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NCAA regionals at a glance

At Goodwin Field, Cal State Fullerton

Today: Stanford. (31-23) vs. New Mexico (37-20), 4 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton (41-15) vs. Minnesota (30-28), 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m; Monday (if necessary), 8 p.m.

Top players: Fullerton: Christian Colon, shortstop (.343, 14 HR, 58 RBI); Noe Ramirez, pitcher (10-1, 2.50 ERA). Stanford: Kenny Diekroeger, third base (.351, 5 HR 39 RBI). New Mexico: Justin Howard, first base (.455, 10 HR, 72 RBI). Minnesota: Michael Kvasnicka, catcher,(.350, 7 HR 46 RBI).

Notes: New Mexico, making its first NCAA appearance since 1962, is the only team to win a series from second-seeded Texas this season. … Fullerton has won the last seven regionals held at Goodwin Field.

At Jackie Robinson Stadium, UCLA

Today: Louisiana State (40-20) vs. UC Irvine (37-19), 2 p.m.; UCLA (43-13) vs. Kent State (39-23), 6 p.m; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Monday (if necessary), 6 p.m.

Top players: UC Irvine: Daniel Bibona, pitcher, (9-2, 2.10 ERA). Gerrit Cole, pitcher, (9-2, 3.27 ERA). Kent State: Anthony Gallas, outfield, (.367, 17 HR 81 RBI). LSU: Micah Gibbs, catcher, (.392, 9 HR 55 RBI).

Notes: Ranaudo, projected as a first-round pick in Monday’s Major League Baseball draft, was 12-3 in 2009, but was slowed this season by an elbow injury. … UCLA has played 13 teams that made the tournament and has a 19-11 record in those games.

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