By winning their second straight Mountain West Conference Championship, The Azecs earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. "I mean, last year was the first time for me so being able to do it back to back is awesome," said Junior Shortstop Jillian Celis. "(It's) just something that we've worked for all year." SDSU's first opponent in this year's tournament is Liberty University. The Aztecs will play the Flames at 8 p.m. PT Friday at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles. The Aztecs will have the travel advantage. Where Liberty has a five-hour flight across three time zones for the game, the Aztecs only have a two-hour bus ride.