2006 UCLA Baseball Game Notes UCLA Bruins (25-19, 8-7 Pac-10) vs. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (20-23, 6-9 Big West) Tues., May 9, Caesar Uyesaka Stadium UCLA 2006 Schedule Game Data: January 28 Alumni Game W, 5-0 UCLA at UC Santa Barbara – Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, May 9, at 2 p.m., Jason Novak, RHP February (2-, 5.00) vs. TBA 3 Fresno State L, 9- 4 Fresno State L, 0-5 5 Fresno State W, 2-2 Get After It: The UCLA baseball team (25-9, 8-7 Pac-0) travels to UC Santa Barbara 0 Miami L, -3 Miami W, 7-4 (20-23, 6-9 Big West) for a non-conference matchup with the Gauchos on Tuesday, May 2 Miami L, 2-5 9 at 2 p.m. The Bruins and the Gauchos will meet for the second time in two weeks, as 4 UC Riverside L, 4-6 8 at Pacific W, 5-2 UCSB defeated UCLA, -8, on April 25 at Jackie Robinson Stadium. 8 at Pacific W, 5- 9 at Pacific L, 0-3 UC Riverside Recap: The UCLA baseball team defeated UC Riverside, 9-4, in the resumption 2 Pepperdine W, 2-0 23 Waseda Univ. (Exhibition) X, 4-0 of a suspended game from March 28. The game, which was suspended 35 days ago due 24 Cal State Fullerton L, 2-7 25 at Cal State Fullerton L, -3 to rain, was picked up in the top of the fourth inning with UCLA leading the Highlanders 26 at Cal State Fullerton L, 6-2 6-3. Junior Hector Ambriz went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI, and senior Sean 28 at Long Beach State W, 6-3 March Smith went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI. Freshman Jason Novak (2-) tossed 3.1 3 at NC State W, 7-2 4 at NC State W, 5-4 innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win. 5 at NC State W, 3-2 7 at Pepperdine L, -6 About the Gauchos: The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos enter Tuesday’s game with a 20-23 0 Ole Miss W, 9-2 Ole Miss L, 5-6 record and a 6-9 mark in the Big West. The Gauchos have lost three of their last four 2 Ole Miss W, 6-4 games, but did knock off No. 4 Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, 8-2. UCSB is 12-9 at 4 UNLV W, 6-2 7 San Diego State W, 4-6 home this season. As a team, the Gauchos hit .280 (403-438) with 26 home runs, 233 8 San Diego State W, 2-2 9 San Diego State W, 9- RBI, 25 runs scored and 23 stolen bases in 4 attempts. The UCSB pitching staff owns 3 *at Washington L, 0-5 a 4.99 team ERA with 207 strikeouts in 37.2 innings pitched while holding opponents April *at Washington W, 3-2 () to a .276 batting average. Head Coach Bob Brontsema is in his 13th year at the helm of 2 *at Washington L, -4 4 UC Irvine Postponed/Rain the Gaucho program. 7 *Washington State W, 9-5 8 *Washington State L, 3-4 (0) The UCSB-UCLA Series: Since 1975, UCLA owns a 38-22 series advantage over UC Santa 9 *Washington State W, 0-7 3 *at Arizona L, 3-4 Barbara. The Bruins dropped two games in a three-game home-and-home series to the 4 *at Arizona W, 3-8 Gauchos last season. These two teams met exactly two weeks ago, with the Gauchos 5 *at Arizona W, 8-5 8 Long Beach State W, 9-7 taking an -8 decision from the Bruins at Jackie Robinson Stadium. 2 *Arizona State L, 2-3 22 *Arizona State W, 5- 23 *Arizona State W, -0 (0) Turning Point: UCLA’s season has made a change for the better since the Bruins played 25 UC Santa Barbara L, 8- Long Beach State on Feb. 28. Entering that February game, UCLA was 5-9 overall and 28 *at California W, 4-2 29 *at California L, 2-3 () fresh off being swept in three-games by Cal State Fullerton. The Bruins knocked off the 30 *at California L, 4-9 No. 15 Dirtbags (6-3) that day, and went on to sweep No. 17 NC State on the road. Since May 2 at UC Riverside W, 9-4 Feb. 28, UCLA is 20-0 (.667). 9 at UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m. 2 *USC 6 p.m. 3 *USC 4:30 p.m. Punch First: UCLA is quite successful when making the scoreboard light up first in a 4 *USC 4:30 p.m. game. So far this season, the Bruins are 13-4 when scoring in the first inning, and 17-5 6 at UC Irvine 6 p.m. 9 *Stanford 6 p.m. when scoring before the opposition in a game. UCLA is 8-4 when opponents score 20 *Stanford 2 p.m. 2 *Stanford p.m. first in a game. 23 UC Irvine 6 p.m. 26 *at Oregon State 5 p.m. In the Fridge: When UCLA has a lead late in the ball game, the Bruins are pretty consistent 27 *at Oregon State p.m. 28 *at Oregon State 2 p.m. at sealing the deal. So far this season, UCLA is 23-2 when leading after six innings of June play, and a perfect 24-0 when owning the lead after eight innings. On the other side of 2-4 NCAA Regionals TBD 9- NCAA Super Regionals TBD things, UCLA is 1-3 when trailing after six innings and 0-7 when behind after eight 6-26 College World Series TBD *Indicates Pac-10 Conference game innings of play. All game times are local to site. 2006 UCLA Quick Facts Rank This: The UCLA baseball team was ranked in the national polls for the week of April 24-30. The Bruins entered the week ranked No. 22 in the nation by Baseball America, School Information and No. 25 by the Rosenblatt Report. This week marked the first time since March of Founded: 99 Enrollment: 36,890 200 that UCLA has been ranked in the Top-25 by Baseball America. Nickname: Bruins Colors: Blue and Gold Rank That: 18 of the Bruins’ first 22 games this season were against nationally ranked Home Field: Jackie Robinson Stadium opposition, with a streak of 2-consecutive games versus ranked opponents once in Capacity: ,250 effect. UCLA is -0 against ranked opposition on the season. Surface: Grass Dimensions: 330/365/390/365/330 Speaks For Itself: UCLA ranks in this week at No. 24 in the national RPI rankings, with Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Pacific-0 a third-ranked strength of schedule. Chancellor: Dr. Albert Carnasale Faculty Athletics Rep.: Donald Morrison Magic Numbers: So far this season, UCLA is 22-4 when scoring five or more runs in a ball Director of Athletics: Dan Guerrero game, and owns a 13-0 record when holding opponents to two runs or less. The Bruins Associate A.D./SWA: Petrina Long are also 24-8 this season when recording eight or more hits in a game. Athletic Dept. Phone: (30) 825-8699 Ticket Office Phone: (30) 825-20 1-2 Step: UCLA has a knack for scoring runs early. So far this season, the Bruins have Baseball History outscored the opposition 76-35 in the first two innings. First Season of Baseball: 920 All-Time Record: 2,07-,739-24 (.536) Ba Boom: The Bruins have ripped 33 long balls in their last 3 games, a stretch that College World Series: 2 Appearances included home runs in 13-consecutive games from Feb. 26-March 19. UCLA has 4 home (969, 997) runs on the season, good for second in the Pac-0. 14 different Bruins have smacked Super Regionals: 1 Appearance (2000) Regionals: 11 Appearances (Last: 2004) round-trippers so far this season, with nine players already owning three-or-more home runs on the year (Ambriz 4, Babineau 4, Crawford 5, Decker 3, Jensen 4, McMillan 6, Smith Team Information 3, Stewart 4, Taylor, Jr. 3). UCLA is 17-7 this season when a Bruin homers in a game. 2005 Overall Record: 5-4 However, UCLA is -3 in its last four games when hitting a home run. Home/Away/Neutral: 7-9/8-20/0-2 2005 Pac-0 Record: 4-20 (8th) Power Outage: UCLA is currently riding a four-game homer-less stretch. The Bruins went Home/Away: -/3-9 Final Ranking: N/A homer-less in a three-game series for the first time this season at California, and didn’t Letterman Returning/Lost: 22/3 go yard at UC Riverside, tying their season long drought at four games. The last time Starters Returning/Lost: /8 UCLA went four games without a home run was from Feb. 19-25, but the Bruins broke Pitchers Returning/Lost: 9/3 Newcomers: 7 out of that drought by hitting 23 home runs in the next 3-consecutive games. Coaching Staff Big Innings: UCLA likes to score its runs in bunches, as the Bruins have scored three or Head Coach: John Savage more runs in an inning 38 times this season. 133 of UCLA’s 263 total runs (5 percent) Alma Mater/Year: Nevada/99 this season have come when posting three or more runs in an inning. Scoring three or Record at School: 5-4 ( year) Career Record: 03-25- (4 years) more runs in an inning in a game translates into success for UCLA, as the Bruins are 20-2 Baseball Office Phone: (30) 794-820 this season when scoring three or more runs in an inning.