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Northern Lakes drops tourney finale

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Northern Lakes Mountaineers concluded their Memorial Day tournament with a 5-1 loss to the host Missoula Mavericks on Monday afternoon.

Missoula scored twice in the second and three times in the third inning of the “A” Legion baseball game.

Braden Gifford and Brandon Gay had two hits each to lead the Mountaineers (2-4), who went 1-3 at the tournament.

Gonzaga heads to Minneapolis for NCAA tournament

SPOKANE — Gonzaga baseball earned a No. 3 regional seed and will take on second-seeded UCLA in the Minneapolis Regional, hosted by No. 14 overall national seed Minnesota, on June 1-4.

Gonzaga (32-22) and UCLA (36-19) will meet at 11 a.m. PDT at Seibert Field on Friday, with the game televised on ESPNU, followed by (1) Minnesota (41-13) vs. (4) Canisius (35-20) at 5 p.m. PDT.

The Zags earned the West Coast Conference automatic qualifying bid after winning the WCC Tournament Championship on Saturday with a 17-2 rout of Pepperdine. GU will play in a regional for the second time in the last three years and third time overall under head coach Mark Machtolf.

“We are excited about our draw, we thought we might be out in Minnesota,” Machtolf said. “UCLA has a great program, great team, and we are excited to get out of the west and have a go at it.”

The four-team, double elimination regional bracket will feature two games each day with an if-necessary seventh game on Monday.

All NCAA Tournament games will be shown on the ESPN family of networks.

Schedule (all times Pacific Time)

Friday, June 1

11 a.m. - Game One: (2) UCLA vs. (3) Gonzaga

5 p.m. - Game Two: (1) Minnesota vs. (4) Canisius

Saturday, June 2

TBD - Game Three: Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two (Elimination Game)

TBD - Game Four: Winner of Game One vs. Winner of Game Two

Sunday, June 3

TBD - Game Five: Winner of Game Three vs. Loser of Game Four (Elimination Game)

TBD - Game Six: Winner of Game Five vs. Winner of Game Four (Championship Game)

Monday, June 4

TBD - Game Seven (if necessary): If Winner of Game Five wins Game Six vs. Winner of Game Four