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The bracket is locked for the 2025 Big West Baseball Championship, presented by Ontario International Airport, held May 21-24 or 25 at Goodwin Field on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.
UC Irvine (39-13) captured the No. 1 seed and clinched The Big West regular-season title with a 24-6 mark in conference play. Cal Poly (37-16) is the No. 2 seed, finishing one game behind UC Irvine with a 23-7 league record. The host of the championship, Cal State Fullerton (29-25), made the field and is the No. 3 seed after going 19-11in Big West action.
UC Santa Barbara (36-17) and Hawai’i (33-19) tied in the standings with identical conference records of 16-14. The Rainbow Warriors earn the No. 4 seed thanks to taking the regular-season series two game to one against the Gauchos. UC Santa Barbara is the No. 5 seed.
The four-day (possibly five day) event will start with fourth-seeded Hawai‘i facing fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara in a single-elimination play-in matchup on Wednesday, May 21 at noon PT.
The championship will then move to a four-team double-elimination format on Thursday, May 22 with top-seeded UC Irvine playing the winner of Wednesday’s game at 3 p.m. PT. Second-seeded Cal Poly will take on the host and third-seeded Cal State Fullerton.
The winning teams from Thursday's first game will play each other on Friday, May 23 at 3 p.m. PT. The losing teams will take the field at 7 p.m. PT. in an elimination game.
The losing team from Thursday’s first game will play the winning team from the second game on Saturday, May 24 at 3 p.m. PT. The title game will then take place 7 p.m. PT. If the undefeated team loses, an if necessary game will be played on Sunday, May 25 at 3 p.m. PT. The winner of the championship will receive the conference’s automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
All-session tickets range from $76-$100 and provide access to all four (or five) days of the event. Senior and youth all-session tickets are $52. Senior is defined as 65 and older and youth are 12 and under. Single-session general admission tickets are also available starting at $15 to $96. Senior/youth can get in for $15. For additional details or to purchase tickets, visit BigWest.org/BASEtix.
2025 Big West Baseball Championship, Presented by Ontario International Airport Schedule
Wednesday, May 21 - Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)
Game 1 (noon) | No. 4 seed Hawai'i vs. No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara (elimination game)
Thursday, May 22 - Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)
Game 2 (3 p.m.) | No. 1 seed UC Irvine vs Game 1 winner
Game 3 (7 p.m.) | No. 2 seed Cal Poly vs. No. 3 seed Cal State Fullerton
Friday, May 23 - Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)
Game 4 (3 p.m.) | Game 2 winner vs Game 3 winner
Game 5 (7 p.m.) | Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser (elimination game)
Saturday, May 24 - Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)
Game 6 (3 p.m.) | Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 winner (elimination game)
Game 7 (7 p.m.) | Game 4 winner vs. Game 6 winner
(if necessary game on Sunday, May 25 at 3 p.m.)