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. 6 UCLA (9-3) vs. Cal Poly (6-4) BATTER GP-GS AVG OBP SLG HR RBI Kevin Kendall 12-12 .353 .414 .510 1 7 Mar. 12-14, 2021 Matt McLain 12-12 .273 .421 .409 1 7 San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Baggett Stadium) Michael Curialle 12-12 .267 .345 .400 0 10 SERIES INFORMATION PITCHER GP-GS ERA W-L IP SO Venue: Baggett Stadium (3,138) Sean Mullen 6-3 0.43 3-0 21.0 29 vs. Nick Nastrini 3-3 1.53 2-0 17.2 27 First Pitch: 6 PM / 6 PM / 1 PM Jesse Bergin 3-3 1.72 2-1 15.2 19 Live Stream: Big West TV Audio Broadcast: UCLABruins.com 2021 SCHEDULE Radio Talent: Tim Wilhelm 9-3 6-4 FEBRUARY Live Stats: UCLABruins.com Fri. 19 San Francisco UCLA Stream L, 2-6 Sat. 20 San Francisco UCLA Stream W, 8-2 All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 29-8 Sun. 21 San Francisco UCLA Stream L, 3-8 Bruins and Mustangs are meeting for first time since 2018 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 HEADS TO CAL POLY FOR FIRST ROAD SERIES OF 2021 MARCH Tue. 2 Cal State Fullerton UCLA Stream W, 14-1 No. 6 UCLA (9-3), in the middle of a four game road trip, heads north to San Luis Obispo, Calif. this weekend for a three- Fri. 5 Pepperdine^ UCLA Stream W, 16-8 game set at Big West-member Cal Poly (6-4). It’s the first meeting between the Bruins and Mustangs since the 2018 Sat. 6 Cal State Fullerton^ UCLA Stream W, 6-1 season. The two teams will play 6:00 p.m. games on Friday and Saturday followed by a 1:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday. All Sun. 7 USC^ UCLA Stream W, 10-1 three games of the series will be streamed live on Big West TV, and fans can also follow along with an audio broadcast and Tue. 9 at Cal State Fullerton Big West TV W, 6-2 Fri. 12 at Cal Poly Big West TV 6 PM live stats on UCLABruins.com as well as live updates from the team Twitter account, @UCLABaseball. Sat. 13 at Cal Poly Big West TV 6 PM Sun. 14 at Cal Poly Big West TV 1 PM PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS Fri. 19 Arizona* UCLA Stream 6 PM Friday, Mar. 12 - 6:00 p.m. PT Sat. 20 Arizona* UCLA Stream 2 PM UCLA - Zach Pettway, RHP, Sr. (0-0, 9.00 ERA) Sun. 21 Arizona* UCLA Stream 1 PM CP - Drew Thorpe, RHP, Fr. (2-0, 1.93 ERA) Tue. 23 Loyola Marymount 6 PM Fri. 26 at USC* P12N 7 PM Saturday, Mar. 13 - 6:00 p.m. PT Sat. 27 at USC* P12N 6 PM UCLA - Jesse Bergin, RHP, Jr. (2-1, 1.72 ERA) Sun. 28 at USC* P12N 4 PM CP - Travis Weston, LHP, So. (1-1, 1.96 ERA) APRIL Sunday, Mar. 14 - 1:00 p.m. PT Thu. 1 Washington* P12N 6 PM UCLA - Nick Nastrini, RHP, Jr. (2-0, 1.53 ERA) Fri. 2 Washington* P12N 2 PM Sat. 3 Washington* P12N 12 PM CP - Andrew Alvarez, LHP, Jr. (2-0, 2.77 ERA) Fri. 9 at Stanford* 6:05 PM THE WEEK IN REVIEW Sat. 10 at Stanford* 2:05 PM Sun. 11 at Stanford* 1:05 PM UCLA has gone 4-0 over the last week, taking decisions over Pepperdine, Cal State Fullerton, and USC last weekend as part Tue. 13 Loyola Marymount 6 PM of the College Baseball Classic before claiming a 6-2 road midweek win at Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday. Fri. 16 Utah* 6 PM • UCLA opened the College Baseball Classic with a 16-8 triumph over Pepperdine. The heart of the order helped UCLA Sat. 17 Utah* 2 PM produce a season-high in runs, as the 3-4-5 spots of Matt McLain, Josh Hahn, and Michael Curialle combined to go Sun. 18 Utah* 1 PM Tue. 20 at Pepperdine 1 PM 7-12 with five extra-base hits, six RBIs, and nine runs scored. Curialle was especially effective, posting career highs Fri. 23 at Oregon* 6 PM in doubles (3) and RBIs (4). The game was closer than the scoreline would make it seem, as the score was 8-7 in Sat. 24 at Oregon* 2 PM the middle of the eighth before the Bruins posted an eight-spot in the bottom of the inning which was aided by eight Sun. 25 at Oregon* 12 PM free runners (five walks, three HBPs). Jared Karros (5 IP, 1 ER) and Sean Mullen (1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H) earned the win and Fri. 30 Oregon State* 6 PM save, respectively, to lead the Bruins on the mound. MAY Sat. 1 Oregon State* 2 PM • The Bruins topped Cal State Fullerton for the second time of the week with a 6-1 win on Saturday. Jesse Bergin tossed Sun. 2 Oregon State* 1 PM six scoreless innings to lead the Bruins, and UCLA received an RBI from six separate players. The Bruins went ahead Fri. 7 at Washington State* 6:05 PM for good with multi-run rallies in the third and fourth innings, the latter of which came via back-to-back homers from Sat. 8 at Washington State* 2:05 PM Mikey Perez and Kevin Kendall. It was Perez’s first collegiate homer and Kendall’s first roundtripper since the 2018 Sun. 9 at Washington State* 12:05 PM Tue. 11 at Loyola Marymount 6 PM season. Kendall (3-5) had the most hits in the UCLA lineup on Saturday. Fri. 14 UC Santa Barbara 6 PM • UCLA completed an unbeaten weekend with a 10-1 win over crosstown rival USC on Sunday. It was the Bruins’ third Sat. 15 at UC Santa Barbara 2 PM consecutive win over the Trojans in the annual tournament finale. Nick Nastrini allowed just one hit and struck out Sun. 16 UC Santa Barbara 1 PM nine over a 5 1/3 inning start, and Jake Saum closed the door with the 3 2/3 inning save. Saum retired the first nine Tue. 18 Nevada 6 PM Fri. 21 California* 6 PM batters he faced. Each of the top four batters in the UCLA lineup - Kendall, Caulfield, McLain, and JT Schwartz - had Sat. 22 California* 2 PM multiple hits, accounting for 10 of UCLA’s 12 as a team. Caulfield drove in four of UCLA’s first five runs, first on a two- Sun. 23 California* 1 PM run double in the third and then a two-run single in the fourth, before the Bruins broke it open with a five-run eighth. Thu. 27 at Arizona State* TBD • The Bruins faced Cal State Fullerton for the third time in an eight-day span on Tuesday, securing a 6-2 win in UCLA’s Fri. 28 at Arizona State* TBD Sat. 29 at Arizona State* TBD first road midweek of 2021. Starting pitcher Sean Mullen struck out a career-high 10 batters in just five innings as UCLA racked up a season-high 17 Ks over the course of the game. JT Schwartz (2-4, two RBIs) and Jack Filby (1-3, POSTSEASON 6/4-6 NCAA Regionals TBD two RBIs) were the Bruins’ top offensive performers. UCLA never trailed in the game, going ahead for good with a 6/11-13 NCAA Super Regionals TBD single run in the third before plating the eventual game-winning run with a three-spot in the fourth. 6/19-30 College World Series TBD ON THE ROAD All Times are Pacific Time UCLA will play four straight on the road this week, tied for the longest road swing for the team this season. The Bruins will *Pac-12 Conference Game also play four consecutive away contests from Apr. 20-25 and May 7-11. This weekend’s series at Cal Poly marks the only ^ College Baseball Classic - co-hosted w/ USC time UCLA will leave Southern California before Apr. 9. UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Baseball Twitter: @UCLABaseball IN THIS WEEK’S POLLS Baseball Instagram: @UCLABruinsBaseball UCLA appeared in all five major national polls on Monday, ranking as high as No. 6 (D1Baseball, USA TODAY Coaches Poll, Baseball Facebook: /UCLABaseball NCBWA) and remaining top-10 in Baseball America (No. 8) and Collegiate Baseball (No. 10). UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics THE ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST CAL POLY UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics UCLA owns a 29-8 record all-time against Cal Poly, including a 16-8 mark under head coach John Savage. The two teams most recently met in 2018, as the Bruins swept a three-game series in San Luis Obispo by a combined score of 21-12. #GOBRUINS This is the eighth time under Savage that UCLA and Cal Poly will meet for a weekend series, with the Bruins winning the last three and five of seven series overall. 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.