The Linfield Wildcats have been selected to host a two-team NCAA Division III regional playoff tournament starting on Thursday, May 18. The NCAA announced the full 62-team tournament field Monday morning.
 
Reaching the NCAA postseason for the 18th time in the last 19 seasons, the Wildcats will play the Redlands Bulldogs (27-14) in a five-game series at 4 p.m. PDT.

Games 2 and 3 are scheduled for Friday, May 19, at 2:00 and 4:30 p.m., respectively. Games 4 and 5 will follow Saturday, if necessary, also at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.

As this is an NCAA-sponsored event, admission will be charged for all games. Tickets are priced as follows: Adult general admission $10, senior citizens $8 and students with school ID are $7. Tournament passes are also available for $30, $20 and $15, respectively.

After winning the Northwest Conference regular-season title, Linfield went 4-1 while hosting the NWC Tournament, topping George Fox twice on Championship Sunday to claim the NWC's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
 
Linfield (41-4) enters the NCAA Tournament with a Division III-leading 41 wins. The Wildcats are ranked No. 1 statistically in Division III in total hits (471) and runs scored (356).
 
Linfield and Redlands have met 36 times previously, with the Wildcats owning a 26-10 series record. The teams split a pair of one-run games as part of a nonconference doubleheader in February. Redlands took the opening contest 4-3 before Linfield claimed a 1-0 win in the second game.
 
The Division III championship tournament is comprised of 15 four-team regionals and one two-team regional using a double-elimination playoff format. Sixteen teams advance from the regional round to compete in eight two-team, best-of-three tournaments, May 26-27, at campus sites.
 
A full tournament preview will follow later this week.