UCLA Baseball to Host No. 9 Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday Night
May 16, 2011
Cal State Fullerton at UCLA - Game Notes 
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LOS ANGELES - The UCLA baseball team hosts No. 9 Cal State Fullerton (36-14) at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night. The Bruins (29-19) have four home games remaining on their regular-season schedule - this Tuesday against Cal State Fullerton and a three-game series this weekend versus California.
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday, May 17 - 6 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton - Christian Coronado, RHP, Fr. (0-1, 5.87)
UCLA - Zack Weiss, RHP, Fr. (5-2, 2.55)
LISTEN LIVE ONLINE (click here)
Each of UCLA's remaining eight regular-season ballgames will feature a live audio broadcast online, free of charge, at uclabruins.com. UCLA's John Ramey and Tim Wilhelm will have the call from Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night as the Bruins take on Cal State Fullerton. In addition, fans unable to attend this weekend's games can follow online through GameTracker, which provides pitch-by-pitch updates of the game in progress on uclabruins.com.
GETTING TO JACKIE ROBINSON STADIUM
Steele Field at Jackie Robinson Stadium is located on the grounds of the West L.A. Veteran Administration, north of Wilshire Blvd. and west of the 405 Freeway. From the 405 North, exit Wilshire Blvd. (west offramp), stay in the right lane coming down the offramp and turn right onto Sepulveda Blvd. Continue until Constitution Ave. and turn left. Parking lots for the ballpark are located on the north side of Constitution Ave.
TICKETS AND PARKING
Tickets to Tuesday's game against Cal State Fullerton costs $2 as part of the baseball program's ongoing "Two-Dollar Tuesday" initiative. Parking on the VA grounds costs $7. UCLA's baseball concession stand is stocked with hot dogs, peanuts, nachos, chili, sodas and much more classic ballpark food.
LOOKING BACK
After dropping two midweek games one week ago, the Bruins earned two wins in three games over the weekend against Cal State Bakersfield. UCLA was held to one run and two hits in Friday night's 5-1 loss to the visiting Roadrunners, but responded with a 10-1 victory on Saturday and a 3-2 win on Sunday. Cody Keefer went 4-for-8 with three walks, two runs and his first home run of the season in the series against Cal State Bakersfield.
COMPLETE STREAK
Junior right-hander Trevor Bauer has hurled six consecutive complete games as UCLA's Saturday starter, totaling seven complete games this season. Bauer fanned 13 batters, allowing one run and eight hits, in the Bruins` 10-1 victory last Saturday against Cal State Bakersfield. He leads the nation with 167 strikeouts, the highest single-season total in school history (eclipsing his previous record of 165, established last season).
NATIONAL SELECTION
Junior right-hander Trevor Bauer was selected as a National Player of the Week selection for the sixth time this season by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball. Bauer, a five-time Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honoree this year, has logged at least 10 strikeouts in 12 of his 13 starts. He has twice tallied a career-high 17 strikeouts this spring and is atop UCLA's career record book in wins (31), strikeouts (424) and innings pitched (346.1).
FINISHING THE WEEKEND
Freshman Adam Plutko has gone 5-3 with a 1.60 ERA, second-lowest in the Pac-10, totaling 80 strikeouts and 18 walks in 87.1 innings. Plutko has earned the victory in each of his last three starts. Through his last seven starts (since April 3), he has gone 3-0 with a 1.24 ERA, allowing just seven earned runs in 50.2 innings. Hailing from Upland, Calif., Plutko was a sixth-round selection in the 2010 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros.
POINT BLANK
UCLA has thrown nine shutouts, the most for the Bruins since 1978 (nine). In 1969, the Bruins hurled a school-record 10 shutouts. UCLA totaled eight shutouts in 1967 and had five in 2008, 1992 and 1977. Last season, UCLA's vaunted staff hurled just one shutout. The Bruins opened this season with six shutouts in their first 18 games. UCLA has tossed three shutouts in Pac-10 action.
ATOP THE OFFENSE
Sophomore outfielder Beau Amaral enters this week's stretch of four home games with a team-best .316 batting average. Amaral has totaled two home runs, 26 RBI and a team-leading 32 runs in 47 starts. He leads all Bruins with a .433 on-base percentage and has stolen eight bases in 11 attempts. Amaral has started each of the team's last 44 games in center field. He also leads the offense with a .378 batting average in all 21 Pac-10 Conference games.
SOPHOMORE SUCCESS
UCLA's nucleus of sophomores Beau Amaral, Cody Keefer, Cody Regis and Jeff Gelalich have been among the team's most productive batters. Amaral leads the ballclub with a .316 batting average, while Keefer (.311) and Regis (.288) rank second and fourth, respectively, on the team in that category. Gelalich is batting .260 with 15 extra-base hits, inclduing a team-best four triples.
RECORD WATCH
Trevor Bauer has become UCLA's career leader in strikeouts (424), wins (31) and innings (346.1), posting a career record of 31-8 (29-5 as a starter). Bauer's 424 strikeouts is fourth all-time among Pac-10 pitchers. He has become the only pitcher in school history to record at least 10 wins in at least two seasons (10-2 in 2011, 12-3 in 2010 and 9-3 in 2009). The right-hander from Valencia, Calif., has averaged 12.8 strikeouts and just over 8.1 innings per start this year.
NATIONAL WATCH LISTS
Junior right-handers Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole are among the 60 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award, as announced by USA Baseball on May 3. The Golden Spikes Award is presented at the conclusion of each season to the nation's top amateur baseball player. In addition, Bauer has been named as one of 25 pitchers to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List, as announced by the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
KEEPING CONSISTENT
Sophomore left fielder Cody Keefer has batted .311 with a .403 on-base percentage, the second-highest averages through 48 games. Keefer belted his first home run of the season on Saturday, leading the Bruins past Cal State Bakersfield, 10-1. Keefer leads the Bruins over the last 16 ballgames with a .365 batting average and 10 runs. In that 16-game span, he has posted a .469 on-base percentage and collected six doubles.
PACKING SOME POWER
Sophomore infielder Cody Regis has been among UCLA's most prolific power hitters in 2011. Despite a nationwide decline this season in power production, Regis leads the team with four home runs and 33 RBI. After batting at a .179 clip through the Bruins' first 14 games, Regis has hit safely in 27 of UCLA's 34 contests since then, posting a .325 batting average in that 34-game span. Regis leads all current players with 13 career home runs, 84 career RBI and 62 career walks.
NEWS AND NOTES
Through games played on May 15, UCLA leads the Pac-10 Conference in ERA (2.33), opponent batting average (.199) and strikeouts (481) ... nationally, Trevor Bauer leads all pitchers in strikeouts (167) and strikeouts per nine innings (13.70) ... Dean Espy is the only Bruin to have played all 48 games ... Tyler Rahmatulla has been suspended for the remainder of the 2011 season (academics).
THIS WEEK'S POLLS
The Bruins are ranked in three of the five prominent college baseball polls this week. Collegiate Baseball has tabbed UCLA at No. 17, ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll has the Bruins No. 21 and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association has UCLA No. 21. Two Pac-10 teams have been ranked by Baseball America - Oregon State (3), Arizona State (8). Collegiate Baseball has ranked five Pac-10 teams in its top 30.
2010 IN REVIEW
UCLA advanced to the finals of the College World Series in 2010 for the first time ever. The Bruins earned their third trip to the College World Series (first since 1997), defeating Cal State Fullerton in an NCAA Super Regional. UCLA's 51 wins and 43 regular-season victories established school records. The pitching staff led the nation with 700 strikeouts, (school and Pac-10 record) after the Bruins opened with a program-best 22-game win streak. UCLA hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time since 1986 (first-ever Super Regional host).
SIX-SEASON COMPOSITE
In conference games over the last five-plus seasons (2006-11), UCLA ranks second in both wins (87) and winning percentage (.596). Overall, the Bruins are fourth in total wins (206) and winning percentage (.587). UCLA finished second in the Pac-10 in 2010, after having posted a third-place finish the previous four years. The Bruins have advanced to the postseason in four of the last five seasons.