Ducks get 12 seed, face Utah Valley in regional opener

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon is seeded 12th in the NCAA Tournament and will host a four-team regional starting on Friday at PK Park. The Ducks will face Utah Valley in the first round with Arizona and Cal Poly meeting in the first game of the Eugene Regional.

The Ducks (42-14) open the regional at 6 p.m. on Friday against Utah Valley (32-27) on ESPN+. The Ducks’ game follows the Arizona (39-18) vs. Cal Poly (41-17) matchup which opens the Eugene Regional with a 1 p.m. start. Winners on Friday advance to play on Saturday at 6 p.m. while the two losers meet in the first game of the day at 12 p.m. Game times on Sunday are at 3 p.m. for the loser-out game and 7 p.m. for the championship game. If an if-necessary game is needed, it will by played on Monday with a time to be determined after Sunday’s action.

Oregon is 29-32-1 all-time against the field including a 29-29-1 record in the modern era of Oregon baseball. Arizona holds the series edge against UO with a 30-25-1 record against the Ducks and a 27-25-1 record in the modern era. Oregon holds a 3-2 edge vs. Cal Poly with all five of those games played in San Luis Obispo in the 1960s and 1970s. Oregon and Utah Valley have met just once on the diamond with the Ducks winning 12-9 in Provo on March 27, 2019.

Oregon will be hosting an NCAA Regional for the fourth time in the last 14 years. The Ducks previously hosted regionals in 2012, 2013 and 2021. Oregon has also hosted a pair of Super Regionals (2012, 2023).

Oregon will be making its fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, with all five coming during the Mark Wasikowski era. Since the return of baseball in 2009, the Ducks have been selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament 10 times, with the current five-year streak marking the most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. 

Eugene Regional Field

No. 1 Oregon (At-Large)

No. 2 Arizona (Big 12 Conference Champions)

No. 3 Cal Poly (Big West Conference Champions)

No. 4 Utah Valley (Western Athletic Conference Champions)

Oregon Regional Appearances (Super Regional Era – 1999 to present day)

2010 – Norwich (Conn.) Regional

2012 – Eugene Regional

2013 – Eugene Regional

2014 – Nashville Regional

2015 – Springfield (Mo.) Regional

2021 – Eugene Regional

2022 – Louisville Regional

2023 – Nashville Regional

2024 – Santa Barbara Regional

2025 – Eugene Regional

– Oregon Regional Championships in bold