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UCLA Baseball No. 20 UCLA (33-26) vs. No. 25 Cal State Fullerton (36-23) 2007 NCAA Super Regionals Goodwin Field (3,500) – Fullerton, Calif. – June 9-11 BRUINS OFF TO SUPER REGIONALS 2007 SCHEDULE UCLA won the Long Beach Regional with wins over Pepperdine, Horizon League Champion Illinois- 2/2 #23 Winthrop W, 2-1 Chicago and Long Beach State. The Bruins have advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first 2/3 #23 Winthrop L, 6-4 time since 2000 and will play a best-of-three series at Cal State Fullerton. Currently ranked No. 20 by 2/4 #23 Winthrop W, 19-5 Baseball America, UCLA has moved past the regional round four times – 1969, 1997, 2000 and 2007. 2/9 at #5 Miami L, 1-0 2/10 at #5 Miami L, 9-8 UCLA advanced to the Long Beach Regional as a No. 2 seed after finishing third in the Pac-10. 2/11 at #5 Miami L, 7-3 2/13 UC Riverside W, 3-2 PROBABLE STARTERS 2/16 East Carolina W, 6-1 Game 1 UCLA – Tyson Brummett, RHP (10-5, 3.57) vs. Cal State Fullerton – Wes Roemer, RHP (10-6, 3.33) 2/17 East Carolina W, 9-7 Game 2 UCLA – Gavin Brooks, LHP (6-6, 4.65) vs. Cal State Fullerton – Jeff Kaplan, RHP (11-3, 3.35) 2/18 East Carolina W, 7-6 Game 3 UCLA – TBA vs. Cal State Fullerton – TBA 2/20 at #20 Long Beach State L, 14-1 2/23 at #10 Cal State Fullerton W, 6-2 ON THE AIR 2/24 #10 Cal State Fullerton L, 7-4 UCLA’s Super Regional action will be broadcast live on ESPN (Saturday) and ESPN2 (Sunday and 2/25 #10 Cal State Fullerton L, 7-2 Monday). Play-by-play announcer Dave Cohen and analyst Robin Ventura will have the call from 3/9 at #16 Mississippi L, 8-0 3/10 at #16 Mississippi W, 7-6 Goodwin FIeld. Each Super Regional game can also be heard online through UCLA’s Internet Radio 3/11 at #16 Mississippi L, 4-1 (at uclabruins.com). Danny Lee and Tim Wilhelm will call the games online. Each game can be fol- 3/13 #17 Long Beach State L, 4-2 lowed online via CSTV’s GameTracker at uclabruins.com. 3/16 at San Diego State L, 8-2 3/17 at San Diego State L, 12-6 FULLERTON SUPER REGIONAL SCHEDULE 3/18 at San Diego State L, 5-3 Saturday, June 9 3/24 Pacific L, 4-3 4 p.m. – Game 1: UCLA at Cal State Fullerton (ESPN) 3/25 Pacific W, 15-8 Sunday, June 10 3/26 Pacific W, 8-3 3/30 at Stanford* W, 8-2 7 p.m. – Game 2: UCLA at Cal State Fullerton (ESPN2) 3/31 at Stanford* W, 16-11 Monday, June 11 (if necessary) 4/1 at Stanford* W, 10-4 4 p.m. – Game 3: UCLA at Cal State Fullerton (ESPN2) 4/5 Washington* W, 6-5 4/6 Washington* W, 11-2 POSTSEASON HISTORY 4/7 Washington* L, 9-4 UCLA has twice advanced to the College World Series (1969 and 1997) and has never won a game 4/10 #17 UC Irvine L, 5-4 beyond the regional stage. The Bruins lost both games in their 1969 and 1997 College World Series 4/13 at USC* W, 5-2 appearances and dropped both contests at the 2000 Super Regionals. The baseball program has 4/14 at USC* W, 7-6 amassed a 32-27 mark in its 14 postseason appearances. Under head coach John Savage, UCLA 4/15 at USC* W, 12-9 4/17 #11 Pepperdine W, 6-2 has compiled a 4-2 record in two NCAA Regional appearances. 4/21 Cal State Northridge W, 8-3 4/21 Cal State Northridge W, 6-5 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW 4/22 Cal State Northridge W, 12-8 l UCLA has posted a 33-26 overall record and finished third in the Pac-10 with a 14-10 mark. 4/24 at UC Riverside L, 3-1 l The Bruins are making their first appearance in a Super Regional since 2000 and have earned a 4/27 #12 Arizona* W, 9-3 spot in the NCAA postseason for the second consecutive season, including the team’s third postseason 4/28 #12 Arizona* W, 11-4 berth in the last four years and 14th overall selection (32-27 record in the NCAA Tournament). 4/29 #12 Arizona* L, 5-3 l With starts of 8-1 and 12-2 in Pac-10 play, UCLA registered its best conference start since finishing 5/1 at #12 UC Irvine W, 4-2 10-0 in the Southern California Conference in 1924. 5/4 California* W, 13-6 l 5/5 California* W, 7-2 The Bruins’ trio of starting pitchers has fired 10 complete games this season, including two during 5/6 California* L, 16-0 the Long Beach Regional on back-to-back days (Gavin Brooks and Tim Murphy). 5/8 at #17 Pepperdine W, 4-1 l UCLA began its season with an 8-14 mark before winning 20 of its next 25 games, including road 5/11 at #10 Arizona State* L, 16-14 sweeps of Pac-10 foes at both Stanford and USC. 5/12 at #10 Arizona State* L, 5-4 5/13 at #10 Arizona State* L, 11-10 SEASON RECAP 5/18 at Washington State* L, 5-1 After starting 8-14 through 22 contests, UCLA turned its season around with a school-record 14-run 5/19 at Washington State* L, 10-5 eighth inning to overcome an 8-1 deficit against Pacific and win, 15-8. The following weekend in the 5/20 at Washington State* W, 7-5 Pac-10 opening series at Stanford, third baseman Jermaine Curtis returned to the lineup and sparked 5/25 #23 Oregon State* L, 10-7 5/26 #23 Oregon State* L, 13-5 the Bruins to wins in 12 of their next 14 games. UCLA eventually soared to a 28-19 mark after winning 5/27 #23 Oregon State* W, 5-2 at Pepperdine, 4-1, on May 8. UCLA raced to a 12-2 Pac-10 record by early May, as the Bruins won 2007 NCAA Regionals their first five conference games and eight of their first nine Pac-10 contests. The Bruins landed five 6/1 vs. Pepperdine W, 7-3 players on the 2007 All-Pac-10 team, as Gabe Cohen earned Co-Newcomer of the Year honors. 6/2 vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 3-1 6/3 at Long Beach State W, 7-4 THROWING IT DOWN 2007 NCAA Regionals (best-of-three) UCLA’s three starting pitchers posted a combined 2.33 ERA in the Long Beach Regional, limiting the 6/8 at Cal State Fullerton 4 p.m. (ESPN) opposition to a .190 average in 27.0 innings. Right-hander Tyson Brummett held Pepperdine to three 6/9 at Cal State Fullerton 7 p.m. (ESPN2) runs in 8.2 innings Friday, as the senior ace finished one out shy of his eighth complete game. For- 6/10 at Cal State Fullerton 4 p.m. (ESPN2) mer Rancho Buena Vista High School standouts Gavin Brooks and Tim Murphy pitched consecutive 2007 College World Series complete games on Saturday and Sunday to seal the Long Beach Regional championship. Brooks’ 6/15-25 TBD (Omaha, Neb.) TBD two-hit complete game victory led the Bruins past Illinois-Chicago, 3-1. Murphy limited Long Beach State to one run over the final eight innings in his first collegiate complete game on Sunday night. *indicates Pac-10 Conference game. UCLA SPORTS INFORMATION – J.D. MORGAN CENTER – 325 WESTWOOD PLAZA – LOS ANGELES, CA 90095 GETTING OFFENSIVE First 22 Games Last 37 Games MEDIA INFORMATION The Bruins’ offense has seen an increase in produc- Batting Average .263 .317 UCLA Sports Information tion over the last 37 games, a span in which UCLA Home Runs 8 43 J.D. Morgan Center, Suite 128 has tallied a 25-12 record. UCLA has compiled a .317 Runs Scored 98 265 325 Westwood Plaza batting average after opening the first 22 contests Runs Per Game 4.5 7.2 Los Angeles, CA 90095 hitting at a .263 clip. Hits Per Game 8.7 11.0 Sports Information Director...................Marc Dellins Total Bases Per Game 11.9 16.4 Baseball SID ....................................... Alex Timiraos RANK THIS On-Base Pct. .354 .398 SID Phone ....................................... (310) 206-4008 According to Boyd’s World, a national strength of Slugging Pct. .358 .472 SID Fax............................................ (310) 825-8664 schedule ranking service, UCLA faces the third-most SID E-mail [email protected] Web site ...................................www.uclabruins.com difficult schedule in the nation. UCLA’s non-conference slate has been ranked the most challenging non-conference schedule in the country. The Bruins played 19 games against teams ranked in Baseball To request a credential for a UCLA baseball game or to schedule an interview with a player or coach, America’s top-25 poll. Likewise, 50 of UCLA’s 56 regular-season games were against teams either please contact Alex Timiraos at (310) 206-4008. Play- ranked in or receiving votes in Collegiate Baseball’s preseason “Fabulous 40” poll. ers and coaches are available for interviews before practice, which usually begins at 1:30 p.m. They will be available for interviews after each game, following THROW SOME K’s the team meeting.

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