Friday, March 19
Los Angeles, CA
6:00 PM
UCLA
vs
Arizona
Jake Saum (photo: Don Liebig)
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UCLA Hosts Arizona in Pac-12 Opener
March 18, 2021 | Baseball
No. 11 UCLA (10-5, 0-0) vs No. 17 Arizona (12-4, 0-0)
Friday, Mar. 19, 2021 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Saturday, Mar. 20, 2021 - 2:00 p.m. PT
Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021 - 1:00 p.m. PT
Location: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Live Stream
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Play-by-Play Talent: Tim Wilhelm
Live Stats
UCLA Hosts Arizona in Pac-12 Openerย ย ย
No. 11 UCLA (10-5) opens Pac-12 competition this weekend with a three-game home series against No. 17 Arizona (12-4). The set begins on Friday night at 6:00 p.m., continuing on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. All three games of the series will be streamed live on UCLABruins.com. Fans can also follow along with an audio broadcast and live stats on UCLABruins.com as well as live updates from the team Twitter account, @UCLABaseball.ย
Jackie Robinson Stadium Remains Spectator-Freeย ย ย
Due to local and state health guidelines, all UCLA Athletics competitions will be hosted in a spectator-free environment. For updates regarding in-person attendance at UCLA Athletics events, please check UCLABruins.com.
Projected Pitching Matchups
Friday, Mar. 19 - 6:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Zach Pettway, RHP, Sr. (0-0, 6.43 ERA)
ARIZ - Chase Silseth, RHP, So. (3-0, 5.70 ERA)
Saturday, Mar. 20 - 2:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jesse Bergin, RHP, Jr. (3-1, 2.18 ERA)
ARIZ - Garrett Irvin, LHP, Jr. (0-1, 3.38 ERA)
Sunday, Mar. 21 - 1:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Nick Nastrini, RHP, Jr. (2-1, 3.74 ERA)
ARIZ - TJ Nichols, RHP, Fr. (3-0, 4.29 ERA)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA is coming off a 1-2 weekend at Cal Poly, with the Bruins taking the middle game of the three-game set. UCLA and Cal Poly exchanged one-run wins in the first two games before the Mustangs took the series with a 8-5 win on Sunday.ย
UCLA appeared in all five major national polls on Monday, ranking as high as No. 10 (NCBWA) and remaining in the top-25 in D1Baseball (No. 11), USA TODAY Coaches Poll (No. 13), Collegiate Baseball (No. 15), and Baseball America (No. 23). Arizona is ranked as high as No. 17 in this week's poll.ย
The All-Time Series Against Arizonaย ย ย
UCLA owns a 133-123-2 record against Arizona, including a 26-20 mark under head coach John Savage. The home team has pulled off weekend sweeps in the last two matchups between the schools (2018-19).ย
Back in the Pacย ย ย
The Bruins return to Pac-12 competition this weekend for the first itme in almost two years, as the 2020 season was canceled just before the start of league play. UCLA is the most recent Pac-12 champion after going 24-5 in 2019, and has won at least 19 league games in each of the last three seasons (2017-19). The Bruins have won four Pac-12 Championships since 2011.ย
Last Time Out Against Arizonaย ย ย
The Bruins swept a three-game series at Jackie Robinson Stadium in the last matchup with Arizona, outscoring the Wildcats 25-16. Kevin Kendall (5-9, seven runs) was UCLA's top offensive performer that weekend, while Mikey Perez doubled during the Sunday game for his first career hit. Zach Pettway earned the win in the Friday game with seven innings of two-run ball, while then-freshmen Jesse Bergin (2 1/3 innings) and Jack Filby (2/3 innings) were unscored upon out of the bullpen.ย
Friendly Confinesย ย ย
UCLA is 8-2 at home this year and has gone 87-28 (.757) at Jackie Robinson Stadium since the start of the 2017 season. The Bruins have won 19 of their last 20 regular season home series.ย
Friday, Mar. 19, 2021 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Saturday, Mar. 20, 2021 - 2:00 p.m. PT
Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021 - 1:00 p.m. PT
Location: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Live Stream
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Play-by-Play Talent: Tim Wilhelm
Live Stats
UCLA Hosts Arizona in Pac-12 Openerย ย ย
No. 11 UCLA (10-5) opens Pac-12 competition this weekend with a three-game home series against No. 17 Arizona (12-4). The set begins on Friday night at 6:00 p.m., continuing on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. All three games of the series will be streamed live on UCLABruins.com. Fans can also follow along with an audio broadcast and live stats on UCLABruins.com as well as live updates from the team Twitter account, @UCLABaseball.ย
Jackie Robinson Stadium Remains Spectator-Freeย ย ย
Due to local and state health guidelines, all UCLA Athletics competitions will be hosted in a spectator-free environment. For updates regarding in-person attendance at UCLA Athletics events, please check UCLABruins.com.
Projected Pitching Matchups
Friday, Mar. 19 - 6:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Zach Pettway, RHP, Sr. (0-0, 6.43 ERA)
ARIZ - Chase Silseth, RHP, So. (3-0, 5.70 ERA)
Saturday, Mar. 20 - 2:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jesse Bergin, RHP, Jr. (3-1, 2.18 ERA)
ARIZ - Garrett Irvin, LHP, Jr. (0-1, 3.38 ERA)
Sunday, Mar. 21 - 1:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Nick Nastrini, RHP, Jr. (2-1, 3.74 ERA)
ARIZ - TJ Nichols, RHP, Fr. (3-0, 4.29 ERA)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA is coming off a 1-2 weekend at Cal Poly, with the Bruins taking the middle game of the three-game set. UCLA and Cal Poly exchanged one-run wins in the first two games before the Mustangs took the series with a 8-5 win on Sunday.ย
- Cal Poly opened the series with a 5-4 victory on Friday, scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and holding on in the ninth. UCLA led 3-0 after three innings in the contest, but the Mustangs scored five of the game's final six runs, going ahead with two runs in the sixth before UCLA briefly tied it 4-4 in the eighth. Four separate Bruins had multiple hits in the game, including JT Schwartz who drove in runs in the first and third innings for UCLA.ย
- The Bruins evened the series with a 13-12 win in what was a wild, four-hour, 10-minute game on Saturday. UCLA fell behind early 5-0, proceeded to score 12 unanswered runs, and then held off a late Mustang charge to preserve the win. Every starter had a hit for UCLA, including Mikey Perez (two HRs, first Bruin with multiple homers in a game since May 19, 2019) and Noah Cardenas (2-5, career-high five RBIs). Cal Poly got the game-tying run into scoring position in the bottom of the ninth, but Sean Mullen held them off for his second save of the year.ย
- UCLA dropped the rubber match, 8-5, despite outhitting the hosts. Cal Poly went ahead with multi-run rallies in each of the first two innings. UCLA was able to get the game-tying run to the plate in the ninth inning after having the first three batters of the frame reach, but Cal Poly limited the damage to just one run.ย
- The team with fewer hits won all three games of the series in San Luis Obispo.ย
- UCLA did not play a midweek this week due to finals. It was the first week without a Tuesday game for UCLA this year.ย
UCLA appeared in all five major national polls on Monday, ranking as high as No. 10 (NCBWA) and remaining in the top-25 in D1Baseball (No. 11), USA TODAY Coaches Poll (No. 13), Collegiate Baseball (No. 15), and Baseball America (No. 23). Arizona is ranked as high as No. 17 in this week's poll.ย
The All-Time Series Against Arizonaย ย ย
UCLA owns a 133-123-2 record against Arizona, including a 26-20 mark under head coach John Savage. The home team has pulled off weekend sweeps in the last two matchups between the schools (2018-19).ย
Back in the Pacย ย ย
The Bruins return to Pac-12 competition this weekend for the first itme in almost two years, as the 2020 season was canceled just before the start of league play. UCLA is the most recent Pac-12 champion after going 24-5 in 2019, and has won at least 19 league games in each of the last three seasons (2017-19). The Bruins have won four Pac-12 Championships since 2011.ย
Last Time Out Against Arizonaย ย ย
The Bruins swept a three-game series at Jackie Robinson Stadium in the last matchup with Arizona, outscoring the Wildcats 25-16. Kevin Kendall (5-9, seven runs) was UCLA's top offensive performer that weekend, while Mikey Perez doubled during the Sunday game for his first career hit. Zach Pettway earned the win in the Friday game with seven innings of two-run ball, while then-freshmen Jesse Bergin (2 1/3 innings) and Jack Filby (2/3 innings) were unscored upon out of the bullpen.ย
Friendly Confinesย ย ย
UCLA is 8-2 at home this year and has gone 87-28 (.757) at Jackie Robinson Stadium since the start of the 2017 season. The Bruins have won 19 of their last 20 regular season home series.ย
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