Tuesday, April 18
Los Angeles, CA
6:00 PM
UCLA
vs
UC Irvine
Duce Gourson (photo: Elijah Carr)
Photo by: Elijah Carr
UCLA Hosts UC Irvine For Tuesday Tune-Up
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No. 22 UCLA (21-10-1) vs. UC Irvine (21-11)
Tuesday,ย Apr. 18, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Jackie Robinson Stadium)
Stream: Pac-12 Now App /ย Pac-12.com
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Playerย / UCLA Bruins app / Varsity Network app
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Finishes Short Homestand by Hosting UC Irvineย ย ย
No. 22 UCLA (21-10-1) concludes a four-game homestand on Tuesday, hosting UC Irvine (21-11) for a midweek tune-up at 6:00 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed through Pac-12.com, and fans can access a live audio broadcast through UCLABruins.com or the Varsity Network app. In addition, there will be live stats and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hitsย ย ย
Tuesday, Apr. 18 - 6:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Ethan Flanagan, LHP, So. (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
UCI - David Vizcaino, RHP, RSo. (3-2, 7.78 ERA)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA went 2-2 last week, dropping a midweek at Pepperdine before winning two of three at home against UC Davis:
UCLA entered the week ranked in three of the five major national polls, checking in at No. 22 in each of the D1Baseball, USA TODAY Coaches, and NCBWA polls. The Bruins were unranked in the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball polls.
The All-Time Series Against UC Irvineย ย ย
UCLA owns a 57-36-1 record all-time against the Anteaters, including a 25-15 mark under head coach John Savage. 2022 marked just the second time since 2010 that UCLA dropped a season series to UCI. Exempting the COVID-shortened 2020 season, UCLA and UCI have met every year since 2004, a streak of 18 campaigns.ย
Current Bruins Against UCIย ย ย
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against the Anteaters include: Caedon Kottinger (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R), Jake Saum (2.2 IP, 0 R, 3 K), and Cody Schrier (2-5, 2B in 1 GP).
Last Year Against UC Irvineย ย ย
UCLA dropped both ends of a home-and-home midweek series with UC Irvine in 2022:
Midweek Notesย ย ย
The Bruins have posted a 17-3-1 record in home games to this point in the season, winning 13 consecutive contests at Jackie Robinson Stadium to open the campaign. UCLA has widely outperformed its opponents at JRS, slashing a collective .288/.400/.446 (compared to .231/.288/.341 for opponents) while posting a plus-85 run differential (155-70). On the pitching side, the Bruins have a 2.45 team ERA at Jackie (opponents: 7.08) with a 224-170 advantage in strikeouts. Four Bruins regulars are hitting over .300 in home games, with Kyle Karros (.415/.493/.600), Duce Gourson (.355/.490/.513), and Jack Holman (.348/.435/.652) proving especially-tough outs.
Bruins On the National Leaderboardsย ย ย
To this point in the season, UCLA ranks near the top nationally in a number of statistics on both sides of the ball:
So far this season, UCLA has ranked among the best in nation in drawing walks on the offensive end while limiting free passes on the mound. The Bruins have a plus-85 walk differential this season (173 drawn, 88 issued), good for eighth in the country. UCLA's 88 walks issued are the third-fewest in the country.ย
No. 22 UCLA (21-10-1) vs. UC Irvine (21-11)
Tuesday,ย Apr. 18, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Jackie Robinson Stadium)
Stream: Pac-12 Now App /ย Pac-12.com
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Playerย / UCLA Bruins app / Varsity Network app
Play-by-Play Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Finishes Short Homestand by Hosting UC Irvineย ย ย
No. 22 UCLA (21-10-1) concludes a four-game homestand on Tuesday, hosting UC Irvine (21-11) for a midweek tune-up at 6:00 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed through Pac-12.com, and fans can access a live audio broadcast through UCLABruins.com or the Varsity Network app. In addition, there will be live stats and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hitsย ย ย
- UCLA is 21-10-1 overall on the year, including a 13-5 mark in non-conference play
- The Bruins are 8-5-1 in Pac-12 play, with series wins against Oregon, Arizona, and Utah
- The Bruins enter the week with the No. 6 ERA in the country (3.39)
- UCLA ranks top-10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.7, fourth) and walks per nine innings (2.7, fifth)
- Kelly Austin (2.74) and Alonzo Tredwell (3.15) rank 2-4 in the Pac-12 in individual ERA
- UCLA has sizable advantages in walks drawn vs. issued (173-88) and HBPs drawn vs. issued (42-23)
- Kyle Karros (1.003) enters the week with an OPS north of 1.000
- The Bruins (17-3-1 at JRS) are averaging 7.4 runs per game at home
- UCLA has allowed a crooked number 30 times in 292 defensive innings
- UCLA is 15-2-0 when scoring first this year, and 15-2-1 this year in games with 1+ SB
- 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, Apr. 18 - 6:00 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Ethan Flanagan, LHP, So. (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
UCI - David Vizcaino, RHP, RSo. (3-2, 7.78 ERA)
The Week In Reviewย ย ย
UCLA went 2-2 last week, dropping a midweek at Pepperdine before winning two of three at home against UC Davis:
- UCLA totaled 15 hits and fought back to tie the game on four occasions, but dropped an 8-7 result at Pepperdine on Tuesday. The Waves answered back to re-take the lead in each of the four innings UCLA tied it, walking off in the ninth on a hit-and-run bloop single that scored a runner from first base. Four different Bruins had multiple hits, including career days from Malakhi Knight (4-5, three RBIs) and Josh Hahn (3-5, two runs).
- The Bruins rallied for a 3-2 win over UC Davis in a series-opening win on Friday. The Bruins trailed 2-0 after one, but held the Aggies off the board the rest of the way. Jarrod Hocking and Carson Yates hit solo homers to bring the Bruins level, and Jack Holman put UCLA up for good with an RBI double into the right-field corner in the seventh. Jake Brooks was dominant after the two-run first, allowing just two hits over the remainder of his outing. Ethan Flanagan and Cody Delvecchio combined to shut down the UC Davis offense over the final three innings of the game.ย
- UCLA clinched the series with an 8-2 Saturday win. The Bruins never trailed, opening the scoring with a two-run second and building a 7-1 lead by the fourth. Jack Holman and Cody Schrier hit key homers to the power the Bruins' win. Holman hit a solo shot to center in the third to produce the game-winning run, and Schrier hit UCLA's first grand slam of the year an inning later to take control of the game. Alonzo Tredwell got the win with six innings of one-run ball, and Finn McIlroy and Charles Harrison followed with scoreless relief innings.
- UC Davis salvaged the weekend with a 6-3 win on Sunday. The Bruins drew first blood after rallying for a single run in the third, but UCD went ahead for good with multi-run rallies in each of the next two frames. Each of the top six hitters in the lineup recorded a hit for the Bruins, including a 2-4 day for Kyle Karros. Jack Holman hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to get UCLA within three, his second consecutive game with a roundtripper.
- For the weekend, UCLA out-scored UCD 14-10 with marked advantages in batting (.278-.217), slugging (.464-.326), ERA (3.33-5.04), and pitching strikeouts (25-12).
UCLA entered the week ranked in three of the five major national polls, checking in at No. 22 in each of the D1Baseball, USA TODAY Coaches, and NCBWA polls. The Bruins were unranked in the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball polls.
The All-Time Series Against UC Irvineย ย ย
UCLA owns a 57-36-1 record all-time against the Anteaters, including a 25-15 mark under head coach John Savage. 2022 marked just the second time since 2010 that UCLA dropped a season series to UCI. Exempting the COVID-shortened 2020 season, UCLA and UCI have met every year since 2004, a streak of 18 campaigns.ย
Current Bruins Against UCIย ย ย
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against the Anteaters include: Caedon Kottinger (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R), Jake Saum (2.2 IP, 0 R, 3 K), and Cody Schrier (2-5, 2B in 1 GP).
Last Year Against UC Irvineย ย ย
UCLA dropped both ends of a home-and-home midweek series with UC Irvine in 2022:
- Apr. 26, 2022 at UCLA โ The Bruins were able to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth, getting the game-tying and go-ahead runners on board, but couldn't come all the way back in a 4-2 loss. UCLA briefly led after an RBI double from Cody Schrier made it 2-1 in the fifth, but the Anteaters went ahead for good with a two-spot in the sixth. Schrier (2-5) led UCLA on offense.ย
- May 17, 2022 at UCI โ The Bruins used a season-high nine pitchers in an 8-1 loss to the Anteaters. 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. Then-sophomore righty Caedon Kottinger made his UCLA debut and had the strongest performance of any Bruin pitcher, allowing just a HBP in a scoreless fifth inning.
Midweek Notesย ย ย
- UCLA is 31-9 in midweek contests since the start of 2019
- In 2023, UCLA is 4-2 and is outscoring its opponents 43-38 (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 ... was winless against Omaha (0-1) and UCI (0-2)
- This season, the Bruins are outperforming their midweek opponents in hitting (.290-.253), OBP (.418-.331), walks drawn (40-21), and ERA (4.45-6.55).
- Standouts in midweek games this year include Malakhi Knight (.500 BA, 9 RBIs), Kyle Karros (.353/.400/.529), Duce Gourson (.346/.469/.500), Luke Jewett (0.00 ERA, 10 K in 8.2 IP), and Charles Harrison (0.00 ERA, 10 K in 6 IP).
- 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
The Bruins have posted a 17-3-1 record in home games to this point in the season, winning 13 consecutive contests at Jackie Robinson Stadium to open the campaign. UCLA has widely outperformed its opponents at JRS, slashing a collective .288/.400/.446 (compared to .231/.288/.341 for opponents) while posting a plus-85 run differential (155-70). On the pitching side, the Bruins have a 2.45 team ERA at Jackie (opponents: 7.08) with a 224-170 advantage in strikeouts. Four Bruins regulars are hitting over .300 in home games, with Kyle Karros (.415/.493/.600), Duce Gourson (.355/.490/.513), and Jack Holman (.348/.435/.652) proving especially-tough outs.
Bruins On the National Leaderboardsย ย ย
To this point in the season, UCLA ranks near the top nationally in a number of statistics on both sides of the ball:
- K-BB Ratio โ 4th (3.65, 1st in the Pac-12)
- BB/9 โ 5th (2.72, 1st in the Pac-12)
- ERA โ 6th (3.39, 2nd in the Pac-12)
- Shutouts โ 11th (4, 1st in the Pac-12)
- WHIP โ 7th (1.21, 2nd in the Pac-12)ย
- K/9 โ 43rd (9.9, 4th in the Pac-12)
- H/9 โ 41st (8.21, 4th in the Pac-12)
- Walks Drawn โ 84th (173, 2nd in the Pac-12)
So far this season, UCLA has ranked among the best in nation in drawing walks on the offensive end while limiting free passes on the mound. The Bruins have a plus-85 walk differential this season (173 drawn, 88 issued), good for eighth in the country. UCLA's 88 walks issued are the third-fewest in the country.ย
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