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Jersey Number 10
Ian May
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Laguna Niguel, Calif.
- High School:
- Dana Hills HS
Career Highlights
Preseason All-Pac-12 Team (2024)
2026
Made 26 appearances out of the bullpen during an excellent season at UCLA, finishing with a 2.08 ERA, 47 strikeouts, and just nine earned runs allowed across 39.0 inningsโฆOpened the year with back-to-back multi-inning outings against UC San Diego (Feb.ย 13 & 15), striking out eight over 4.2 innings while allowing only one runโฆDelivered another scoreless appearance against TCU on Feb.ย 20 and followed with 2.1 innings of one-run ball on Feb.ย 22โฆStruck out four in a dominant 2.0-inning performance vs. UC San Diego on Feb.ย 15 and added two more strikeouts in a short outing vs. Mississippi State on Mar.ย 1โฆSettled into a mid-season groove with six straight scoreless outings from Mar.ย 13-27โฆRecorded two shutout innings with three strikeouts at Pepperdine on Mar.ย 17 and another two scoreless frames with two strikeouts vs. UC Santa Barbara on Apr.ย 14โฆDelivered one of his best outings of the season on Apr.ย 24 vs. Sacramento State, striking out four over 2.2 scoreless inningsโฆAdded a three-strikeout inning vs. Oregon on Mayย 9โฆTurned in a dominant 3.0-inning, five-strikeout performance at Washington on Mayย 16, his longest scoreless outing of the yearโฆClosed the season with scoreless appearances against Purdue (Mayย 22) and Oregon (Mayย 24), striking out three moreโฆHeld opponents to a .189 average and allowed only six extra-base hits all season.
2025
Made 27 appearances and 12 starts in his first season at UCLA...Recorded the second-most appearances among UCLA southpaws...Tossed 70.2 innings which ranked third on the team...Posted a 4.97 ERA and racked up 47 strikeouts...Finished second on the team with eight victories (8-3)...Held opposing hitters to a .244 average...Surrendered just 27 walks on the year...Tallied seven scoreless outings, including a three-game stretch from March 16-23 without allowing an earned run...Earned the win in his first career appearance in a UCLA uniform on Feb. 15 against Cal Poly, allowing just one earned run through five innings...Collected three strikeouts in 2.1 innings in his first relief outing of the season on March 11 against UC Irvine...Had back-to-back outings with no earned runs on April 4 (San Diego) and April 8 (Long Beach State), pitching three innings in each game while tallying a total of six strikeouts over the two games...Went 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA in his five relief appearances during postseason play...Allowedย just six hits in 8.1 NCAA Tournament innings, holding batters to a .214 average.
2024 (Cal)
One of five Golden Bears named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team...Made nine appearances on the year, all starts...Went 0-1 with a 5.88 ERA in 26.0 innings pitched...Made his return to the mound from UCL surgery on Mar. 30 at Arizona State, tossed two scoreless innings...Pitched a season-high 4.1 innings at San Jose State on May 11..Struck out at least one batter in eight of his nine starts...Struck out a season-high four batters against the Spartans on May 11...Held lefties to a .205 average (8-for-39).ย
2023 (Cal)
Saw stellar sophomore campaign end shortly after three starts...Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 16.0 innings pitched...Tossed eight shutout innings in the win over Houston on Feb. 17 to open the year...Scattered three hits and struck out a season-high seven batters...Tossed his second consecutive quality start against Cal Poly on Feb. 24...Went six complete allowing just six base runners to reach (five hits and one walk)...Bears were leading 2-0 when he came out of the game in the third inning against Oklahoma at the Frisco Classic..Held righties to a .128 average (6-for-47)...Retired the leadoff hitter 15 consecutive times to begin the year.ย
2022 (Cal)
Was one of Calโs most frequently used pitchers during a promising freshman season..Logged 48.0 innings across 20 appearances, including eight starts...Went 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP & 39 strikeouts to 16 walks issued...Made three true starts & was used as an โopenerโ in five other starts throughout the spring...Earned the win in his first career start with two runs (one earned) allowed & three strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched in a series-clinching win at USC (March 20)...Dazzled in his collegiate debut with five strikeouts in 4.0 scoreless innings of relief vs. #17 TCU at the MLB4 Tournament (Feb. 19)...Struck out a season-high eight batters & allowed just one run in a loss to #16 Arizona (March 13)...Did not allow a run in 8.2 total innings pitched across seven appearances from April 22-May 26...Twice appeared out of the bullpen in high leverage situations at the Pac-12 Tournament...Struck out a pair in 1.1 scoreless innings vs. #4 Oregon State (May 26)...Went 3.2 innings for his longest outing in more than a month vs. #20 UCLA (May 27)
High School
Graduated from Dana Hills High School (Dana Point, Calif.) in spring of 2021...All-South Coast League Second Team as a sophomore after going 5-3 with a 1.50 ERA in 37.1 innings pitched...Was 3-0 with 13 strikeouts over 13.0 scoreless innings as a senior before suffering an injury...Earned Scholar-Athlete honors as a freshman & senior at Dana Hills...Played club ball for TB SoCal under Ryan Thompson...Was the MVP of the 2020 Perfect Game Fall National Championship
Earned MVP honors at the 2021 Ryan Lemmon Foundation Spring Invitational Tournament.
Personal
Full name is Ian William May...Born on Dec. 20, 2002 in La Jolla, Calif....Son of Beau and Mary May...Has two siblings, Brooklyn and Parker...Enjoys surfing, spearfishing & travel
Preseason All-Pac-12 Team (2024)
2026
Made 26 appearances out of the bullpen during an excellent season at UCLA, finishing with a 2.08 ERA, 47 strikeouts, and just nine earned runs allowed across 39.0 inningsโฆOpened the year with back-to-back multi-inning outings against UC San Diego (Feb.ย 13 & 15), striking out eight over 4.2 innings while allowing only one runโฆDelivered another scoreless appearance against TCU on Feb.ย 20 and followed with 2.1 innings of one-run ball on Feb.ย 22โฆStruck out four in a dominant 2.0-inning performance vs. UC San Diego on Feb.ย 15 and added two more strikeouts in a short outing vs. Mississippi State on Mar.ย 1โฆSettled into a mid-season groove with six straight scoreless outings from Mar.ย 13-27โฆRecorded two shutout innings with three strikeouts at Pepperdine on Mar.ย 17 and another two scoreless frames with two strikeouts vs. UC Santa Barbara on Apr.ย 14โฆDelivered one of his best outings of the season on Apr.ย 24 vs. Sacramento State, striking out four over 2.2 scoreless inningsโฆAdded a three-strikeout inning vs. Oregon on Mayย 9โฆTurned in a dominant 3.0-inning, five-strikeout performance at Washington on Mayย 16, his longest scoreless outing of the yearโฆClosed the season with scoreless appearances against Purdue (Mayย 22) and Oregon (Mayย 24), striking out three moreโฆHeld opponents to a .189 average and allowed only six extra-base hits all season.
2025
Made 27 appearances and 12 starts in his first season at UCLA...Recorded the second-most appearances among UCLA southpaws...Tossed 70.2 innings which ranked third on the team...Posted a 4.97 ERA and racked up 47 strikeouts...Finished second on the team with eight victories (8-3)...Held opposing hitters to a .244 average...Surrendered just 27 walks on the year...Tallied seven scoreless outings, including a three-game stretch from March 16-23 without allowing an earned run...Earned the win in his first career appearance in a UCLA uniform on Feb. 15 against Cal Poly, allowing just one earned run through five innings...Collected three strikeouts in 2.1 innings in his first relief outing of the season on March 11 against UC Irvine...Had back-to-back outings with no earned runs on April 4 (San Diego) and April 8 (Long Beach State), pitching three innings in each game while tallying a total of six strikeouts over the two games...Went 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA in his five relief appearances during postseason play...Allowedย just six hits in 8.1 NCAA Tournament innings, holding batters to a .214 average.
2024 (Cal)
One of five Golden Bears named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team...Made nine appearances on the year, all starts...Went 0-1 with a 5.88 ERA in 26.0 innings pitched...Made his return to the mound from UCL surgery on Mar. 30 at Arizona State, tossed two scoreless innings...Pitched a season-high 4.1 innings at San Jose State on May 11..Struck out at least one batter in eight of his nine starts...Struck out a season-high four batters against the Spartans on May 11...Held lefties to a .205 average (8-for-39).ย
2023 (Cal)
Saw stellar sophomore campaign end shortly after three starts...Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 16.0 innings pitched...Tossed eight shutout innings in the win over Houston on Feb. 17 to open the year...Scattered three hits and struck out a season-high seven batters...Tossed his second consecutive quality start against Cal Poly on Feb. 24...Went six complete allowing just six base runners to reach (five hits and one walk)...Bears were leading 2-0 when he came out of the game in the third inning against Oklahoma at the Frisco Classic..Held righties to a .128 average (6-for-47)...Retired the leadoff hitter 15 consecutive times to begin the year.ย
2022 (Cal)
Was one of Calโs most frequently used pitchers during a promising freshman season..Logged 48.0 innings across 20 appearances, including eight starts...Went 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP & 39 strikeouts to 16 walks issued...Made three true starts & was used as an โopenerโ in five other starts throughout the spring...Earned the win in his first career start with two runs (one earned) allowed & three strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched in a series-clinching win at USC (March 20)...Dazzled in his collegiate debut with five strikeouts in 4.0 scoreless innings of relief vs. #17 TCU at the MLB4 Tournament (Feb. 19)...Struck out a season-high eight batters & allowed just one run in a loss to #16 Arizona (March 13)...Did not allow a run in 8.2 total innings pitched across seven appearances from April 22-May 26...Twice appeared out of the bullpen in high leverage situations at the Pac-12 Tournament...Struck out a pair in 1.1 scoreless innings vs. #4 Oregon State (May 26)...Went 3.2 innings for his longest outing in more than a month vs. #20 UCLA (May 27)
High School
Graduated from Dana Hills High School (Dana Point, Calif.) in spring of 2021...All-South Coast League Second Team as a sophomore after going 5-3 with a 1.50 ERA in 37.1 innings pitched...Was 3-0 with 13 strikeouts over 13.0 scoreless innings as a senior before suffering an injury...Earned Scholar-Athlete honors as a freshman & senior at Dana Hills...Played club ball for TB SoCal under Ryan Thompson...Was the MVP of the 2020 Perfect Game Fall National Championship
Earned MVP honors at the 2021 Ryan Lemmon Foundation Spring Invitational Tournament.
Personal
Full name is Ian William May...Born on Dec. 20, 2002 in La Jolla, Calif....Son of Beau and Mary May...Has two siblings, Brooklyn and Parker...Enjoys surfing, spearfishing & travel
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