The Western Oregon baseball team has held the No. 1 ranking in the West throughout all four polls as they earn the right to host the 2012 NCAA West Regional Championships at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer, Ore., May 17-20.
The Wolves (40-9, 29-3 GNAC) will host the tournament, as three other teams will be competing. Also playing in the tournament are No. 2 Dixie State, No. 3 UC San Diego and No. 4 Chico State.
WOU enter the 2012 NCAA West Regional won their 11th-straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship with a mark of 29-3.
The Wolves have taken part of the NCAA Division II regionals seven times, and have qualified for the West Regions in four of the past five years. The Wolves have also been in six of the past eight West Region championships.
The Wolves are familiar with Keizer Stadium, the home of the short season Single-A Minor League Baseball team the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, as they hosted the West Region tournament in both 2006 and 2009.
Tournament schedule
Thursday
Game 1: #2 Dixie State vs. #3 UC San Diego, 1 p.m.
Game 2: #1 Western Oregon vs. #4 Chico State, 5 p.m.
Friday
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 1 p.m.
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 5 p.m.
Saturday
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
Sunday
Game 7: If necessary
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