UCLA
19-8, 8-4
Stanford
23-5, 6-3
No. 20 UCLA Claims Series Win over No. 2 Stanford, 7-2
April 08, 2018 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES โ Garrett Mitchell tallied two hits and drove in three runs, while Ryan Garcia tossed 4.2 scoreless innings in relief as the No. 20 UCLA baseball team earned the series win over No. 2 Stanford with a 7-2 victory on Sunday at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Garcia (3-0) registered the win scattering just two hits over 4.2 innings out of the bullpen without allowing a run and totaled seven strikeouts. Jon Olsen made his first start for UCLA since March 11 when he was hit with a line drive and tossed 3.0 innings allowing two runs on two hits with five strikeouts.
UCLA trailed 2-1 early in the game but the bats came alive in the bottom of the third inning with five runs. Jeremy Ydens led off the inning with a single up the middle. After, Kevin Kendall got to first on a catcher's interference and Michael Toglia drew a walk, a passed ball brought home Ydens to tie the game. Jack Stronach then recorded a two-run single up the middle to give the Bruins their first lead of the game at 4-2. After a Jake Pries single and Ryan Kreidler walk to load the bases, Mitchell ripped a line drive over the shortstop's head to bring home two more runs for the Bruins and give them a four-run lead.
UCLA picked up another run in the fifth inning after Mitchell hit a single to left field to bring home Pries, who got on base after being hit by a pitch.
The Cardinal got on the board first with a two-run home run by Andrew Daschbach in the top of the first inning. UCLA answered back in the bottom half of the inning with Chase Strumpf hitting a solo home run to left field.
Stanford's Erik Miller (1-2) suffered the loss allowing six runs, five earned, in 2.2 innings of work with four strikeouts.
UCLA (19-8, 8-4) finished the game with seven runs on eight hits with one error, while Stanford (23-5, 6-3) scored two runs on five hits with one error.
The Bruins will begin a four-game road swing next week starting at Long Beach State on Tuesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. PT before traveling to Salt Lake City for a three-game Pac-12 series at Utah beginning on Friday, April 13 at 5 p.m. PT.
Game Notes: UCLA has won all three Pac-12 home series this season โฆ Garrett Mitchell tied a career-high with three RBIs ... Mitchell tallied his fifth multi-hit game of the season, while Jeremy Ydens recorded his eighth โฆ Chase Strumpf hit his team-leading seventh home run of the year โฆ Strumpf drove in his 30th run of the season โฆ Jack Stronach registered his second multi-RBI game in 2018 โฆ Ryan Garcia was two strikeouts shy of tying his career-high โฆ Holden Powell tossed the final 1.1 innings and recorded one strikeout.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garcia, Ryan (3-0)
L: Miller, Erik (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Handley, Maverick 1
HR: Daschbach, Andrew 1
RBI: Daschbach, Andrew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hoerner,Nico 1 ; Daschbach, Andrew 1
PO: Branton,Beau 1
Batting:
2B: Ydens, Jeremy 1
HR: Strumpf, Chase 1
RBI: Strumpf, Chase 1 ; Stronach, Jack 2 ; Mitchell, Garrett 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Ydens, Jeremy 1 ; Kendall, Kevin 1 ; Strumpf, Chase 2 ; Stronach, Jack 1 ; Pries, Jake 2
HBP: Strumpf, Chase 1 ; Pries, Jake 1
