Tuesday, May 9
Los Angeles, CA
6:00 PM
UCLA
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Cal State Fullerton
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Baseball Hosts Cal State Fullerton in Final Midweek of 2023
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UCLA (24-19-1) vs. Cal State Fullerton (28-15)
Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Jackie Robinson Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Insider
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 Hosts Cal State Fullerton in Final Midweek of 2023
The UCLA baseball team (24-19-1) continues a seven-game homestand on Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. PT, hosting Big West-member Cal State Fullerton (28-15) in the team's final midweek contest of the 2023 campaign. The game will be streamed live through Pac-12.com/live, with Nick Koop on the call. Fans can access a live audio broadcast through UCLABruins.com or the Varsity Network app, and there will also be live stats and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hits
Tuesday, May 9 - 6:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Michael Barnett, RHP, Fr. (1-0, 5.05 ERA)
CSF - Jason Blood, RHP, So. (1-2, 5.93 ERA)
The Week In Review
UCLA is coming off an 0-4 week, dropping a midweek to UC Irvine and a weekend series to California:
UCLA owns a 42-70-2 all-time record against Cal State Fullerton, including a 19-29 mark under John Savage. The Bruins have had the edge over CSF in recent years, winning seven of the last nine 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).
Last Time Out Against CSF
Cal State Fullerton posted three crooked numbers early, ultimately recording a 15-5 win over UCLA on Mar. 28 at Goodwin Field. 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). UCLA used six pitchers in the contest, with senior lefty Jake Saum (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K) faring the best.
Last Year Against the Titans
The Bruins and Titans split a pair of home-and-home midweeks last year, with the host winning each game
The Bruins have posted a 17-7-1 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 .285/.393/.431 (compared to .251/.315/.395 for opponents) while posting a plus-66 run differential (176-110). On the pitching side, the Bruins have a 3.58 team ERA at Jackie (opponents: 6.77) with a 258-207 advantage in strikeouts. Four Bruins regulars are hitting over .300 in home games, with Kyle Karros (.350/.441/.500), Duce Gourson (.356/.482/.489), and Jack Holman (.345/.417/.690) proving especially-tough outs.
Midweek Notes
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-101 walk differential this season (237 drawn, 136 issued), good for ninth in the country. There are just nine teams nationwide with a walk differential above the century mark. UCLA's 136 walks issued are the eighth-fewest in the country.
Notes on Projected Starters
To this point in the season, UCLA ranks near the top nationally in a number of statistics on both sides of the ball:
UCLA (24-19-1) vs. Cal State Fullerton (28-15)
Tuesday, May 9 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Jackie Robinson Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Insider
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 Hosts Cal State Fullerton in Final Midweek of 2023
The UCLA baseball team (24-19-1) continues a seven-game homestand on Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. PT, hosting Big West-member Cal State Fullerton (28-15) in the team's final midweek contest of the 2023 campaign. The game will be streamed live through Pac-12.com/live, with Nick Koop on the call. Fans can access a live audio broadcast through UCLABruins.com or the Varsity Network app, and there will also be live stats and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.
Quick Hits
- UCLA is 24-19-1 overall on the year, with a 14-7 mark in non-conference competition
- The Bruins are 10-12-1 in Pac-12 play, with series wins against Oregon, Arizona, and Utah
- The Bruins enter the week ranked third in the Pac-12 and No. 30 nationally in team ERA (4.30)
- UCLA ranks top-10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.1, eighth) and walks allowed per nine innings (3.1, seventh)
- The Bruins are 20-2 this year when allowing four runs or fewer (4-17-1 when allowing 5+)
- Kelly Austin (2.63, first) and Alonzo Tredwell (3.57, fifth) rank top-five in the Pac-12 in ERA
- UCLA has sizable advantages in walks drawn vs. issued (237-136) and HBPs drawn vs. issued (60-36)
- The Bruins have issued more walks than they've drawn in just nine of 44 games this year
- UCLA has allowed a crooked number 50 times in 397 defensive innings
- The Bruins are 17-4-0 when scoring first this year, and 10-1 when scoring in the first inning
- UCLA has got into double-digits in the hit column in 17 of 44 games this year, including six of the last nine contests
- 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, May 9 - 6:00 p.m. PT
UCLA - Michael Barnett, RHP, Fr. (1-0, 5.05 ERA)
CSF - Jason Blood, RHP, So. (1-2, 5.93 ERA)
The Week In Review
UCLA is coming off an 0-4 week, dropping a midweek to UC Irvine and a weekend series to California:
- The Bruins used seven pitchers in a 12-3 loss at UC Irvine last Tuesday. UCLA had 11 hits as a team โ the squad's fourth game in a row with double-digit knocks โ but couldn't string enough of them together, scoring in only two frames. UCI built a 4-0 lead by the third inning, and went on to score in each of its eight offensive innings. Jarrod Hocking went 3-4 for UCLA to record his second consecutive three-hit game.
- The Bruins fought back from an eight-run deficit to get the game-tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, but ultimately dropped a 10-7 decision to Cal in Friday's series-opener. The Golden Bears built an 8-0 lead on the strength of four home runs, but the Bruins began to charge back in the fifth. Jack Holman had the biggest part in UCLA's comeback effort, lofting a grand slam to right-center as part of a five-run sixth.
- Cal clinched the series with a 9-2 win on Saturday. The Bruins plated single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to get within two runs at 4-2, but the Golden Bears pulled away with a five-run ninth, hitting three solo homers in that frame. Jack Holman homered for the second straight game to lead the Bruins, while Daylen Reyes had a couple knocks, including an RBI single that got UCLA on the board in the seventh.
- Similar to the first two games in the series, UCLA saw a late comeback effort come up short in a 9-8 Sunday loss. The Bruins briefly led after Holman hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to make it 5-4 in the Bruins' favor, but Cal responded with a three-spot in the next half-inning to retake a lead they would not relinquish. The Bruins scored in both the eighth and ninth, making it a one-run game and getting the tying and go-ahead runners aboard, but Cal's Tucker Bougie ended up striking out the side to escape with the win. UCLA had 14 hits as a team in the contest, with Holman (3-5), Daylen Reyes (3-6), and Duce Gourson (3-3, reached five times) collecting multiple knocks.
UCLA owns a 42-70-2 all-time record against Cal State Fullerton, including a 19-29 mark under John Savage. The Bruins have had the edge over CSF in recent years, winning seven of the last nine 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).
Last Time Out Against CSF
Cal State Fullerton posted three crooked numbers early, ultimately recording a 15-5 win over UCLA on Mar. 28 at Goodwin Field. 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). UCLA used six pitchers in the contest, with senior lefty Jake Saum (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K) faring the best.
Last Year Against the Titans
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.
- 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.
The Bruins have posted a 17-7-1 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 .285/.393/.431 (compared to .251/.315/.395 for opponents) while posting a plus-66 run differential (176-110). On the pitching side, the Bruins have a 3.58 team ERA at Jackie (opponents: 6.77) with a 258-207 advantage in strikeouts. Four Bruins regulars are hitting over .300 in home games, with Kyle Karros (.350/.441/.500), Duce Gourson (.356/.482/.489), and Jack Holman (.345/.417/.690) proving especially-tough outs.
Midweek Notes
- UCLA is 32-11 in midweek contests since the start of 2019
- In 2023, UCLA is 5-4 with wins coming against Pepperdine, Michigan, Long Beach State, and LMU
- 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 OBP (.411-.371) and ERA (5.44-5.71) but are getting edged in scoring (53-54) and batting (.283-.284)
- Standouts in midweek games this year include Malakhi Knight (.484/.556/.516, 9 RBIs), Jarrod Hocking (.368 BA), Darius Perry (.471 OBP), Luke Jewett (0.00 ERA, 10 K in 8.2 IP), and Charles Harrison (0.00 ERA, 10 K, 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
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-101 walk differential this season (237 drawn, 136 issued), good for ninth in the country. There are just nine teams nationwide with a walk differential above the century mark. UCLA's 136 walks issued are the eighth-fewest in the country.
Notes on Projected Starters
- C Perry โ Last 5 GP: .381 BA ... Threw out 3 runners on 4/22 at USC ... Led UCLA w/ .405 OBP in Apr.
- 1B Holman โ HR in 3 straight ... 7 HR in last 14 GP ... 321/.414/.536 in March ... Team-hi 13 free passes in Apr.
- 2B Reyes โ Reached in 8 of last 9 GP ... 13 free passes (8 BB, 5 HBP), 9 R in last 8 GP ... Season-hi 3 H Fri. vs STAN
- SS Gourson โ H in 8 of last 9 ... Leads team in multi H (18), multi-RBI (11) games ... Played 2B, SS, 3B this year
- 3B Karros โย Led team w/ .347/.396/.551 in Mar. ... Reached in first 23 starts of '23
- OF Hocking โ 18-61 (.295 BA) since 4/8 ... 5-gm hit streak: 9-20 ... 25 free passes in 27 GP (.442 OBP, T-team hi)
- OF Vaughns โ Had team-high 5 HR in Mar. ... Career-hi 3 H on 4/23 at USC ... His 16 career HR lead active Bruins
- OF Yates โ Reached in 15 of last 16 starts ... Leads team w/ 15 productive outs ... Leads team in SB, SB success %
- DH Hahn โ Team-high 10 PH ABs (2-10) ... 6-gm hit streak: 8-20 (.400) ... Starting P/DH at UCI on 5/2
To this point in the season, UCLA ranks near the top nationally in a number of statistics on both sides of the ball:
- BB/9 โ 7th (3.10, 1st in the Pac-12)
- K-BB Ratio โ 8th (3.08, 1st in the Pac-12)
- Shutouts โ 17th (4, T-1st in the Pac-12)
- ERA โ 30th (4.30, 3rd in the Pac-12)
- WHIP โ 42nd (1.42, 4th in the Pac-12)
- K/9 โ 52nd (9.50, 4th in the Pac-12)
- Walks Drawn โ 57th (237, 2nd in the Pac-12)
- H/9 โ 100th (9.27, 6th in the Pac-12)
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