Southwestern Baseball Earns 3C2A SoCal Regional Bid
CHULA VISTA, CA – Following a roller coaster regular season, Southwestern Baseball (20-19) sweated out a 2026 3C2A Baseball SoCal Regional at-large bid on selection Sunday.
The annual expectation is for Southwestern to make the post season, but taking the next step is to win when the Jags get there. The Jags have the confidence to compete and play at a high level. As long as Southwestern plays clean defense, pitches effectively, and has timely hitting – the team can make a push in the post season. The Jaguars were sky high to begin the season with an 8-game win streak and a #7 ranking in the CCCBCA Home Run 30 Rankings. Then the Jaguars went from an undefeated hot start to a 10-game losing streak and teetered around .500 the remainder of the regular season. Ultimately, Southwestern was able to overcome a bumpy injury riddled two and half month span to rekindle their post season aspirations.
POSTCONFERENCE COMPETITION FORMAT
A 48-team post conference competition format includes 24 teams from Northern California and 24 teams from Southern California.
The 2026 3C2A Baseball Regional Brackets can be viewed here
Post conference competition includes: "Regionals" as round 1, "Super Regionals" as round 2, "Sectionals" as round 3, and the "State Championship".
Regional host sites are offered to the highest seeded colleges. All regionals are a three team, double elimination tournament over three days.
Conferences rank their automatic qualifiers by conference winning percentage. The #1 and #2 ranked Conference/Division teams are automatic qualifiers. The #3 ranked conference/division team with a .500 or better record overall and in conference play will be an automatic qualifier.
EL CAMINO REGIONAL – SoCal Site 3
(1 seed) El Camino (33-7)
(2 seed) Fullerton (21-19)
(3 seed) Southwestern, (20-19)
Game 1 | Friday, May 1, Southwestern vs. Fullerton: 11:00 am
Game 2 | Friday May 1, Game 1 loser vs. El Camino: 3:00 pm
Game 3 | Saturday, May 2, Game 1 winner vs Game 1 loser: 11:00 am or 1:00 pm
Game 4 | Saturday, May 2, (TBD) 11:00 am or 3:00 pm
Game 5 | Sunday, May 3, (if necessary) 12:00 pm
The Jaguars split two games against the Hornets this season, winning the first in Fullerton on Jan. 27, before falling 4-5 in Chula Vista on Feb. 24.
Southwestern beat El Camino 11-4 at home on Feb. 10.
SOUTHWESTERN JAGUARS (key stats)
Overall Record: 20-19
CCCBCA State Ranking: N/A
Conference: Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Conference Record: 12-13
Batting Average: .295
On-Base Percentage: .395
Slugging Percentage: .395
Earned Run Average (ERA): 6.06
Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP): 1.73
Fielding: .963
Record Against SoCal Regional Teams: 11-14
(Fullerton, Cerro Coso 2x, Saddleback, LA Pierce, El Camino, Grossmont 2x, Palomar, Mesa 2x)
FULLERTON HORNETS (key stats)
Overall Record: 21-19
CCCBCA State Ranking: N/A
Conference: Orange Empire Conference
Conference Record: 8-13
Batting Average: .305
On-Base Percentage: .405
Slugging Percentage: .416
Earned Run Average (ERA): 7.10
Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP): 1.95
Fielding: .950
Record Against SoCal Regional Teams: 12-17
(Southwestern, Mt. San Jacinto, Cerritos, Sacramento City 3x, Orange Coast 2x, Cypress 2x, Golden West, Riverside)
EL CAMINO WARRIORS (key stats)
Overall Record: 33-7
CCCBCA State Ranking: #5
Conference: South Coast Conference
Conference Record: 19-5
Batting Average: .286
On-Base Percentage: .407
Slugging Percentage: .446
Earned Run Average (ERA): 3.34
Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP): 1.36
Fielding: .974
Record Against SoCal Regional Teams: 16-6
(Orange Coast 3x, Cypress, Golden West, College of the Desert, Mt. SAC 2x, Fresno City, Allan Hancock, Mt. San Jacinto 3x, Cerritos, Pasadena City 2x)