Tuesday, March 28
Fullerton, CA
6:00 PM
UCLA
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Cal State Fullerton
Carson Yates (photo: Scott Chandler)
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Bruins Face Cal State Fullerton in First Road Midweek of 2023
March 27, 2023 | Baseball
No. 12 UCLA (16-5) at Cal State Fullerton (11-8)
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)
Stream: ESPN+
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Playerย / Varsity Sports Network
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Visits Cal State Fullerton for Tuesday Contestย ย ย
No. 12-ranked UCLA ย (16-5) is scheduled to play its first road midweek of the season on Tuesday night, heading to Orange County for a matchup against Cal State Fullerton (11-8) at 6:00 p.m. PT. The contest will be streamed through ESPN+, and fans can also follow along with an audio broadcast, live stats, and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hitsย ย ย
Tuesday, Mar. 28 - 6:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Ben Jacobs, LHP, Fr. (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
CSF - Jason Blood, RHP, So. (0-1, 4.91 ERA)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA dropped two of three to Washington in a home Pac-12 series last weekend:
UCLA entered the week ranked in every major national poll, coming in at a nearly-unanimous No. 12 (Baseball America, D1Baseball, USA TODAY Coaches Poll, NCBWA). Collegiate Baseball had the Bruins at No. 13. Cal State Fullerton enters the week unranked.ย
The All-Time Series Against Cal State Fullertonย ย ย
UCLA owns a 42-69-2 all-time record against Cal State Fullerton, including a 19-28 mark under John Savage. The Bruins have had the edge over CSF in recent years, winning seven of the last eight meetings. Exempting the COVID-shortened 2020 season, UCLA and Cal State Fullerton have met every year since 1974, a streak of 48 consecutive seasons. The Bruins have faced the Titans in the postseason 13 times, over twice as many as any other opponent (Oklahoma is next at six).ย
Last Year Against the Titansย ย ย
The Bruins and Titans split a pair of home-and-home midweeks last year, with the host winning each game
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against the Huskies include Josh Hahn (4-8, HR, 3 RBIs in 2 GP), Charles Harrison (0 ER, 3 K in 2.1 IP), Malakhi Knight (2-4 in 1 GP), and Jake Saum (0 R, 2 K in 2.2 IP).
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)
Stream: ESPN+
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Playerย / Varsity Sports Network
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Visits Cal State Fullerton for Tuesday Contestย ย ย
No. 12-ranked UCLA ย (16-5) is scheduled to play its first road midweek of the season on Tuesday night, heading to Orange County for a matchup against Cal State Fullerton (11-8) at 6:00 p.m. PT. The contest will be streamed through ESPN+, and fans can also follow along with an audio broadcast, live stats, and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hitsย ย ย
- UCLA is 16-5 overall on the year, including an 11-3 mark in March
- The program is off to its second-best 21-game start of the last 10 seasons (2019: 17-4)
- The Bruins are 6-3 in league play, with series wins against Oregon and Arizona
- UCLA has played just two Tuesday games so far this year (two rainouts, finals week)
- The Bruins enter the week with the No. 3 ERA in the country (2.65)
- UCLA also ranks top-10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.0, fourth) and WHIP (1.17, ninth)
- The Bruins have allowed two earned runs or fewer in 13 of 21 games to start the year
- Michael Barnett enters the week with the best individual ERA in the Pac-12 (1.29; 8th nationally)
- UCLA has sizable advantages in walks drawn vs. issued (122-55) and HBPs drawn vs. issued (31-13)
- Three Bruins regulars have an OPS north of 1.000 (Kyle Karros, Duce Gourson, JonJon Vaughns)
- UCLA's starting pitchers have combined for a 2.43 ERA and 10.1 K/9 rate to this point of the season
- The Bruins (13-2 at JRS) are averaging 8.3 runs per game at home
- UCLA has allowed a crooked number just 14 times in 187 defensive innings
- UCLA is 12-0 this year in games with 1+ SB, and 13-2 in games with 1+ HR
- 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
- 2022: UCLA went 40-24, earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tourney, had an NCAA-high four Freshman All-Americans
Tuesday, Mar. 28 - 6:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Ben Jacobs, LHP, Fr. (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
CSF - Jason Blood, RHP, So. (0-1, 4.91 ERA)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA dropped two of three to Washington in a home Pac-12 series last weekend:
- Jake Brooks delivered 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball and Jack Holman hit a decisive two-run homer in the fourth as UCLA recorded a 5-1 win in Friday's series opener. Holman's roundtripper opened the scoring, and Duce Gourson and Cody Schrier provided RBI doubles in a three-run seventh. Cody Delvecchio and Charles Harrison got the Bruins out of jams in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. Brooks retired the first seven batters of the game, and established season highs in both innings and strikeouts (nine). UW's best chance against him came after back-to-back singles to lead off the fourth, but Brooks sent down the next three batters in order to strand both runners.
- Washington evened up the series on Saturday with a 3-0 win in 10 innings. The two teams battled to a 0-0 tie through nine innings, with UCLA allowing just two hits (both singles) during that time. Washington strung together five hits in the 10th for a decisive three-spot. Michael Barnett was a standout for the Bruins, throwing 5 2/3 no-hit innings in his first-career weekend start.ย
- UCLA was edged, 11-10, in a rubber-match shootout on Sunday. The Bruins led the game, 3-2, through five innings, but Washington tied it up in the sixth before posting seven runs in the seventh and another in the eighth. The Bruins fought back in the late innings, with Carson Yates and JonJon Vaughns hitting three-run homers to cut the deficit to two, but UCLA ultimately left the bags full in the eighth. ย
- For the series, UCLA and Washington were tied in runs scored (15-15) while the Bruins had a 4.18 to 5.00 edge in team ERA
- UCLA is 31-7 in midweek contests since the start of 2019
- In 2023, UCLA is 3-0 and is outscoring its opponents 27-12 (wins vs. Pepperdine, Michigan, Long Beach State)
- The Bruins have had two midweek games rained out
- 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
UCLA entered the week ranked in every major national poll, coming in at a nearly-unanimous No. 12 (Baseball America, D1Baseball, USA TODAY Coaches Poll, NCBWA). Collegiate Baseball had the Bruins at No. 13. Cal State Fullerton enters the week unranked.ย
The All-Time Series Against Cal State Fullertonย ย ย
UCLA owns a 42-69-2 all-time record against Cal State Fullerton, including a 19-28 mark under John Savage. The Bruins have had the edge over CSF in recent years, winning seven of the last eight meetings. Exempting the COVID-shortened 2020 season, UCLA and Cal State Fullerton have met every year since 1974, a streak of 48 consecutive seasons. The Bruins have faced the Titans in the postseason 13 times, over twice as many as any other opponent (Oklahoma is next at six).ย
Last Year Against the Titansย ย ย
The Bruins and Titans split a pair of home-and-home midweeks last year, with the host winning each game
- Game 1 (Mar. 8 at UCLA) โ Michael Curialle opened and closed the scoring with RBI doubles as UCLA notched a 5-4 win over the Titans. the Bruins never trailed in the contest, leading 3-0 after two innings. The Titans managed to tie it at 4-4 late, but Curialle drove in Kenny Oyama with his second double of the game in the eighth to plate the game-winning run. The UCLA bullpen combined for 4 2/3 innings with no earned runs against.ย
- Game 2 (May 10 at CSF) โ Cal State Fullerton responded with a 9-2 win on its home field, scoring in each of the first four innings to build a big lead, and never letting UCLA get within five. Jake Palmer had three singles and Carson Yates hit a leadoff triple in the eighth to lead the Bruins offensively. Josh Hahn and Charles Harrison each posted a 1-2-3 relief inning for UCLA.
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against the Huskies include Josh Hahn (4-8, HR, 3 RBIs in 2 GP), Charles Harrison (0 ER, 3 K in 2.1 IP), Malakhi Knight (2-4 in 1 GP), and Jake Saum (0 R, 2 K in 2.2 IP).
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