Tuesday, May 6
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Kaena Kiakona
Photo by: Luke Bourgeois
No. 18 UCLA Falls to Long Beach State, 4-2
May 06, 2025 | Baseball
LONG BEACH, Calif.ย ย โย The No. 14-ranked UCLA baseball team dropped a midweek contest to Long Beach State, 4-2, on Tuesday night at Blair Field.
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The Bruins (34-14, 17-7 Big Ten) have lost three consecutive contests for the first time this season. UCLA's offense struggled, mustering just four hits on the night.
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Roch Cholowsky enjoyed a two-hit performance while extending his hitting streak to 12 games. Mulivai Levu tripled to plate UCLA's first run of the ballgame and Blake Balsz also recorded an extra-base hit with his double in the top of the fifth.
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Roman Martin walked twice and scored a run.
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The Dirtbags took an early lead in the bottom of the first when it used a pair of two-out to plate the first run of the game.
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Long Beach State starter Van Larson dominated early, retiring the first nine Bruins in order. Cholowsky finally ended the perfect game bid in the fourth with a sharp single through the left side, and Levu followed with a booming RBI triple to center that tied the game at 1-1.
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The hosts scored twice in the home half of fifth to regain the lead.
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After a scoreless sixth, UCLA make it a one-run game in the seventh when Aidan Espinoza was plunked with the bases loaded.
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However, Long Beach State quickly countered when Conner Stewart lined a clutch two-out single, pushing the lead back to two.
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The Bruins threatened in the ninth, putting the tying runs in scoring position after Kasen Khansarinia worked a walk and Cashel Dugger reached on an error. But the rally fizzled after back-to-back fly outs and Long Beach State escaped with a 4-2 victory.
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UCLA heads to Illinois for its final road trip of the regular season. First pitch of the three-game series is set for Friday, May 9 at 4 p.m. PT (6 p.m. CT). The game will be available for viewing on B1G+.
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The Bruins (34-14, 17-7 Big Ten) have lost three consecutive contests for the first time this season. UCLA's offense struggled, mustering just four hits on the night.
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Roch Cholowsky enjoyed a two-hit performance while extending his hitting streak to 12 games. Mulivai Levu tripled to plate UCLA's first run of the ballgame and Blake Balsz also recorded an extra-base hit with his double in the top of the fifth.
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Roman Martin walked twice and scored a run.
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The Dirtbags took an early lead in the bottom of the first when it used a pair of two-out to plate the first run of the game.
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Long Beach State starter Van Larson dominated early, retiring the first nine Bruins in order. Cholowsky finally ended the perfect game bid in the fourth with a sharp single through the left side, and Levu followed with a booming RBI triple to center that tied the game at 1-1.
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The hosts scored twice in the home half of fifth to regain the lead.
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After a scoreless sixth, UCLA make it a one-run game in the seventh when Aidan Espinoza was plunked with the bases loaded.
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However, Long Beach State quickly countered when Conner Stewart lined a clutch two-out single, pushing the lead back to two.
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The Bruins threatened in the ninth, putting the tying runs in scoring position after Kasen Khansarinia worked a walk and Cashel Dugger reached on an error. But the rally fizzled after back-to-back fly outs and Long Beach State escaped with a 4-2 victory.
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UCLA heads to Illinois for its final road trip of the regular season. First pitch of the three-game series is set for Friday, May 9 at 4 p.m. PT (6 p.m. CT). The game will be available for viewing on B1G+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Larson, Van (1-0)
L: Rissas, Ryan (0-2)
S: Donegan, Josh (2)
Batting:
2B: Balsz, Blake 1
3B: Levu, Mulivai 1
RBI: Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Espinoza, Aidan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cholowsky, Roch 1 ; Martin, Roman 1
CS: Martin, Roman 1
HBP: Balsz, Blake 1 ; Espinoza, Aidan 1
Batting:
2B: Champagne, Alex 1
RBI: Champagne, Alex 1 ; Briseno, Armando 1 ; Toomey, Matt 1 ; Stewart, Conner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashworth, Kyle 1 ; Champagne, Alex 1 ; Enright, Trotter 1 ; Evans, Jake 1
CS: Stewart, Conner 1
HBP: Toomey, Matt 1 ; Evans, Jake 2
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