Friday, February 17
Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM
UCLA
vs
Omaha
Kyle Karros (photo: Ross Turteltaub)
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No. 12 UCLA Opens New Season Friday Against Omaha
February 15, 2023 | Baseball
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No. 12 UCLA (0-0) vs. Omaha (0-0)
Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 - 5:00 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 -ย 2:00 p.m. PT
Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 -ย 1:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Jackie Robinson Stadium)
Stream: Pac-12 Now App /ย Pac-12.com
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
No. 12 UCLA Opens 2023 Campaign Friday vs. Omaha
The UCLA baseball team โ ranked as high as No. 12 in the preseason national polls โ begins the 2023 season this weekend with a three-game set against Omaha at Jackie Robinson Stadium starting on Friday at 5:00 p.m. PT. The series continues with games on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. PT and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. PT. All three contests will be streamed live on Pac-12.com. Fans can also follow along with live stats (uclalivestats.com) and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.ย
Quick Hitsย ย ย
Friday, Feb. 17 - 5:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jake Brooks, RHP, Jr. (5-4, 3.96 ERA in 2022)
Omaha - Caleb Riedel, LHP, Jr. (4-2, 1.49 ERA in 2022)
Saturday, Feb. 18 - 2:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Alonzo Tredwell, RHP, So. (4-1, 2.11 ERA in 2022)
Omaha - Charlie Bell, RHP, Jr. (5-5, 3.82 ERA in 2022)
Sunday, Feb. 19 - 1:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Kelly Austin, RHP, Sr. (4-3, 4.07 ERA in 2022)
Omaha - Preston Tenney, RHP, Jr. (7-4, 5.76 ERA in 2022 at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Neb.)
UCLA on Opening Dayย ย ย
UCLA is opening the season at home for the 13th consecutive season, and the 20th time in the last 21 seasons. The Bruins are 12-6 on Opening Day under head coach John Savage (since 2005) and have won their opening series in eight of the last 10 years. Last year, UCLA opened the season by taking two-of-three from CSUN. Duce Gourson capped that series with a 13th-inning walk-off two-run homer in Sunday's rubber match.ย
A Decade of Opening Day Starts
2022 - Jake Brooks (So.) - W, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K vs. CSUN (UCLA W, 9-2)
2021 - Jared Karros (So.) - L, 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K vs. San Francisco (UCLA L, 2-6)
2020 - Zach Pettway (Jr.) - W, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K vs. UC Riverside (UCLA W, 4-2)
2019 - Zach Pettway (So.) - ND, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K vs. St. John's (UCLA W, 3-2)
2018 - Jake Bird (Jr.) - W, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K vs. Portland (UCLA W, 7-2)
2017 - Griffin Canning (Jr.) - ND, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K vs. San Jose State (UCLA W, 3-2)
2016 - Grant Dyer (Jr.) - L, 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K vs. North Carolina (UCLA L, 0-4)
2015 - James Kaprielian (Jr.) - W, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K vs. Hofstra (UCLA W, 14-2)
2014 - James Kaprielian (So.) - L, 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K vs. Portland (UCLA L, 0-1)
2013 - Adam Plutko (Jr.) - ND, 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K vs. Minnesota (UCLA L, 2-6)
In The Pollsย ย ย
UCLA enters the season ranked in all five major national polls, checking in as high No. 12 (Baseball America) while also appearing at No. 13 (Collegiate Baseball), No. 14 (NCBWA), No. 15 (USA TODAY Coaches Poll), and No. 17 (D1Baseball). The Bruins are the second-highest-ranked school from the West Coast in each of those polls, behind Stanford.ย
Brooks Draws Opening Day Start For Second Straight Year
For the second year in a row, righty Jake Brooks will take the ball for UCLA on Opening Day. He joins an elite list of recent Bruins who have made multiple Opening Day starts, including Gerrit Cole (2010-11), Adam Plutko (2012-13), James Kaprielian (2014-15), and Zach Pettway (2019-20). Brooks was 5-4 with a 3.96 ERA over 10 starts for UCLA in 2022. However, he had a 2.12 ERA over his first seven outings of the year. With five shutout innings against CSUN to open the 2022 season, he became the first Bruin starter to not allow a run on Opening Day since Griffin Canning in 2017.
Schrier, Tredwell Garner Preseason Publicity
UCLA's sophomore duo of shortstop Cody Schrier and weekend starter Alonzo Tredwell each received preseason recogntion from national outlets ahead of the new season. Schrier was one of 55 players selected to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, and was a Third Team Preseason All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball. Tredwell meanwhile garnered Preseason All-America honors from both Collegiate Baseball (Second Team) and the NCBWA (Third Team).ย
2022 in Reviewย ย ย
UCLA and Omaha have met just twice all-time, with the teams splitting those two contests. The Bruins defeated the Mavericks, 5-2, in the opening game of the 2019 Los Angeles Regional as part of the NCAA Tournament. Omaha answered back with a 9-4 midweek triumph on Feb. 23 of last season. This weekend marks the first-ever multi-game series against the two schools.ย
ย โข 5/31/19 in brief: 2019 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year Ryan Garcia pitched into the ninth inning, allowing just one earned run, to lead UCLA to a 5-2 win over Omaha in the Los Angeles Regional. UCLA trailed, 1-0, at the midway point of the game, but posted crooked numbers in back-to-back innings starting in the fifth to take the lead for good.ย
ย ย โข 2/23/22 in brief: UCLA pitchers struck out 18 batters, but Omaha scored in four of its last five offensive innings to claim a 9-4 win at JRS. Malakhi Knight drove in three runs for the Bruins, who nursed a 4-2 lead after six innings. Infielders Cam Frederick (2-4, two RBIs) and Mike Boeve (2-4, two RBIs) paced the Mavericks on offense.ย
NCAA-High Four Bruins Earn Freshman All-America Accoladesย ย ย
UCLA had four players (Ethan Flanagan, Ethan Gourson, Cody Schrier, Alonzo Tredwell) named to Collegiate Baseball's Freshman All-America Team in 2022, more than any other program in the country. UCLA's four Frosh All-Americans were also the most in single-season program history. In addition, Schrier and Tredwell picked up national freshman honors from the NCBWA, making UCLA one of five schools to earn multiple picks from that outlet.
UCLA was represented by seven players in the preseason D1Baseball positional power rankings:
No. 12 UCLA (0-0) vs. Omaha (0-0)
Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 - 5:00 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 -ย 2:00 p.m. PT
Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 -ย 1:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Jackie Robinson Stadium)
Stream: Pac-12 Now App /ย Pac-12.com
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
No. 12 UCLA Opens 2023 Campaign Friday vs. Omaha
The UCLA baseball team โ ranked as high as No. 12 in the preseason national polls โ begins the 2023 season this weekend with a three-game set against Omaha at Jackie Robinson Stadium starting on Friday at 5:00 p.m. PT. The series continues with games on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. PT and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. PT. All three contests will be streamed live on Pac-12.com. Fans can also follow along with live stats (uclalivestats.com) and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.ย
Quick Hitsย ย ย
- The Bruins went 40-24 in 2022 and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament
- UCLA's current sophomore class was the No. 1-ranked recruit class in the country
- Cody Schrier and Alonzo Tredwell were named 2023 Preseason All-Americans
- Schrier also landed on the 2023 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
- The Bruins were picked to finish second in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll, just behind Stanford
- UCLA's six Preseason All-Conference picks were second-most in the league
- The Bruins are opening the season at home for the 13th consecutive season
Friday, Feb. 17 - 5:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jake Brooks, RHP, Jr. (5-4, 3.96 ERA in 2022)
Omaha - Caleb Riedel, LHP, Jr. (4-2, 1.49 ERA in 2022)
Saturday, Feb. 18 - 2:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Alonzo Tredwell, RHP, So. (4-1, 2.11 ERA in 2022)
Omaha - Charlie Bell, RHP, Jr. (5-5, 3.82 ERA in 2022)
Sunday, Feb. 19 - 1:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Kelly Austin, RHP, Sr. (4-3, 4.07 ERA in 2022)
Omaha - Preston Tenney, RHP, Jr. (7-4, 5.76 ERA in 2022 at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Neb.)
UCLA on Opening Dayย ย ย
UCLA is opening the season at home for the 13th consecutive season, and the 20th time in the last 21 seasons. The Bruins are 12-6 on Opening Day under head coach John Savage (since 2005) and have won their opening series in eight of the last 10 years. Last year, UCLA opened the season by taking two-of-three from CSUN. Duce Gourson capped that series with a 13th-inning walk-off two-run homer in Sunday's rubber match.ย
A Decade of Opening Day Starts
2022 - Jake Brooks (So.) - W, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K vs. CSUN (UCLA W, 9-2)
2021 - Jared Karros (So.) - L, 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K vs. San Francisco (UCLA L, 2-6)
2020 - Zach Pettway (Jr.) - W, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K vs. UC Riverside (UCLA W, 4-2)
2019 - Zach Pettway (So.) - ND, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K vs. St. John's (UCLA W, 3-2)
2018 - Jake Bird (Jr.) - W, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K vs. Portland (UCLA W, 7-2)
2017 - Griffin Canning (Jr.) - ND, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K vs. San Jose State (UCLA W, 3-2)
2016 - Grant Dyer (Jr.) - L, 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K vs. North Carolina (UCLA L, 0-4)
2015 - James Kaprielian (Jr.) - W, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K vs. Hofstra (UCLA W, 14-2)
2014 - James Kaprielian (So.) - L, 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K vs. Portland (UCLA L, 0-1)
2013 - Adam Plutko (Jr.) - ND, 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K vs. Minnesota (UCLA L, 2-6)
In The Pollsย ย ย
UCLA enters the season ranked in all five major national polls, checking in as high No. 12 (Baseball America) while also appearing at No. 13 (Collegiate Baseball), No. 14 (NCBWA), No. 15 (USA TODAY Coaches Poll), and No. 17 (D1Baseball). The Bruins are the second-highest-ranked school from the West Coast in each of those polls, behind Stanford.ย
Brooks Draws Opening Day Start For Second Straight Year
For the second year in a row, righty Jake Brooks will take the ball for UCLA on Opening Day. He joins an elite list of recent Bruins who have made multiple Opening Day starts, including Gerrit Cole (2010-11), Adam Plutko (2012-13), James Kaprielian (2014-15), and Zach Pettway (2019-20). Brooks was 5-4 with a 3.96 ERA over 10 starts for UCLA in 2022. However, he had a 2.12 ERA over his first seven outings of the year. With five shutout innings against CSUN to open the 2022 season, he became the first Bruin starter to not allow a run on Opening Day since Griffin Canning in 2017.
Schrier, Tredwell Garner Preseason Publicity
UCLA's sophomore duo of shortstop Cody Schrier and weekend starter Alonzo Tredwell each received preseason recogntion from national outlets ahead of the new season. Schrier was one of 55 players selected to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, and was a Third Team Preseason All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball. Tredwell meanwhile garnered Preseason All-America honors from both Collegiate Baseball (Second Team) and the NCBWA (Third Team).ย
2022 in Reviewย ย ย
- UCLA went 40-24 on the year, finishing third in the regular season Pac-12 standings with a 19-11 league record
- The Bruins earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third time since 2018
- UCLA went 2-2 at the Auburn Regional, moving the program's all-time postseason record to 74-52
- The Bruins qualified for NCAAs for the fifth consecutive season (and 13 of 17 possible seasons under John Savage)
- The Bruins had six players named to the 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference Team, second-most in the league
- UCLA finished the season top-15 nationally in ERA, WHIP, strikeout-to-walk ratio, and walks per nine innings
- The Bruins erased a nine-run deficit, eventually winning 25-22, over OSU on May 28 to reach the Pac-12 Tourney divisional final
- 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 went 74-87 in stolen base tries (85% success rate), including a team-high 20 SBs from Kenny Oyama
- The Bruins went 24-2 when scoring 6+ runs
- John Savage recorded career win No. 700 as well as his 600th win at UCLAย
- UCLA had six players on D1Baseball's Top 100 Impact Freshmen List, more than any other school in the country
UCLA and Omaha have met just twice all-time, with the teams splitting those two contests. The Bruins defeated the Mavericks, 5-2, in the opening game of the 2019 Los Angeles Regional as part of the NCAA Tournament. Omaha answered back with a 9-4 midweek triumph on Feb. 23 of last season. This weekend marks the first-ever multi-game series against the two schools.ย
ย โข 5/31/19 in brief: 2019 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year Ryan Garcia pitched into the ninth inning, allowing just one earned run, to lead UCLA to a 5-2 win over Omaha in the Los Angeles Regional. UCLA trailed, 1-0, at the midway point of the game, but posted crooked numbers in back-to-back innings starting in the fifth to take the lead for good.ย
ย ย โข 2/23/22 in brief: UCLA pitchers struck out 18 batters, but Omaha scored in four of its last five offensive innings to claim a 9-4 win at JRS. Malakhi Knight drove in three runs for the Bruins, who nursed a 4-2 lead after six innings. Infielders Cam Frederick (2-4, two RBIs) and Mike Boeve (2-4, two RBIs) paced the Mavericks on offense.ย
NCAA-High Four Bruins Earn Freshman All-America Accoladesย ย ย
UCLA had four players (Ethan Flanagan, Ethan Gourson, Cody Schrier, Alonzo Tredwell) named to Collegiate Baseball's Freshman All-America Team in 2022, more than any other program in the country. UCLA's four Frosh All-Americans were also the most in single-season program history. In addition, Schrier and Tredwell picked up national freshman honors from the NCBWA, making UCLA one of five schools to earn multiple picks from that outlet.
- Flanagan: 3-0, 3.28 ERA, 76 Ks, 60.1 IP ... effective early as a swingman before settling into the Saturday starter role
- Gourson: .294/.439/.455, Pac-12 co-leader in doubles (23), Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Schrier: .298/.383/.492, team-high 9 home runs, solid defense at short
- Tredwell: 2.11 ERA, 6 saves, 25 apps, 62 Ks, 47 innings ... Closed as a true freshman, had a sub-2.00 ERA most of the year
UCLA was represented by seven players in the preseason D1Baseball positional power rankings:
- Second Base: Duce Gourson (No. 22)
- Third Base: Kyle Karros (No. 35)
- Shortstop: Cody Schrier (No. 6)
- Starting Pitcher - Jake Brooks (No. 47), Alonzo Tredwell (No. 56), Ethan Flanagan (No. 73)
- Relief Pitcher - Luke Jewett (No. 12)
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