UCLA Baseball No. 23 Winthrop (1-1) at No. 13 UCLA (1-1) Jackie Robinson Stadium (1,250) – Los Angeles, Calif. Sunday, Feb. 4 (1 p.m.) STAT LEADERS (2007 Stats) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS (2006 stats) BATTING G-GS AVG H/AB HR RBI Sunday (1 p.m.) Gavin Brooks, LHP (collegiate debut) vs. Jason Franzblau, RHP (4-1, 3.30) Mickey Weisser 2-2 .500 4/8 0 2 Tim Stewart 2-2 .500 3/6 0 1 YESTERDAY’S GAME Will Penniall 2-0 .500 1/2 0 0 Winthrop scored six times in the third inning to overcome a 2-0 deficit and defeat UCLA, 6-4. UCLA Brandon Crawford 2-2 .429 3/7 0 0 sophomore Jason Novak allowed just four hits in 4.2 scoreless inning of relief and redshirt sophomore Ryan Babineau 2-2 .333 3/6 0 0 Brendan Lafferty limited the Eagles to one hit and no runs in 1.2 innings. Juniors Mickey Weisser and PITCHING G-GS ERA W-L IP SO Jason Novak 1-0 0.00 0-0 4.2 2 Alden Carrithers both finished 2-for-4, and sophomore Brandon Crawford posted a 2-for-5 performance Brendan Lafferty 1-0 0.00 0-0 1.2 1 at the plate. Sophomore Paul Schmidt (0-1) absorbed the loss, allowing four runs in 2.2 innings. Brant Rusticih 1-0 0.00 0-0 1.0 2 Tyson Brummett 1-1 1.12 1-0 8.0 6 ON THE HILL 2007 SCHEDULE Freshman Gavin Brooks will make his collegiate debut today in the rubber game between UCLA and 2/2 #23 Winthrop W, 2-1 Winthrop. Brooks threw 3.0 scoreless innings in last weekend’s annual Alumni Game. A three-year 2/3 #23 Winthrop L, 6-4 varsity baseball letterwinner at Rancho Buena Vista High School (Vista, Calif.), Brooks pitched eight 2/4 #23 Winthrop 1:00 p.m. scoreless innings and recorded 12 strikeouts as a senior. A 2005 AFLAC All-American, he posted a 2/9 at #2 Miami (EST) 7:00 p.m. 6-1 record with 56 strikeouts in 50 innings as a sophomore to earn team “most outstanding pitcher” 2/10 at #2 Miami (EST) 7:30 p.m. 2/11 at #2 Miami (EST) 1:00 p.m. honors as a sophomore. A talented student-athlete, Brooks was a Dean’s List honoree all four years 2/13 UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. and earned San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic accolades as a junior and senior. 2/16 East Carolina 6:00 p.m. 2/17 East Carolina 2:00 p.m. ABOUT THE EAGLES 2/18 East Carolina 1:00 p.m. Winthrop, located in Rock Hill, S.C., finished second in the Big South Conference in 2006, recording 2/20 at Long Beach State 6:30 p.m. 2/21 St. Paul Univ. (Japan) exhibition 6:00 p.m. a 46-18 overall record and an appearance in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. The Eagles return right- 2/23 at #14 Cal State Fullerton 7:00 p.m. handed pitcher Alex Wilson, outfielder Tommy Lentz and shortstop Chris Carrara from last season’s 2/24 #14 Cal State Fullerton 6:00 p.m. team. Winthrop is led by head coach Joe Hudak, who enters his 16th season (542-362-5) as the 2/25 #14 Cal State Fullerton 1:00 p.m. Eagles’ head baseball coach. The Eagles earned an at-large NCAA Tournament bid last season after 3/9 at #25 Mississippi (CST) 6:30 p.m. 3/10 at #25 Mississippi (CST) 1:30 p.m. posting a 24-7 Big South record. 3/11 at #25 Mississippi (CST) 12:00 p.m. 3/13 Long Beach State 6:00 p.m. MOVIN’ UP 3/16 at San Diego State 6:00 p.m. UCLA has earned a No. 13 preseason ranking from Baseball America, a No. 21 mark in the USA 3/17 at San Diego State 1:00 p.m. Today/ESPN coaches poll and a No. 26 ranking from Collegiate Baseball. The Bruins’ ended the 3/18 at San Diego State 1:00 p.m. 3/24 Pacific 6:00 p.m. 2000 season ranked No. 15 and finished the 1997 season in the College World Series with a No. 5 3/25 Pacific 1:00 p.m. national mark (Baseball America). Rivals.com has ranked the Bruins No. 16, and the NCBWA has 3/26 Pacific 1:00 p.m. slotted UCLA at No. 23 in its preseason poll. 3/30 at Stanford* 6:00 p.m. 3/31 at Stanford* 1:00 p.m. 4/1 at Stanford* 1:00 p.m. RANK THIS 4/5 Washington* 6:00 p.m. According to Boyd’s World, a national strength of schedule ranking service, UCLA will face the third- 4/6 Washington* 6:00 p.m. most difficult schedule in the nation. The Bruins will play 20 games against teams ranked in Baseball 4/7 Washington* 2:00 p.m. America’s preseason top-25 poll. Likewise, 50 of UCLA’s 56 regular-season games are against teams 4/10 UC Irvine 6:00 p.m. either ranked in or receiving votes in Collegiate Baseball’s preseason “Fabulous 40” poll. The Bruins 4/13 at USC* 7:00 p.m. 4/14 at USC* 1:30 p.m. begin the season with six games against top-25 teams – No. 23 Winthrop and No. 2 Miami. 4/15 at USC* 1:00 p.m. 4/17 #19 Pepperdine 6:00 p.m. WELCOME TO WESTWOOD 4/20 Cal State Northridge 6:00 p.m. The UCLA baseball program features 13 newcomers – 10 freshmen and three transfer students. The 4/21 Cal State Northridge 2:00 p.m. 4/22 Cal State Northridge 1:00 p.m. incoming recruiting class, ranked 13th nationally by Baseball America, is headlined by the 2006 Ari- 4/24 at UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. zona Gatorade Player of the Year (Charles Brewer) and four players selected in the 2006 MLB Draft 4/27 Arizona* 6:00 p.m. (Brewer, Matthew Drummond, Raul Duran and Casey Haerther). The Bruins welcome three talented 4/28 Arizona* 2:00 p.m. transfers - second baseman Alden Carrithers (UC Santa Barbara), catcher Brent Dean (L.A. Harbor 4/29 Arizona* 1:00 p.m. 5/1 at UC Irvine 6:00 p.m. CC) and outfielder Mickey Weisser (Sierra JC). Through the Bruins’ first two games, Carrithers (2- 5/4 California* 6:00 p.m. for-7) and Weisser (4-for-8) are hitting a combined 6-for-15 (.400). 5/5 California* 2:00 p.m. 5/6 California* 1:00 p.m. TOP DEFENSE 5/8 at #19 Pepperdine 3:00 p.m. The Bruins return five position players from the 2006 team, which finished the season ranked first 5/11 at #20 Arizona State* 7:00 p.m. 5/12 at #20 Arizona State* 6:00 p.m. in fielding percentage in the Pac-10 Conference. Anchored by catcher Ryan Babineau, who did 5/13 at #20 Arizona State* 1:00 p.m. not commit an error in 445 chances last season, UCLA returns outfielder Blair Dunlap (1.000), first 5/18 at Washington State* 5:30 p.m. baseman Tim Stewart (.997), outfielder Tim Murphy (.950), shortstop Brandon Crawford (.949) and 5/19 at Washington State* 2:00 p.m. sophomore Jermaine Curtis (.908). 5/20 at Washington State* 12:00 p.m. 5/25 #16 Oregon State* 6:00 p.m. 5/26 #16 Oregon State* 2:00 p.m. DON’T BE OFFENDED 5/27 #16 Oregon State* 12:00 p.m. Offense should be UCLA’s strength this season. After having ranked seventh in the Pac-10 in batting 6/1-3 NCAA Regionals TBD average last season, the Bruins return several reliable bats. Jermaine Curtis led all UCLA regulars 6/8-10 NCAA Super Regionals TBD in 2006 with a .336 batting average (.390 in Pac-10 play). Also returning to the Bruins’ potent lineup 6/15-25 College World Series TBD are Brandon Crawford (.318 avg, .297 Pac-10), Cody Decker (.302 avg, .450 Pac-10), Tim Stewart *indicates Pac-10 Conference game. (.301 avg, .277 Pac-10), Blair Dunlap (.300 avg, .302 Pac-10), Ryan Babineau (.258 avg, .351 Pac- Above rankings are from Baseball America. 10) and Tim Murphy (.254 avg). All game times local to site. UCLA SPORTS INFORMATION – J.D. MORGAN CENTER – 325 WESTWOOD PLAZA – LOS ANGELES, CA 90095.