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UCLA BASEBALL UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 / (310) 206-4008 Baseball Contact: Andrew Wagner ([email protected]) UCLA’S STAT LEADERS No. 8 UCLA (5-3) vs. College Baseball Classic BATTER GP-GS AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Matt McLain 8-8 .259 .444 .444 1 4 Mar. 5-7, 2021 Kevin Kendall 8-8 .333 .378 .424 0 4 Los Angeles, Calif. (Jackie Robinson Stadium) Josh Hahn 6-3 .500 .733 .875 1 3 SERIES INFORMATION PITCHER GP-GS ERA W-L IP SO Venue: Jackie Robinson Stadium (1,879) Nick Nastrini 2-2 2.19 1-0 12.1 18 vs. Sean Mullen 4-2 0.63 2-0 14.1 16 First Pitch: 5 PM / 2 PM / 1PM Jesse Bergin 2-2 2.79 1-1 9.2 11 Live Stream/Radio: UCLABruins.com Stream/Radio Talent: Tim Wilhelm 2021 SCHEDULE Live Stats: UCLAlivestats.com FEBRUARY Fri. 19 San Francisco UCLA Stream L, 2-6 Sat. 20 San Francisco UCLA Stream W, 8-2 Sun. 21 San Francisco UCLA Stream L, 3-8 The Bruins were 5-1 in tournament games last year Tue. 23 Loyola Marymount W, 5-2 Fri. 26 UC Irvine UCLA Stream W, 4-3 Sat. 27 at UC Irvine Big West TV L, 3-7 Sun. 28 UC Irvine UCLA Stream W, 4-0 UCLA SET TO CO-HOST 2021 COLLEGE BASEBALL CLASSIC MARCH Tue. 2 Cal State Fullerton UCLA Stream W, 14-1 No. 8 UCLA (5-3) concludes a five-game homestand this week by co-hosting the College Baseball Classic tournament with Fri. 5 Pepperdine^ UCLA Stream 5 PM USC (3-3). The round-robin tourney field also includes Cal State Fullerton (3-4) and Pepperdine (1-6). All of UCLA’s games Sat. 6 Cal State Fullerton^ UCLA Stream 2 PM will be played at Jackie Robinson Stadium and will be streamed live. The Bruins open against the Waves on Friday at 5:00 Sun. 7 USC^ UCLA Stream 1 PM p.m., followed by a 2:00 p.m. rematch with Cal State Fullerton on Saturday and a 1:00 p.m. rivalry battle with the Trojans Tue. 9 at Cal State Fullerton 6 PM Fri. 12 at Cal Poly Big West TV 6 PM on Sunday. Cal State Fullerton and Pepperdine will play a single game at Goodwin Field in Fullerton on Sunday to round out Sat. 13 at Cal Poly Big West TV 6 PM the tournament. UCLA fans can follow the action with an audio broadcast and live stats on UCLABruins.com as well as live Sun. 14 at Cal Poly Big West TV 1 PM updates on the team Twitter account, @UCLABaseball. Tim Wilhelm will be on the call for the video and audio broadcasts. Fri. 19 Arizona* UCLA Stream 6 PM Sat. 20 Arizona* UCLA Stream 2 PM PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS Sun. 21 Arizona* UCLA Stream 1 PM Tue. 23 Loyola Marymount 6 PM Friday, Mar. 5 - 5:00 p.m. PT Fri. 26 at USC* P12N 7 PM UCLA - Zach Pettway, RHP, Sr. (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Sat. 27 at USC* P12N 6 PM PEPP - Trevor Hinkel, RHP, RSo. (0-1, 3.86 ERA) Sun. 28 at USC* P12N 4 PM Saturday, Mar. 6 - 2:00 p.m. PT APRIL UCLA - Jesse Bergin, RHP, Jr. (1-1, 2.79 ERA) Thu. 1 Washington* P12N 6 PM CSF - TBA Fri. 2 Washington* P12N 2 PM Sat. 3 Washington* P12N 12 PM Sunday, Mar. 7 - 1:00 p.m. PT Fri. 9 at Stanford* 6:05 PM UCLA - Nick Nastrini, RHP, Jr. (1-0, 2.19 ERA) Sat. 10 at Stanford* 2:05 PM USC - Alex Cornwell, LHP, RSo. (1-0, 4.66 ERA) Sun. 11 at Stanford* 1:05 PM Tue. 13 Loyola Marymount 6 PM THE WEEK IN REVIEW Fri. 16 Utah* 6 PM UCLA has gone 3-1 over the last week, winning two of three over the weekend against UC Irvine before defeating Cal State Sat. 17 Utah* 2 PM Fulllerton in a Tuesday game. The Bruins and Anteaters played a home-and-away series, with the Friday and Sunday games Sun. 18 Utah* 1 PM Tue. 20 at Pepperdine 1 PM taking place in Los Angeles and the Saturday game in Irvine. Fri. 23 at Oregon* 6 PM • UCLA began its series against UCI with a 4-3, walk-off win on Friday night. The Bruins trailed for most of the game, Sat. 24 at Oregon* 2 PM but leveled the score at 3-3 with two runs in the seventh, then rallied for the game-winning run in the bottom of the Sun. 25 at Oregon* 12 PM ninth. Mikey Perez opened that rally by stinging a one-hop liner off the glove of the UCI third baseman and into left Fri. 30 Oregon State* 6 PM field for a double, then UCLA loaded the bases on an opposite-field single from Kyle Karros and an intentional walk MAY Sat. 1 Oregon State* 2 PM to Kevin Kendall. Jack Filby “drove in” the game-winning run with a bases-loaded walk, and didn’t have to take the Sun. 2 Oregon State* 1 PM bat off his shoulder as he reached on four straight pitches out of the zone. Fri. 7 at Washington State* 6:05 PM • The Bruins dropped game two of the series, in Irvine, 7-3. The Anteaters jumped out to an early advantage with four Sat. 8 at Washington State* 2:05 PM unearned runs in the first inning and would lead 7-0 after three full. UCLA’s bullpen held UCI off the board the rest of Sun. 9 at Washington State* 12:05 PM Tue. 11 at Loyola Marymount 6 PM the way, throwing a combined five scoreless innings of relief. Kendall had a pair of base hits in the loss. Saturday’s Fri. 14 UC Santa Barbara 6 PM affair marked the first time in six career February starts that Jesse Bergin allowed an earned run (31 1/3 innings). Sat. 15 at UC Santa Barbara 2 PM • UCLA captured the series win with a 4-0 victory on Sunday, the team’s first shutout of 2021. Nick Nastrini led the way Sun. 16 UC Santa Barbara 1 PM with six innings of one-hit ball, allowing only a fifth-inning single and striking out seven. Michael Townsend, Kyle Tue. 18 Nevada 6 PM Fri. 21 California* 6 PM Mora, and Sean Mullen all followed with scoreless innings of relief to complete the blanking. UCLA led 1-0 most of Sat. 22 California* 2 PM the game following a first inning Michael Curialle sac fly, padding the lead with a three-spot in the seventh highlighted Sun. 23 California* 1 PM by a Jarron Silva pinch-hit RBI single and a two-run double off the left field wall by Kyle Karros. Thu. 27 at Arizona State* TBD • The Bruins used a dominant all-around performance to record a 14-1 win over Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday at home. Fri. 28 at Arizona State* TBD Sat. 29 at Arizona State* TBD Offensively, the Bruins posted a season-high in runs and scored in each of their first five offensive innings. On the mound, Sean Mullen and a trio of Bruin relievers threw a combined two-hitter, allowing just a single unearned run. POSTSEASON 6/4-6 NCAA Regionals TBD Josh Hahn and Jack Filby each hit their first career home runs to lead the offensive charge, as eight separate Bruins 6/11-13 NCAA Super Regionals TBD scored a run. After five innings of two-hit ball from Mullen, UCLA relievers Jake Saum, Jake Brooks, and Charles 6/19-30 College World Series TBD Harrison held the Titans to just one baserunner - a ninth-inning walk - over the game’s final four innings. All Times are Pacific Time HOME COOKING *Pac-12 Conference Game The Bruins have a home-heavy schedule to start the season, playing 10 of their first 11 games of the season at Jackie ^ College Baseball Classic - co-hosted w/ USC Robinson Stadium. UCLA leaves Southern California just once before the end of March, a three-game set at Cal Poly (San UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Luis Obispo, Calif.) from Mar. 12-14. Baseball Twitter: @UCLABaseball Baseball Instagram: @UCLABruinsBaseball IN THIS WEEK’S POLLS Baseball Facebook: /UCLABaseball UCLA appeared in all five major national polls on Monday, ranking as high as No. 8 (D1Baseball) and remaining top-10 in UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics Baseball America (No. 9), NCBWA (No. 9), and the USA Today Coaches Poll (No. 10). UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics THE ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST CAL STATE FULLERTON UCLA owns a 39-68-2 all-time record against Cal State Fullerton, including a 16-27 mark under head coach John Savage. #GOBRUINS More recently, the Bruins have won their last four matchups with the Titans and five of the last six. Exempting 2020, UCLA and Cal State Fullerton have met at least once every year since 1974, a streak of 46 consecutive seasons. 2021 UCLA BASEBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 2021 UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER UCLA Athletic Communications No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) J.D. Morgan Center, Suite 128 1 Matt McLain Jr. INF R/R 5-11 180 Tustin, Calif. (Beckman HS) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 3 Sean Mullen Jr. RHP R/R 6-1 205 Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale HS) Baseball Contact Andrew Wagner 4 Kevin Kendall RS Jr.