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UCLA Set for Inaugural Pac-12 Tournament
May 24, 2022 | Baseball
No. 18 UCLA (35-20, 19-11) at the 2022 Pac-12 Baseball Tournament
May 25-29, 2022
Tournament Centralย
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz. (Scottsdale Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks / ESPN2 (championship game only)
Streams: Pac-12.com/live | ESPN.com/watchย (championship game only)
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
Third-seeded Bruins Set For Inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournamentย ย ย
No. 18-ranked UCLA (33-19, 17-10) heads to Scottsdale, Ariz. this week for the first-ever Pac-12 Baseball Tournament. The eight-team tourney will be held at Scottsdale Stadium, the spring training home of MLB's San Francisco Giants. The entire tournament will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks, except for Sunday's championship game which will appear on ESPN2. Nick Koop will be on hand for a live audio call of every UCLA game, and fans can also follow along with live stats (uclalivestats.com) and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hitsย ย ย
Wednesday, May 25
Game 1: ย #5 seed Arizona vs. #4 seed Oregon (9:00 a.m. PT)
Game 2: ย #8 seed Arizona State vs. #1 seed Stanfordย ย ย (approx. 45 minutes after Game 1)
Game 3: ย #7 seed Washington vs. #2 seed Oregon State (4:45 p.m. PT)
Game 4: ย #6 seed California vs. #3 seed UCLA (approx. 45 minutes after Game 3)
Thursday, May 26
Game 5: ย Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 (9:00 a.m. PT)
Game 6: ย Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 5)
Game 7: ย Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (4:45 p.m. PT)
Game 8: ย Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 7)
Friday, May 27
Game 9: ย Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 5 (3:00 p.m. PT)
Game 10: ย Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 6 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 9)
Saturday, May 28
Game 11: ย Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 7 (9:00 a.m. PT)
Game 12: ย Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 8 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 11)
Game 13: ย Winner of Game 11 vs. Loser of Game 11 (4:45 p.m. PT) (if necessary)
Game 14: ย Winner of Game 12 vs. Loser of Game 12 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 13 OR 4:45 p.m. PT) (if necessary)
Sunday, May 29
Game 15: ย Pac-12 Championship Game (7:00 p.m. PT)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA went 2-2 last week, dropping a Tuesday game at UC Irvine before taking two of three on the road at No. 2 Oregon State:
As is the case most years, the Bruins have been adept so far in 2022 at limiting free passes. Entering the week, UCLA is fourth in the country in WHIP (1.19), seventh in walks allowed per nine innings (2.9), and sixth in K-BB ratio (3.3). The Bruins have sizable advantages over their opponents in walks drawn vs. issued (270-160) and HBPs drawn vs. issued (93-41).ย
UCLA appeared in all five major national polls this week, checking in as high as No. 13 (Collegiate Baseball) while also appearing at No. 18 (Baseball America), No. 20 (D1Baseball), No. 21 (NCBWA), and No. 22 (USA TODAY Coaches Poll). The Bruins have been ranked as high as No. 6 this season (May 2, Collegiate Baseball), entered the year ranked as high as No. 22 in the preseason polls, and have been nationally ranked in all but three weeks over the course of the season.ย
The All-Time Series Against Californiaย ย ย
UCLA owns a 186-181 mark all-time against California, including a 30-21 mark under head coach John Savage. The Bruins have won six of their last seven series against Cal, only dropping a 2021 set at Jackie Robinson Stadium over that span. Under Savage, UCLA has won 11 of its 17 series against Cal overall. Active Bruins with strong career numbers against Cal include: Michael Curialle (11-22, HR, five RBIs in six games), Darius Perry (4-9, two doubles in three games), Max Rajcic (2.79 ERA over 9 2/3 innings), and Cody Schrier (6-16, three doubles in three games).ย
This Year Against the Golden Bearsย ย ย
The Bruins recovered from a Friday night loss to take two of three from Cal in Berkeley from Apr. 22-24 of this season. UCLA had 19 hits on Saturday as part of a 9-4 win, with strong performances in particular coming from Darius Perry (3-5, two doubles, three RBIs) and Kyle Karros (3-5, HR, three RBIs). Gage Jump keyed a rubber match win for UCLA with 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball. The Bruin bullpen was unscored upon until a two-out homer in the ninth. UCLA hit .310 as a team for the weekend, including strong performances from Curialle (.583 BA), Perry (.444), Karros (.429), and Schrier (.375).ย
The All-Time Series Against Oregon Stateย ย ย
UCLA owns a 44-41 record all-time against the Beavers, including a 20-30 mark under head coach John Savage. The Bruins have won each of the last three weekend series against OSU. That streak includes a 2-1 performance on the road this season, representing the program's first series win in Corvallis since 2010. Active Bruins with strong career numbers against OSU include: Charles Harrison (4.2 IP, 0 R, 4 K), Luke Jewett (2.1 IP, 0 H), Kyle Karros (.364/.440/.591, HR), Kenny Oyama (3-10), Max Rajcic (8.1 IP, 1 ER, 12 K), Daylen Reyes (2-6), and Alonzo Tredwell (3.2 IP, 0 R, 2 SV).ย
This Year Against the Beaversย ย ย
The Bruins won two of three on the road at OSU in the final regular season series for both squads. Max Rajcic threw the first six innings of a combined three-hitter as UCLA won 4-1 on Thursday. The bullpen tossed five scoreless innings while Carson Yates and Jake Palmer starred on offense in a series-clinching 7-4 Friday win before OSU salvaged the weekend with a 9-3 win in the finale. Charles Harrison (4 IP) and Alonzo Tredwell (3.2 IP) were both unscored upon in multiple relief outings to lead the Bruins.ย
The All-Time Series Against Washingtonย ย ย
UCLA leads the all-time series over Washington, 55-30, including a 31-20 mark under head coach John Savage. UW has had the upper hand in recent years in the head-to-head series, winning five of the last six weekend sets between the two schools. Active Bruins with strong career numbres include Kelly Austin (4.1 IP, 1 ER), Daniel Colwell (4.1 IP, 0 ER), and Ethan Gourson (.444/.583/.556). ย
This Year Against the Huskiesย ย ย
The Bruins suffered a road sweep in Seattle from May 7-8 (the teams played a Saturday doubleheader after Friday's game was rained out). The final two games of the series were decided by one run. Carson Yates (4-8), Ethan Gourson (4-9), and Jake Palmer (4-11, three runs) had strong weekends with the bat.ย
Early Birdsย ย ย
UCLA is outscoring its opponents by a healthy margin (338-232) overall in 2022, and that advantage is particularly acute in the early innings. In the first three innings of games, the Bruins are outscoring their opponents 139-73 (plus-66), including a 67-29 advantage in the first inning alone. The Bruins are 27-7 this season when scoring first and 20-6 when scoring in the first inning.
Palmer Locked Inย ย ย
Graduate first baseman Jake Palmer has been one of the team's most consistent hitters this season. Since Mar. 5, he's gone 51-136 (.375) while reaching base a further 35 times via walk or HBP. He reached base in 41 consecutive starts during that time (snapping the streak on May 19 at Oregon State), by far the longest streak of any Bruin this season. Palmer's 49 free passes (36 BB, 13 HBP) rank second on a team that has excelled in that area, and he's nearly doubled his batting average since early March (from .162 to .322).ย
Good Startย ย ย
UCLA's starting pitching has been excellent in 2022, as the group of Jake Brooks, Max Rajcic, Kelly Austin, Ethan Flanagan, Thatcher Hurd, Gage Jump, and Daniel Colwell have combined for the following stats:
May 25-29, 2022
Tournament Centralย
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz. (Scottsdale Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks / ESPN2 (championship game only)
Streams: Pac-12.com/live | ESPN.com/watchย (championship game only)
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
Third-seeded Bruins Set For Inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournamentย ย ย
No. 18-ranked UCLA (33-19, 17-10) heads to Scottsdale, Ariz. this week for the first-ever Pac-12 Baseball Tournament. The eight-team tourney will be held at Scottsdale Stadium, the spring training home of MLB's San Francisco Giants. The entire tournament will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks, except for Sunday's championship game which will appear on ESPN2. Nick Koop will be on hand for a live audio call of every UCLA game, and fans can also follow along with live stats (uclalivestats.com) and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hitsย ย ย
- UCLA is 35-20 so far on the year, and finished third in the regular season Pac-12 standings with a 19-11 league record
- The Bruins earned the No. 3 seed in the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament
- UCLA ranks top-10 nationally in ERA (3.55, fifth), WHIP (1.19, 4th), and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.3, 7th)
- The Bruins had six players named to the 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference Team, second-most in the league
- UCLA was crowned champion of the Shriner's Children's College Classic in Houston (2-1 record, plus-15 run differential)
- The Bruins won 10 of their 13 weekend series during the regular season (including of three of four against ranked opponents)
- UCLA is 70-83 this season in stolen base tries (84% success rate), including a team-high 19 SBs from Kenny Oyama
- The Bruins have struck out 10+ batters in 24 of 55 games so far, including a season-high 19 vs. LBSU on Mar. 1
- This season, John Savage has recorded career win No. 700 as well as his 600th win at UCLAย
- UCLA's current freshman class was the No. 1-ranked recruit class in the country
- UCLA had six players on D1Baseball's Top 100 Impact Freshmen List, more than any other school in the country
- 2021: 37-20 record, No. 2 seed in NCAA Regionals, NCAA-high 10 players selected in MLB Draft
Wednesday, May 25
Game 1: ย #5 seed Arizona vs. #4 seed Oregon (9:00 a.m. PT)
Game 2: ย #8 seed Arizona State vs. #1 seed Stanfordย ย ย (approx. 45 minutes after Game 1)
Game 3: ย #7 seed Washington vs. #2 seed Oregon State (4:45 p.m. PT)
Game 4: ย #6 seed California vs. #3 seed UCLA (approx. 45 minutes after Game 3)
Thursday, May 26
Game 5: ย Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 (9:00 a.m. PT)
Game 6: ย Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 5)
Game 7: ย Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (4:45 p.m. PT)
Game 8: ย Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 7)
Friday, May 27
Game 9: ย Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 5 (3:00 p.m. PT)
Game 10: ย Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 6 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 9)
Saturday, May 28
Game 11: ย Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 7 (9:00 a.m. PT)
Game 12: ย Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 8 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 11)
Game 13: ย Winner of Game 11 vs. Loser of Game 11 (4:45 p.m. PT) (if necessary)
Game 14: ย Winner of Game 12 vs. Loser of Game 12 (approx. 45 minutes after Game 13 OR 4:45 p.m. PT) (if necessary)
Sunday, May 29
Game 15: ย Pac-12 Championship Game (7:00 p.m. PT)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA went 2-2 last week, dropping a Tuesday game at UC Irvine before taking two of three on the road at No. 2 Oregon State:
- The Bruins used a season-high nine pitchers in an 8-1 loss at UC Irvine on Tuesday. Jake Palmer had a pair of base hits in his first game back at UCI since grad-transferring to UCLA, and Daylen Reyes added a 2-4 line. Sophomore righty Caedon Kottinger made ย his UCLA debut and had the strongest performance of any Bruin pitcher, allowing just a HBP in a scoreless fifth inning.
- UCLA won 4-1 over OSU in Thursday's series opener. Max Rajcic delivered six innings of one-run ball, and the Bruins never trailed after Cody Schrier doubled and scored in the first inning. Charles Harrison and Alonzo Tredwell finished off the combined three-hitter.
- The Bruins won the series with a 7-4 Friday win. The bullpen threw five scoreless innings while Jake Palmer (2-4, two runs, RBI) and Carson Yates (go-ahead three-run homer in the second) did the heavy lifting offensively. Tredwell notched a save for the second consecutive game, while Charles Harrison also delivered three scoreless frames out of the 'pen.ย
- UCLA closed the series with a 9-3 loss. The Bruins trailed just 2-1 after two innings, but OSU pulled away from there. Yates and Palmer both had RBI singles as part of a two-run seventh inning.ย
- For the series, three Bruins (Curialle, Reyes, Oyama) hit over .300 while three relievers (Harrison, Tredwell, Jewett) made multiple appearances without yielding a run.
- It marked the second time in as many tries this season that UCLA won a road series against a ranked opponent
As is the case most years, the Bruins have been adept so far in 2022 at limiting free passes. Entering the week, UCLA is fourth in the country in WHIP (1.19), seventh in walks allowed per nine innings (2.9), and sixth in K-BB ratio (3.3). The Bruins have sizable advantages over their opponents in walks drawn vs. issued (270-160) and HBPs drawn vs. issued (93-41).ย
- UCLA's +52 differential in HBPs is sixth-best in the country
- UCLA's +110 walk differential is 11th-best in the country
- Combined, the Bruins have a +162 differential for extra runners via BB/HBP. That total ranks fourth in the country, behind Tennessee, Oregon State, and Central Michigan.ย
UCLA appeared in all five major national polls this week, checking in as high as No. 13 (Collegiate Baseball) while also appearing at No. 18 (Baseball America), No. 20 (D1Baseball), No. 21 (NCBWA), and No. 22 (USA TODAY Coaches Poll). The Bruins have been ranked as high as No. 6 this season (May 2, Collegiate Baseball), entered the year ranked as high as No. 22 in the preseason polls, and have been nationally ranked in all but three weeks over the course of the season.ย
The All-Time Series Against Californiaย ย ย
UCLA owns a 186-181 mark all-time against California, including a 30-21 mark under head coach John Savage. The Bruins have won six of their last seven series against Cal, only dropping a 2021 set at Jackie Robinson Stadium over that span. Under Savage, UCLA has won 11 of its 17 series against Cal overall. Active Bruins with strong career numbers against Cal include: Michael Curialle (11-22, HR, five RBIs in six games), Darius Perry (4-9, two doubles in three games), Max Rajcic (2.79 ERA over 9 2/3 innings), and Cody Schrier (6-16, three doubles in three games).ย
This Year Against the Golden Bearsย ย ย
The Bruins recovered from a Friday night loss to take two of three from Cal in Berkeley from Apr. 22-24 of this season. UCLA had 19 hits on Saturday as part of a 9-4 win, with strong performances in particular coming from Darius Perry (3-5, two doubles, three RBIs) and Kyle Karros (3-5, HR, three RBIs). Gage Jump keyed a rubber match win for UCLA with 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball. The Bruin bullpen was unscored upon until a two-out homer in the ninth. UCLA hit .310 as a team for the weekend, including strong performances from Curialle (.583 BA), Perry (.444), Karros (.429), and Schrier (.375).ย
The All-Time Series Against Oregon Stateย ย ย
UCLA owns a 44-41 record all-time against the Beavers, including a 20-30 mark under head coach John Savage. The Bruins have won each of the last three weekend series against OSU. That streak includes a 2-1 performance on the road this season, representing the program's first series win in Corvallis since 2010. Active Bruins with strong career numbers against OSU include: Charles Harrison (4.2 IP, 0 R, 4 K), Luke Jewett (2.1 IP, 0 H), Kyle Karros (.364/.440/.591, HR), Kenny Oyama (3-10), Max Rajcic (8.1 IP, 1 ER, 12 K), Daylen Reyes (2-6), and Alonzo Tredwell (3.2 IP, 0 R, 2 SV).ย
This Year Against the Beaversย ย ย
The Bruins won two of three on the road at OSU in the final regular season series for both squads. Max Rajcic threw the first six innings of a combined three-hitter as UCLA won 4-1 on Thursday. The bullpen tossed five scoreless innings while Carson Yates and Jake Palmer starred on offense in a series-clinching 7-4 Friday win before OSU salvaged the weekend with a 9-3 win in the finale. Charles Harrison (4 IP) and Alonzo Tredwell (3.2 IP) were both unscored upon in multiple relief outings to lead the Bruins.ย
The All-Time Series Against Washingtonย ย ย
UCLA leads the all-time series over Washington, 55-30, including a 31-20 mark under head coach John Savage. UW has had the upper hand in recent years in the head-to-head series, winning five of the last six weekend sets between the two schools. Active Bruins with strong career numbres include Kelly Austin (4.1 IP, 1 ER), Daniel Colwell (4.1 IP, 0 ER), and Ethan Gourson (.444/.583/.556). ย
This Year Against the Huskiesย ย ย
The Bruins suffered a road sweep in Seattle from May 7-8 (the teams played a Saturday doubleheader after Friday's game was rained out). The final two games of the series were decided by one run. Carson Yates (4-8), Ethan Gourson (4-9), and Jake Palmer (4-11, three runs) had strong weekends with the bat.ย
Early Birdsย ย ย
UCLA is outscoring its opponents by a healthy margin (338-232) overall in 2022, and that advantage is particularly acute in the early innings. In the first three innings of games, the Bruins are outscoring their opponents 139-73 (plus-66), including a 67-29 advantage in the first inning alone. The Bruins are 27-7 this season when scoring first and 20-6 when scoring in the first inning.
Palmer Locked Inย ย ย
Graduate first baseman Jake Palmer has been one of the team's most consistent hitters this season. Since Mar. 5, he's gone 51-136 (.375) while reaching base a further 35 times via walk or HBP. He reached base in 41 consecutive starts during that time (snapping the streak on May 19 at Oregon State), by far the longest streak of any Bruin this season. Palmer's 49 free passes (36 BB, 13 HBP) rank second on a team that has excelled in that area, and he's nearly doubled his batting average since early March (from .162 to .322).ย
Good Startย ย ย
UCLA's starting pitching has been excellent in 2022, as the group of Jake Brooks, Max Rajcic, Kelly Austin, Ethan Flanagan, Thatcher Hurd, Gage Jump, and Daniel Colwell have combined for the following stats:
- 3.58 ERA and 278-70 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 256 2/3 innings
- 102 total earned runs allowed (1.85 per game)
- 1.13 WHIP, 9.7 K/9
- Allowed 0 ER or fewer in 13 of 55 games, 1 ER or fewer in 27 of 55 games, and 2 ER or fewer in 41 of 55 games
- Allowed more than four hits just 17 times in 55 games
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