Tuesday, February 21
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UCLA
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Pepperdine
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UCLA Hosts Pepperdine to Wrap Season-Opening Homestand
February 20, 2023 | Baseball
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No. 13 UCLA (3-0) vs. Pepperdineย (1-2)
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 - 5:00 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. 13 UCLA Wraps Season-Opening Homestand Against Pepperdineย ย ย
UCLA (3-0) finishes up a four-game homestand Tuesday, hosting Pepperdine (1-2) in the first midweek of the year for both teams. The game is scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. start from Jackie Robinson Stadium. The game will be streamed live through Pac-12.com. Fans can also follow along with an audio broadcast, live stats, and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.ย
Quick Hitsย ย ย
Tuesday, Feb. 21- 5:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Michael Barnett, RHP, Fr. (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.0 IP)
PEPP -ย Brandon Llewellyn, RHP, Jr. (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA is coming off a series sweep of Omaha to open the 2023 season:
UCLA enters the week ranked in every major national poll, checking in as high as No. 10 (Collegiate Baseball) while also appearing at No. 13 (Baseball America, NCBWA) and No. 17 (D1Baseball). The Bruins appeared at No. 15 in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll, which was not updated as of Monday. This weekend's series against No. 5 Vanderbilt represents UCLA's first games against a ranked opponent this season.ย
The Series Against Pepperdineย ย ย
UCLA leads the all-time series against Pepperdine, 67-40-4. The Bruins are 21-7 against Pepperdine under John Savage, including a 7-1 mark in the last eight head-to-head matchups.ย
Last Year Against Pepperdineย ย ย
UCLA split a pair of midweeks against Pepperdine last year, dropping a 7-5 result at home on Feb. 22 before returning the favor with a 9-7 victory in Malibu on Apr. 12. The game-winning run was scored in the ninth inning in both contests.
After a dominant showing in the first series of the year, UCLA sits at or near the top of the national leaderboards in a number of team statistics:
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
No. 13 UCLA (3-0) vs. Pepperdineย (1-2)
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 - 5:00 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. 13 UCLA Wraps Season-Opening Homestand Against Pepperdineย ย ย
UCLA (3-0) finishes up a four-game homestand Tuesday, hosting Pepperdine (1-2) in the first midweek of the year for both teams. The game is scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. start from Jackie Robinson Stadium. The game will be streamed live through Pac-12.com. Fans can also follow along with an audio broadcast, live stats, and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.ย
Quick Hitsย ย ย
- UCLA is 3-0 on the season after sweeping Omaha over the weekend
- The Bruins enter the week ranked first in the country in team ERA (0.67) and fourth in scoring (15.7 runs per game)
- UCLA has a plus-45 run differential after its first series of the year (47-2)
- 2022: UCLA went 40-24, earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tourney, had an NCAA-high four Freshman All-Americans
- 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
Tuesday, Feb. 21- 5:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Michael Barnett, RHP, Fr. (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.0 IP)
PEPP -ย Brandon Llewellyn, RHP, Jr. (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA is coming off a series sweep of Omaha to open the 2023 season:
- The Bruins posted a 16-1 win on Opening Day, going ahead for good with back-to-back crooked numbers starting in the fourth before putting the game on ice with a 10-run eighth inning. Kyle Karros went 3-4 and drove in a pair to lead the Bruins offensively. Jake Brooks drew the Opening Day start, striking out eight over five innings and ceding just one run. Four Bruin relievers chipped in a scoreless inning apiece to close it out.
- UCLA won the series with a 23-0 rout on Saturday. It represented the Bruins' most runs in a shutout in program history. Six separate Bruins had multiple hits in the win, four launched a home run, and five batters finished with at least four RBIs. Ultimately, the offense scored in seven of eight innings. Meanwhile on the mound, Alonzo Tredwell struck out a career-high 10 over six innings in his first-ever collegiate start. Tredwell retired 10 batters in a row between innings 2-5, and held Omaha hitless in five at-bats with runners in scoring position.ย
- The Bruins finished off the sweep with an 8-1 win on Sunday. Jack Holman put UCLA up for good with a two-run homer into The Giff in the second inning, and that proved to be enough as Kelly Austin and six relievers combined to hold the Mavericks to one run on six hits. UCLA put the game away with a three-spot in the seventh followed by a moonshot two-run homer from JonJon Vaughns in the eighth.ย
- With the results, UCLA improved to 13-6 on Opening Day under John Savage and won its opening series for the ninth time in the last 11 years. The Bruins were opening the season at home for the 13th consecutive year.ย
UCLA enters the week ranked in every major national poll, checking in as high as No. 10 (Collegiate Baseball) while also appearing at No. 13 (Baseball America, NCBWA) and No. 17 (D1Baseball). The Bruins appeared at No. 15 in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll, which was not updated as of Monday. This weekend's series against No. 5 Vanderbilt represents UCLA's first games against a ranked opponent this season.ย
The Series Against Pepperdineย ย ย
UCLA leads the all-time series against Pepperdine, 67-40-4. The Bruins are 21-7 against Pepperdine under John Savage, including a 7-1 mark in the last eight head-to-head matchups.ย
Last Year Against Pepperdineย ย ย
UCLA split a pair of midweeks against Pepperdine last year, dropping a 7-5 result at home on Feb. 22 before returning the favor with a 9-7 victory in Malibu on Apr. 12. The game-winning run was scored in the ninth inning in both contests.
- Feb. 22, 2022 in brief: A trio of then-freshman pitchers โ Ethan Flanagan (8 Ks in 3.2 IP), Alonzo Tredwell (7 Ks in 2.2 IP), and Luke Jewett (2 Ks in 1.2 IP) โ combined to strike out 17 batters, but Pepperdine rallied for six runs in the ninth inning to claim a 7-5 win at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins, trailing 7-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth, rallied for a pair of runs to make it a two-run game but couldn't complete the comeback.ย
- Apr. 12, 2022 in brief: UCLA posted three-spots in the eighth and ninth innings to claim a come-from-behind 9-7 win at Malibu. The victory marked career win No. 700 for John Savage. The four-hour, 10-minute game featured plenty of drama, with five ties and four lead changes. UCLA had 15 hits as a team, none more important than a go-ahead two-run homer from Michael Curialle in the ninth.ย
- UCLA is 28-7 in midweek contests since the start of 2019 (7-6 in 2022)
- In 2022, UCLA swept UCSB, LMU ... split with LBSU, CSF, Pepperdine ... and was winless against Omaha (0-1) and UCI (0-2)
- Last season, UCLA out-hit its midweek opponents .266 to .242, and had a 3.93 to 4.04 edge in team ERA
- The Bruins went undefeated in midweeks in 2019 (11-0) and 2021 (8-0)
- UCLA won seven straight midweeks from Mar. 1 to Apr. 19, 2022
After a dominant showing in the first series of the year, UCLA sits at or near the top of the national leaderboards in a number of team statistics:
- ERA โ T-1st (0.67)
- K-BB Ratio โ 2nd (10.75)
- Scoring โ 4th (15.7 runs per game)
- BB/9 โ 4th (1.33)
- Runs โ 6th (47)
- K/9 โ 7th (14.3)
- HBP โ 8th (10)
- OBP โ 9th (.500)
- WHIP โ 12th (0.89)
- Walks โ 13th (26)
- Hits โ 20th (39)
- Home Runs โ 22nd (6)
- Batting โ 23rd (.348)
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
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