Two schools from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference won their regional opening round, and will advance to the second round of the NCAA Division III baseball tournanent.
The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens won over Willamette in a series they hosted, and next will face East Texas Baptist (which defeated fellow SCIAC and Claremont Colleges team Claremont-Mudd-Scripps).
University of La Verne, located less than 5 miles west of the Pomona College and Pitzer College shared campus, won its regional by defeating host Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. They will face off against the University of Lynchberg.