Top overall seed UCLA was eliminated from regional play by Saint Mary’s after dropping Sunday’s elimination game 6-5 in extra innings.
Two days earlier, the Bruins gave up a run in the ninth and lost 3-2 to the Gaels in the regional opener.
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UCLA had been the nation’s most clutch team all season, winning 30 games in come-from-behind fashion — including Saturday’s 6-5 walk-off win against Virginia Tech to stave off an even earlier elimination.
Joining UCLA with a flop in regional play was No. 2 Georgia Tech.
The Yellow Jackets won two in a row out of the gate, including a 9-3 win against Oklahoma, before suffering back-to-back losses to the Sooners.
Five other regional seeds were knocked out: No. 8 Florida, No. 9 Southern Mississippi, No. 10 Florida State, No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 13 Nebraska.
No. 4 Seeds Make History
Arkansas-Little Rock and St. John’s became the 11th and 12th No. 4 seeds to reach the super regionals.
The Trojans topped host Southern Mississippi on Friday and then scored two wins against Jacksonville State, while the Red Storm toppled host Florida State twice, including the final game of the regional.
After sweeping through Hattiesburg, Little Rock will face another underdog in Troy, which captured the Gainesville regional with Monday’s 10-2 win against No. 8 Florida.
The Red Storm will meet No. 7 Alabama.
This is the first time two No. 4 seeds have reached the super regionals in the same season and the fourth year in a row at least one has done so, following Murray State (2025), Evansville (2024) and Oral Roberts (2023).
