Friday, March 14
Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM (PT)
UCLA
vs
Nebraska
Payton Brennan
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
UCLA Hosts Nebraska in First-Ever Home Big Ten Series
March 13, 2025 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES - UCLA baseball will welcome Nebraska for its first-ever Big Ten home series starting on Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m. PT, continuing on March 15 at 2 p.m. PT, and concluding on March 16 at 1 p.m. PT. The games will be streamed on B1G+ with Nick Koop and Sid Iyer on the call. Fans can also follow along with live stats (StatBroadcast) and X/Twitter updates (@UCLABaseball).
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GAME INFORMATION
Venue:ย Jackie Robinson Stadium
Stream:ย B1G+
Talent:ย Nick Koop (play-by-play), Sid Iyer (analyst)
Live Stats:ย ucla.statbroadcast.com
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THE RUNDOWNย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
MIDWEEK RECAPย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA secured its first ranked win of the season by defeating No. 18 UC Irvine, 11-4, on Tuesday night. UCLA (13-4, 2-1 Big Ten) snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Anteaters (11-5, 2-1 Big West), earning its first win over UC Irvine since Feb. 28, 2021. First-inning home runs from Mulivai Levu and Payton Brennan gave the Bruins a commanding 5-0 lead, then a four-run fifth pushed the lead to double-digits. Ian May made his first appearance out of the bullpen, earning the win after his solid 2.1 innings of work.
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PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday, March 14 - 5 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jr. RHPย Cody Delvecchio (0-2, 9.18 ERA)
NEB โ RS Sr. LHP Will Walsh (2-2, 2.70 ERA)
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Saturday, March 15 - 2 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jr. RHPย Michael Barnettย (4-0, 4.92 ERA)
NEB โ So. RHP Ty Horn (0-2, 7.71 ERA)
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Sunday, March 16 - 1 p.m. PTย
UCLA - So. RHPย Landon Stumpย (1-0, 4.08 ERA)
NEB โ Sr. LHP Jackson Brockett (0-1, 3.29 ERA)
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ABOUT THE CORNHUSKERSย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Nebraska was tabbed as the 24th-ranked team in the country by D1Baseball.com coming into the 2025 season. The Cornhuskers dropped their first Big Ten Conference series of the campaign, losing two of three games in their home series against Washington. UCLA leads the all-time series 6-2, but when the teams last met in 2011, Nebraska grabbed the final two games of the series. The Bruins won all four of the meetings prior to 2011.
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CARDIAC BRUINSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has scored first just five times in its 17 games this season, racking up a total of eight come-from-behind victories during its 13-4 start to the year. Remarkably, the Bruins have pulled off three comebacks after trailing by five or more runs. Notably, UCLA is undefeated when scoring first, posting a perfect 5-0 record.
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DEFENSIVE EXCELLENCEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has made significant strides defensively this season, boasting a fielding percentage of .983 over the first 17 games, which places them 12th nationally. This performance is particularly impressive considering the school's record-setting fielding percentage of .982 in 2018, which ranked third in the nation that year.
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HE'S A ROCH STARย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
With the Bruins down to their final out and trailing by two runs on Friday night of UCLA's Big Ten debut series, Roch Cholowsky provided the biggest swing of the game, blasting a three-run home run to give UCLA the improbable lead.ย UCLA's shortstop has three go-ahead home runs on the year, as well as a pair of grand slams. Cholowsky has collected 24 RBIs through the first 17 games of the season, smacking six home runs while slugging .714 on the year.
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READY TO ROCHย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky was named to the Perfect Game Preseason All-Big Ten team. Cholowsky is coming off an impressive freshman campaign with a team-leading .308 batting average and eight homers. The Chandler Ariz. native received Second Team Freshman All-American acclaim (Perfect Game) and a Pac-12 Honorable Mention nod. Cholowksy was the lone Bruin to start all 52 games. He was red hot in the closing stages of 2024, slashing .391/.452/.766 with seven home runs and 18 RBIs over the final 16 games of the season. Recently, Cholowsky was named the No.9 shortstop in the country by D1Baseball.com.
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BRUINS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN BIG TEN PRESEASON POLLย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Big Ten Preseason Poll
1. Oregon
2. Nebraska
3. Indiana
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. USC
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FRIENDLY CONFINESย ย ย ย ย
With a sweep over Stanford in the final weekend of the 2024 regular season, UCLA clinched its ninth consecutive season with a winning record at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins have had a losing record at home just twice over the last 20 seasons, last occurring in 2014 (11-20).
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA added 11 newcomers ahead of the 2025 season, including eight freshmen and three transfers. Coach Savage has bolstered his pitching staff with three pitchers joining via the transfer portal. Left-hander Ian May (California) will look to occupy a spot in the starting rotation after logging 20 starts and 90.0 total innings for the Golden Bears. Fellow southpaw Ryan Rissas (UC San Diego) helped lead the Tritons to their first-ever Big West title in 2023. August Souza (Santa Clara) brings 43 appearances worth of experience after spending a total of five seasons (including 2020 Covid-shortened season) at Santa Clara.
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ย
GAME INFORMATION
Venue:ย Jackie Robinson Stadium
Stream:ย B1G+
Talent:ย Nick Koop (play-by-play), Sid Iyer (analyst)
Live Stats:ย ucla.statbroadcast.com
ย
THE RUNDOWNย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
- UCLA began its seven-game home stand by defeating No. 18 UC Irvine, 11-4
- Roch Cholowsky's dramatic three-run homer gave UCLA the lead in the ninth inning on Friday night at Maryland
- UCLA is 9-2 at Jackie Robinson Stadium this season
- Cholowsky leads the team in hitting at .339, mashing six home runs, collecting 24 RBI, and slugging .714
- Mulivai Levu ascended into the team lead for home runs after his first-inning homer on Tuesday night
- Levu ranks fourth in the Big Ten for RBIs with 25, and Cholowsky ranks sixth with 24
- Cholowsky enjoyed the fourth multi-homer game of his career in the win over USC
- Cholowsky launched a grand slam to spark UCLA's nine-run fourth inning in the comeback win over MSU
- Cholowsky hit a grand slam in back-to-back games (Feb. 23 vs. MSU, Feb. 25 vs. Arizona State)
- Cholowsky was hit by a pitch three times on Tuesday, a first for UCLA in over a decade
- Against Michigan, UCLA scored 20 or more runs in a game for the first time since its 23-0 win over Omaha (2/18/23)
- Mulivai Levu homered twice in the Bruins' series at Maryland
- Michael Barnett ranks third in the nation with four wins this season
- UCLA ranks 12th in the national defensively with a fielding percentage of .983
- UCLA drew 15 walks against BYU, its most in a game since Feb. 18, 2024
- The Bruins are currently ranked 16th in the nation for runs scored with 160
- UCLA enters its inaugural season in the Big Ten in 2025
- In 2023, the Bruins welcomed the top signing class in the country
- Roch Cholowsky returns for his sophomore season after receiving Freshman All-American acclaim (Perfect Game).
- The program has posted 15 winning records in 20 seasons under HC John Savage
- Duce Gourson, Cody Schrier, and Luke Jewett were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
- The Bruins were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten Preseason Poll
- Roch Cholowsky, Cody Delvecchio, and Dean West were named Big Ten Players to Watch
- UCLA is coming off a 19-33 campaign, snapping a streak of seven consecutive winning seasons
- Three transfer pitchers (Ian May - Cal, Ryan Rissas - UCSD, August Souza - Santa Clara) bolster UCLA's pitching staff
MIDWEEK RECAPย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA secured its first ranked win of the season by defeating No. 18 UC Irvine, 11-4, on Tuesday night. UCLA (13-4, 2-1 Big Ten) snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Anteaters (11-5, 2-1 Big West), earning its first win over UC Irvine since Feb. 28, 2021. First-inning home runs from Mulivai Levu and Payton Brennan gave the Bruins a commanding 5-0 lead, then a four-run fifth pushed the lead to double-digits. Ian May made his first appearance out of the bullpen, earning the win after his solid 2.1 innings of work.
ย
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday, March 14 - 5 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jr. RHPย Cody Delvecchio (0-2, 9.18 ERA)
NEB โ RS Sr. LHP Will Walsh (2-2, 2.70 ERA)
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Saturday, March 15 - 2 p.m. PTย
UCLA - Jr. RHPย Michael Barnettย (4-0, 4.92 ERA)
NEB โ So. RHP Ty Horn (0-2, 7.71 ERA)
ย
Sunday, March 16 - 1 p.m. PTย
UCLA - So. RHPย Landon Stumpย (1-0, 4.08 ERA)
NEB โ Sr. LHP Jackson Brockett (0-1, 3.29 ERA)
ย
ABOUT THE CORNHUSKERSย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Nebraska was tabbed as the 24th-ranked team in the country by D1Baseball.com coming into the 2025 season. The Cornhuskers dropped their first Big Ten Conference series of the campaign, losing two of three games in their home series against Washington. UCLA leads the all-time series 6-2, but when the teams last met in 2011, Nebraska grabbed the final two games of the series. The Bruins won all four of the meetings prior to 2011.
ย
CARDIAC BRUINSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has scored first just five times in its 17 games this season, racking up a total of eight come-from-behind victories during its 13-4 start to the year. Remarkably, the Bruins have pulled off three comebacks after trailing by five or more runs. Notably, UCLA is undefeated when scoring first, posting a perfect 5-0 record.
ย
DEFENSIVE EXCELLENCEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has made significant strides defensively this season, boasting a fielding percentage of .983 over the first 17 games, which places them 12th nationally. This performance is particularly impressive considering the school's record-setting fielding percentage of .982 in 2018, which ranked third in the nation that year.
ย
HE'S A ROCH STARย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
With the Bruins down to their final out and trailing by two runs on Friday night of UCLA's Big Ten debut series, Roch Cholowsky provided the biggest swing of the game, blasting a three-run home run to give UCLA the improbable lead.ย UCLA's shortstop has three go-ahead home runs on the year, as well as a pair of grand slams. Cholowsky has collected 24 RBIs through the first 17 games of the season, smacking six home runs while slugging .714 on the year.
ย
READY TO ROCHย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky was named to the Perfect Game Preseason All-Big Ten team. Cholowsky is coming off an impressive freshman campaign with a team-leading .308 batting average and eight homers. The Chandler Ariz. native received Second Team Freshman All-American acclaim (Perfect Game) and a Pac-12 Honorable Mention nod. Cholowksy was the lone Bruin to start all 52 games. He was red hot in the closing stages of 2024, slashing .391/.452/.766 with seven home runs and 18 RBIs over the final 16 games of the season. Recently, Cholowsky was named the No.9 shortstop in the country by D1Baseball.com.
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BRUINS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN BIG TEN PRESEASON POLLย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Big Ten Preseason Poll
1. Oregon
2. Nebraska
3. Indiana
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. USC
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FRIENDLY CONFINESย ย ย ย ย
With a sweep over Stanford in the final weekend of the 2024 regular season, UCLA clinched its ninth consecutive season with a winning record at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins have had a losing record at home just twice over the last 20 seasons, last occurring in 2014 (11-20).
ย
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA added 11 newcomers ahead of the 2025 season, including eight freshmen and three transfers. Coach Savage has bolstered his pitching staff with three pitchers joining via the transfer portal. Left-hander Ian May (California) will look to occupy a spot in the starting rotation after logging 20 starts and 90.0 total innings for the Golden Bears. Fellow southpaw Ryan Rissas (UC San Diego) helped lead the Tritons to their first-ever Big West title in 2023. August Souza (Santa Clara) brings 43 appearances worth of experience after spending a total of five seasons (including 2020 Covid-shortened season) at Santa Clara.
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