Tuesday, April 2
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Bruins Set For Midweek at LMU
April 01, 2024 | Baseball
UCLA (10-15) at LMU (12-15)
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 6 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Page Stadium)
Stream: ESPN+
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Audio Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Concludes Road Swing With LMU Midweekย ย ย
The UCLA baseball team (10-15) on Tuesday finishes up a four-game road swing, making the short drive to Westchester to take on LMU (12-15) at Page Stadium starting at 6 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed live via ESPN+, and Nick Koop will be on hand for an audio-only call accessible via UCLABruins.com. Fans can also follow along with live stats (StatBroadcast) and X/Twitter updates (@UCLABaseball).ย
UCLA Quick Hitsย ย ย
Tuesday, April 2 - 6 p.m. PTย
UCLA - TBA
LMU - TBA
Current Bruins Against LMUย ย ย
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against LMU include: Chris Aldrich (3 apps, 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K), Duce Gourson (6-12, 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI in 3 GP), Malakhi Knight (4-9, .500 OBP in 2 GP), and Nate Leibold (1 app, 2.1 IP, 0 R).
The All-Time Series Against LMUย ย ย
UCLA owns a 64-48-1 record all-time against LMU, including a 20-6 mark under head coach John Savage. This is the seventh consecutive season that UCLA and LMU have met. The Bruins have won 10 straight in the head-to-head series with the Lions.ย
Last Year Against LMUย ย ย
Duce Gourson and Kyle Karros hit back-to-back homers in the first and UCLA never looked back in a 7-1 win at LMU on Apr. 25, 2023 in the lone meeting between the two schools last season. The Bruins added a single run in the third before putting the game away with another three-spot in the fifth, with Darius Perry chipping in RBI hits in both rallies. Six Bruin relievers combined to toss 7 1/3 innings of shutout relief. Nate Leibold was the first man out of the bullpen, and picked up his first-career win after going 2 1/3 scoreless. Caedon Kottinger (1.2 IP, 3 K), Chris Aldrich (1-2-3 eighth), and Cody Delvecchio (1-2-3 ninth) also had standout outings from the 'pen.ย
Midweek Notesย ย ย
UCLA is 1-3 over the last week, defeating UCSB in a home midweek before absorbing a weekend sweep at Arizona:
The Bruins are off to a strong start in home games so far this season, going 10-4 at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA is outscoring its opponents 92-87 at home and holds sizable advantages in batting (.282-.253), OBP (.413-.354), slugging (.421-.373), and ERA (4.98-6.55).The Bruins went 19-9-1 at JRS a season ago, including a 13-game home winning streak to open the campaign. UCLA had a plus-63 run differential (207-144) in home games last year.ย
Brennan Has Historic Night vs. UCSB on March 26ย ย ย
Payton Brennan had a night to remember on March 26, leading UCLA past UCSB in extras with a 7-for-7 performance:
UCLA enters the week ranked in the upper-third nationally in the following team stats:
So far this season, UCLA has issued more walks than its drawn just six times in 25 games. The Bruins own a plus-34 walk differential overall on the season (127 drawn, 93 issued), good for second in the Pac-12, fourth among schools in the western half of the country, and 30th overall in the NCAA. UCLA is averaging 8.8 free passes (walks + hit batters) per game in wins this season, compared to 4.4 in losses.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 6 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Page Stadium)
Stream: ESPN+
Audio:ย UCLA Lean Player
Audio Talent:ย Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA Concludes Road Swing With LMU Midweekย ย ย
The UCLA baseball team (10-15) on Tuesday finishes up a four-game road swing, making the short drive to Westchester to take on LMU (12-15) at Page Stadium starting at 6 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed live via ESPN+, and Nick Koop will be on hand for an audio-only call accessible via UCLABruins.com. Fans can also follow along with live stats (StatBroadcast) and X/Twitter updates (@UCLABaseball).ย
UCLA Quick Hitsย ย ย
- UCLA is 10-15 overall on the season
- The Bruins are 3-2 in midweek contests, with wins against Nevada, Long Beach State, and UC Santa Barbara
- The Bruins are 10-4 so far this season at home, but are seeking their first win away from Jackie Robinson Stadium
- UCLA is 4-8 in Pac-12 play, taking weekend series against Washington State and USC
- The Bruins enter the week with a plus-34 walk differential (127 drawn, 93 issued)
- Duce Gourson (18 gms) and JonJon Vaughns (10 gms) currently sport lengthy reached-base streaks
- UCLA has started multiple players at all nine defensive positions (plus DH)
- UCLA is coming off a 28-24-1 campaign and a berth into the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament
- It marked the program's 7th consecutive winning season and 15th overall in 19 seasons under HC John Savage
- The Bruins' freshman class was the No. 1-ranked recruit class in the country (as was the junior class)
- Junior 2B Duce Gourson earned Preseason All-America acclaim from Baseball America and Perfect Game
- Gourson, Cody Schrier, and Luke Jewett were named to the 2024 Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team
- The Bruins were picked to finish 3rd in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll
- Bruin alum Gerrit Cole won the 2023 AL Cy Young, making UCLA the first DI school ever to have had multiple Cy Young winners on the same team
Tuesday, April 2 - 6 p.m. PTย
UCLA - TBA
LMU - TBA
Current Bruins Against LMUย ย ย
Active Bruins with strong career numbers against LMU include: Chris Aldrich (3 apps, 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K), Duce Gourson (6-12, 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI in 3 GP), Malakhi Knight (4-9, .500 OBP in 2 GP), and Nate Leibold (1 app, 2.1 IP, 0 R).
The All-Time Series Against LMUย ย ย
UCLA owns a 64-48-1 record all-time against LMU, including a 20-6 mark under head coach John Savage. This is the seventh consecutive season that UCLA and LMU have met. The Bruins have won 10 straight in the head-to-head series with the Lions.ย
Last Year Against LMUย ย ย
Duce Gourson and Kyle Karros hit back-to-back homers in the first and UCLA never looked back in a 7-1 win at LMU on Apr. 25, 2023 in the lone meeting between the two schools last season. The Bruins added a single run in the third before putting the game away with another three-spot in the fifth, with Darius Perry chipping in RBI hits in both rallies. Six Bruin relievers combined to toss 7 1/3 innings of shutout relief. Nate Leibold was the first man out of the bullpen, and picked up his first-career win after going 2 1/3 scoreless. Caedon Kottinger (1.2 IP, 3 K), Chris Aldrich (1-2-3 eighth), and Cody Delvecchio (1-2-3 ninth) also had standout outings from the 'pen.ย
Midweek Notesย ย ย
- UCLA is 36-13 in midweek contests since the start of 2019
- The Bruins are 3-2 so far this year in midweeks, defeating Nevada, LBSU, and UCSB at home
- In 2023, UCLA went 6-4 with wins coming against Pepperdine, Michigan, Long Beach State (2), LMU, and CS Fullerton
- The Bruins had two midweek games rained out last year, and have had one rained out so far this year
- Payton Brennan (.571/.647/.857), Duce Gourson (.579 SLG, five RBIs), and Cody Delvecchio (6.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 K) have been standouts in midweeks so far this year for the Bruins
- Last season, the Bruins outscored their midweek opponents 77-68 and outperformed them in several stats including OBP (.414-.350), ERA (4.83-6.52), and home runs (12-6)
- Standouts in midweek games last year included Malakhi Knight (.410 BA, 10 RBIs), Jarrod Hocking (.435/.606/.565), Darius Perry (.487 OBP), Luke Jewett (0.00 ERA, 10 K in 8.2 IP), and Charles Harrison (0.00 ERA, 10 K, 7 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
UCLA is 1-3 over the last week, defeating UCSB in a home midweek before absorbing a weekend sweep at Arizona:
- TUE โ Payton Brennan had seven hits in as many at-bats, including a walk-off single in the bottom of the 12th, to lead UCLA past UCSB 13-12 in 12 innings at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Brennan, who had five singles and a double to go along with his first-career home run, became the first Bruin since 2008 to notch seven hits in a game. The four-hour, 44-minute contest saw the teams combine for 41 hits, 31 runners left on base, 14 pitchers used, 485 pitches thrown, six ties, and four lead changes. The Bruins trailed four separate times over the course of the game, including in do-or-die scenarios in the ninth and 11th innings, but battled back to tie it each time before Brennan's walk-off heroics in the 12th. JonJon Vaughns also had a noteworthy day, scoring the game-winning run on the walk-off and also recording the win as the pitcher of record (he contributed two innings of one-run relief).
- THU โ Arizona's Brendan Summerhill hit a two-run walk-off homer in the tenth to give Arizona a 5-3 victory in the series opener. UCLA never trailed until the walk-off, building a 3-0 lead through the middle of the fourth, but Arizona knotted it up in the eighth to send it to extras. Payton Brennan had three hits and reached four times to pace UCLA. Malakhi Knight and Roman Martin added two-hit efforts. UCLA got a runner into scoring position in both the ninth and tenth innings, but couldn't come up with a big hit to break the 3-3 deadlock.
- FRI โ Arizona's Clark Candiotti fired a complete game four-hitter and Emilio Corona hit a walk-off sac fly in the ninth as the Wildcats clinched the series with a 3-2 win. The 2-hour, 10-minute pitcher's duel saw UCLA's Michael Barnett deliver seven innings with just one earned run against. Roman Martin provided a pair of clutch hits to help UCLA erase a 2-0 deficit late, as he led off the eighth with a double before scoring, and then knotted it up with an RBI single in the top of the ninth.
- SAT โ UCLA battled back from an 8-2 deficit to force extra innings in the series finale, but Arizona ultimately finished off the sweep via a Mason White walk-off homer in the bottom of the 12th. Eight of nine starters had a hit for UCLA, including three-hit days from JonJon Vaughns, Mulivai Levu, and Malakhi Knight. Trailing by six late, UCLA got back within one with a five-run eighth. The first seven batters of that frame reached in succession, highlighted by an RBI double fgrom Knight. Cashel Dugger added an RBI single an inning later with UCLA down to its last out, sending it to extras. The Bruins struck first in extras after Vaughns led off the 12th with a triple and later scored, but Arizona responded with a two-run homer off the bat of White in the bottom half to end the game at 10-9.
- All four of UCLA's games last week ended in walk-off fashion, which is believed to be a first in program history.
The Bruins are off to a strong start in home games so far this season, going 10-4 at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA is outscoring its opponents 92-87 at home and holds sizable advantages in batting (.282-.253), OBP (.413-.354), slugging (.421-.373), and ERA (4.98-6.55).The Bruins went 19-9-1 at JRS a season ago, including a 13-game home winning streak to open the campaign. UCLA had a plus-63 run differential (207-144) in home games last year.ย
Brennan Has Historic Night vs. UCSB on March 26ย ย ย
Payton Brennan had a night to remember on March 26, leading UCLA past UCSB in extras with a 7-for-7 performance:
- He became the first Bruin with seven hits in a game since Casey Haerther did so at Arizona on March 29, 2008
- Also became the first Division I player with seven knocks in one game since 2016
- He hit first first-career home run to give UCLA a 10-8 lead in the seventh
- His final knock was a walk-off single up the middle with runners on the corners and one out in the bottom of the 12th
- He entered the game with six hits and a .194 batting average, he finished at 13 hits and a .342 hitting clip
UCLA enters the week ranked in the upper-third nationally in the following team stats:
- BB/9 - 3.75 (3rd in the Pac-12 / 39th in the NCAA)
- WHIP - 1.48 (6th / 78th)
- K-BB Ratio - 2.08 (4th / 91st)
- ERA - 5.21 (8th / 91st)
So far this season, UCLA has issued more walks than its drawn just six times in 25 games. The Bruins own a plus-34 walk differential overall on the season (127 drawn, 93 issued), good for second in the Pac-12, fourth among schools in the western half of the country, and 30th overall in the NCAA. UCLA is averaging 8.8 free passes (walks + hit batters) per game in wins this season, compared to 4.4 in losses.
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