Tuesday, April 4
Long Beach, CA
6:00 PM
UCLA
at
Long Beach State
Malakhi Knight (photo: Scott Chandler)
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Bruins Wrap Road Swing at Long Beach State
April 03, 2023 | Baseball
No. 22 UCLA (16-8) at Long Beach State (18-8)
Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Long Beach, Calif. (Blair Field)
Stream: ESPN+
Audio: UCLA Lean Player / Varsity Network
Play-by-Play Talent: Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Wraps Road Swing at Long Beach State
No. 22-ranked UCLA (16-8) concludes a week-long road swing on Tuesday night, traveling to Long Beach State (18-8) for a 6:00 p.m. matchup. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+, and fans can also 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 Hits
Tuesday, Apr. 4 - 6:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Michael Barnett, RHP, Fr. (1-0, 1.29 ERA)
LBSU - Grant Cherry, RHP, So. (1-0, 5.79 ERA)
The Week In Review
UCLA is coming off an 0-3 week, dropping a midweek to Cal State Fullerton and two league games at Washington State:
UCLA entered the week ranked in three of the five major national polls, checking in as high as No. 22 (USA TODAY Coaches Poll) while also appearing at No. 23 (D1Baseball, NCBWA). The Bruins were unranked in the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball polls. Long Beach State enters the contest unranked, though the Dirtbags did receive votes in this week's NCBWA poll.
The Series Against Long Beach State
UCLA owns a 69-47 record all-time against LBSU, including a 20-16 mark under head coach John Savage. In most recent seasons, UCLA and Long Beach State have played a home-and-home midweek series; here is UCLA's record against LBSU in recent years: 2023 (1-0), 2022 (1-1), 2019 (2-0), 2018 (0-2), 2017 (2-0), 2016 (1-1), 2015 (1-1). The two squads last met in a weekend series in 2014, with the Dirtbags taking two-of-three in the split-venue set (Friday/Sunday games at UCLA, Saturday game at LBSU).
Last Time Out Against LBSU
Jack Holman had a career-high five RBIs to lead UCLA to a 7-6 win over Long Beach State on Mar. 7. He hit a three-run homer as part of a first-inning four spot, and drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single in the eighth that closed the scoring. LBSU clawed back from down 5-1 to tie the game in the eighth, but the deadlock was short-lived as Holman put the Bruins back ahead in the bottom half. Kyle Karros also had three hits for the Bruins, Carson Yates hit a ball off the batter's eye (which was ruled a triple), and grad transfer Knox Loposer notched his first as a Bruin.
Last Year Against LBSU
The Bruins split a pair of midweeks against Long Beach State last year, shutting out the Dirtbags at home before suffering a walk-off loss in Long Beach.
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against the Dirtbags include Chris Aldrich (2.1 IP, 0 ER), Ethan Flanagan (5.1 IP, 0 H, 11 K), Charles Harrison (2 IP, 1 H, 0 R), Jack Holman (3-3, HR, 5 RBIs in 1 GP), Cody Schrier (4-12, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs in 2 GP), and Alonzo Tredwell (3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R).
Midweek Notes
Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Long Beach, Calif. (Blair Field)
Stream: ESPN+
Audio: UCLA Lean Player / Varsity Network
Play-by-Play Talent: Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Wraps Road Swing at Long Beach State
No. 22-ranked UCLA (16-8) concludes a week-long road swing on Tuesday night, traveling to Long Beach State (18-8) for a 6:00 p.m. matchup. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+, and fans can also 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 Hits
- UCLA is 16-8 overall on the year, including a 10-3 mark in non-conference play
- The Bruins are 6-5 in Pac-12 play, with series wins against Oregon and Arizona
- The Bruins enter the weekend with the No. 14 ERA in the country (3.45)
- UCLA ranks top-10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.5, fifth) and walks per nine innings (2.9, seventh)
- Kelly Austin enters the week with the best ERA among qualifying Pac-12 pitchers (1.85; 27th nationally)
- UCLA has sizable advantages in walks drawn vs. issued (140-69) and HBPs drawn vs. issued (35-15)
- Three Bruins regulars have an OPS north of 1.000 (Kyle Karros, Duce Gourson, JonJon Vaughns)
- The Bruins (13-2 at JRS) are averaging 8.3 runs per game at home
- UCLA has allowed a crooked number 21 times in 211 defensive innings
- UCLA is 12-0 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. 4 - 6:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Michael Barnett, RHP, Fr. (1-0, 1.29 ERA)
LBSU - Grant Cherry, RHP, So. (1-0, 5.79 ERA)
The Week In Review
UCLA is coming off an 0-3 week, dropping a midweek to Cal State Fullerton and two league games at Washington State:
- Cal State Fullerton posted three crooked numbers early, ultimately recording a 15-5 win over UCLA on Tuesday. The Bruins received notable offensive performances from Knox Loposer (2-4, two doubles), Malakhi Knight (2-4, double, two RBIs), and Jack Holman (solo homer).
- Washington State logged a 9-5 win in Friday night's series-opener. Bruin relievers retired 12 consecutive Cougars to close the game, but that wasn't enough to overcome a pair of early multi-run rallies from the hosts, who led 9-3 through four. Darius Perry paced the Bruins offensively with a home run and a double. Jake Saum, Cody Delvecchio, and Chris Aldrich teamed up for that 12-up, 12-down spree in the second half of the game.
- WSU closed out the series with a 5-1 win on Sunday. Again, UCLA sent down eight batters in a row to close the game but couldn't overcome an early deficit, as the Cougars scored in three consecutive frames starting in the third to build a 5-0 lead. Cody Schrier got UCLA on the board with a solo shot in the sixth.
- The series in Pullman was affected by weather. UCLA-WSU had a scheduled Saturday game postponed, and ultimately not made up, due to snow. The start of Sunday's game was also delayed about 90 minutes due to snow flurries at Bailey-Brayton Field.
UCLA entered the week ranked in three of the five major national polls, checking in as high as No. 22 (USA TODAY Coaches Poll) while also appearing at No. 23 (D1Baseball, NCBWA). The Bruins were unranked in the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball polls. Long Beach State enters the contest unranked, though the Dirtbags did receive votes in this week's NCBWA poll.
The Series Against Long Beach State
UCLA owns a 69-47 record all-time against LBSU, including a 20-16 mark under head coach John Savage. In most recent seasons, UCLA and Long Beach State have played a home-and-home midweek series; here is UCLA's record against LBSU in recent years: 2023 (1-0), 2022 (1-1), 2019 (2-0), 2018 (0-2), 2017 (2-0), 2016 (1-1), 2015 (1-1). The two squads last met in a weekend series in 2014, with the Dirtbags taking two-of-three in the split-venue set (Friday/Sunday games at UCLA, Saturday game at LBSU).
Last Time Out Against LBSU
Jack Holman had a career-high five RBIs to lead UCLA to a 7-6 win over Long Beach State on Mar. 7. He hit a three-run homer as part of a first-inning four spot, and drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single in the eighth that closed the scoring. LBSU clawed back from down 5-1 to tie the game in the eighth, but the deadlock was short-lived as Holman put the Bruins back ahead in the bottom half. Kyle Karros also had three hits for the Bruins, Carson Yates hit a ball off the batter's eye (which was ruled a triple), and grad transfer Knox Loposer notched his first as a Bruin.
Last Year Against LBSU
The Bruins split a pair of midweeks against Long Beach State last year, shutting out the Dirtbags at home before suffering a walk-off loss in Long Beach.
- Mar. 1, 2022 at UCLA in brief: Cody Schrier hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first, and the Bruins threw a combined two-hitter to defeat LBSU, 3-0. UCLA struck out a season-high 19 batters in that contest, tied for the most in a single game for the program over the last 11 years. Ethan Flanagan went 12-up, 12-down with seven strikeouts to earn his first-career save.
- May 3, 2022 at LBSU in brief: Peyton Schulze hit a solo home run on the first pitch of the bottom of the 12th to give LBSU a 4-3 walk-off win over UCLA. The Bruins led 3-0 midway through the game, but LBSU ultimately tied it up in the seventh. Cody Schrier and Darius Perry each had solo homers for the Bruins. Ethan Flanagan (four batters faced, four strikeouts) and Alonzo Tredwell (0 H over 3.1 IP) were the standouts on the mound for UCLA.
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against the Dirtbags include Chris Aldrich (2.1 IP, 0 ER), Ethan Flanagan (5.1 IP, 0 H, 11 K), Charles Harrison (2 IP, 1 H, 0 R), Jack Holman (3-3, HR, 5 RBIs in 1 GP), Cody Schrier (4-12, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs in 2 GP), and Alonzo Tredwell (3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R).
Midweek Notes
- UCLA is 31-8 in midweek contests since the start of 2019
- In 2023, UCLA is 3-1 and is outscoring its opponents 34-18 (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)
- This season, the Bruins are outperforming their midweek opponents in hitting (.299-.255), OBP (.449-.342), walks drawn (30-16), and ERA (4.63-7.91).
- 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
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