2
No. 11 Oregon def. Yale, 14-2
Starkville Regional
No. 14 Mississippi State def. Lipscomb, 10-1
Cincinnati def. Louisiana, 12-2
Athens Regional
Liberty def. Boston College, 4-3
No. 3 Georgia def. Long Island, 18-2
The full tournament bracket can be found here.
Milwaukee 13, No. 4 Auburn 8
Milwaukee pulled off one of the top upset victories of the day, taking down Auburn with an explosive offensive performance.
The Panthers started off strong, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning that was highlighted by a three-run homer by Bradyn Horn.
Milwaukee scored two more runs in the second inning, holding a commanding 6-0 advantage heading into the third.
The Panthers struck again in the top of the fourth inning, as senior outfielder Charlie Marion launched a three-run homer of his own.
While the Tigers scored seven runs from the bottom of the fourth through the seventh inning, they still weren't able to overcome the 10-run deficit.
Milwaukee finished the game with 16 hits and six walks as a team.
East Carolina 7, Tennessee 3
Nine innings weren't enough to decide the winner of East Carolina's clash with Tennessee, as the game didn't end until the bottom of the 14th.
While East Carolina took a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning, Tennessee sent the contest to extras following Henry Ford's solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the frame.
Both teams scored once in the 13th inning before the Pirates racked up four runs in the top of the 14th. Their impressive inning included a solo homer from Walker Barron.
Tennessee couldn't complete a late rally, as East Carolina emerged victorious.
St. Mary's 3, No. 1 UCLA 2
The largest upset of the day belonged to St. Mary's pulling off a surprising victory over UCLA, the top-seeded team in the country.
While the Bruins held a 2-1 lead through five innings, St. Mary's tied the game with Makoa Sniffen's RBI double in the top of the sixth.
The tie was eventually broken in the top of the ninth inning, as a solo home run from Jacob Johnson put St. Mary's in front and proved to be the difference in the game.
St. Mary's starting pitcher John Damozonio allowed just two runs in seven innings of work, racking up six strikeouts compared to two walks.
It was a shocking loss for the Bruins, as they entered the tournament with a 51-6 record.
St. John's def. No. 10 Florida State, 6-5
St. John's stunned Florida State by outscoring the Seminoles 4-0 over the last two innings.
Trailing 5-2 heading into the eighth inning, St. John's tied the game with three runs on a series of wild pitches.
St. John's completed the comeback in the ninth inning with an RBI single from Jayder Raifstanger.
That comeback allowed the Red Storm to claim its first win in the opening round of the NCAA regional tournament since 2012.
No. 7 Alabama def. Alabama State, 21-3
Alabama defeated Alabama State with a historic blowout victory.
The Crimson Tide racked up 21 runs to mark the program's largest margin of victory in NCAA tournament history.
The Friday evening blowout started with a six-run fourth inning.
Alabama continued racking up runs by sending 12 runners home over the next three innings.
Alabama closed out the victory with 15 hits, including four home runs, from nine different players.
