2006 UCLA Baseball Game Notes UCLA Bruins (27-21, 10-8 Pac-10) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (32-18, 7-8 Big West) Tues., May 16, Anteater Ballpark UCLA 2006 Schedule Game Data: January UCLA at UC Irvine – Anteater Ballpark, May 16 at 6 p.m., Jason Novak, RHP (2-, 4.65) vs. Gary Nakashima, 28 Alumni Game W, 5-0 February RHP (2-, 4.5) 3 Fresno State L, 9- 4 Fresno State L, 0-5 Get After It: The UCLA baseball team (27-2, 10-8 Pac-0) travels to UC Irvine (32-8, 7-8 Big West) for a 5 Fresno State W, 2-2 non-conference matchup with the Anteaters on Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m. UC Irvine is the last non-confer- 0 Miami L, -3 ence opponent UCLA will face during the regular season, as Tuesday’s game will be the first of two games Miami W, 7-4 2 Miami L, 2-5 between the two teams in the next week. 4 UC Riverside L, 4-6 8 at Pacific W, 5-2 USC Recap: UCLA won a crucial three-game Pac-0 series against arch-rival USC this past weekend to 8 at Pacific W, 5- improve to 27-2 overall, and more importantly 10-8 in the Pac-0 standings. The Bruins dropped the first 9 at Pacific L, 0-3 2 Pepperdine W, 2-0 game of the series on Friday night, 8-6, but pounded the Trojans 8-3 on Saturday, and 12- on Sunday in 23 Waseda Univ. (Exhibition) X, 4-0 two televised games by Fox Sports Net. 24 Cal State Fullerton L, 2-7 25 at Cal State Fullerton L, -3 About the Anteaters: The UC Irvine Anteaters enter Tuesday’s game with a 32-8 overall record, a 7-8 mark 26 at Cal State Fullerton L, 6-2 in the Big West, and as one of the hottest teams in the nation. UCI has won 13 of its last 15 games, and 28 at Long Beach State W, 6-3 March had its season-best nine-game winning streak snapped on Sunday at home against Pacific. The Anteaters 3 at NC State W, 7-2 are 19-9 at home so far this season. As a team, UCI hits .283 (466-648) at the plate with 16 home runs, 4 at NC State W, 5-4 242 RBI, 273 runs scored and 95 stolen bases in 134 attempts. The Anteater pitching staff owns a 3.44 5 at NC State W, 3-2 7 at Pepperdine L, -6 team ERA with 362 strikeouts in 452. innings pitched while limiting opponents to a .26 batting average. 0 Ole Miss W, 9-2 Head Coach Dave Serrano is in his second season at the helm of the Anteater program. Ole Miss L, 5-6 2 Ole Miss W, 6-4 The UC Irvine-UCLA Series: UCLA leads the all-time series with UC Irvine with a mark of 35-20-. The 4 UNLV W, 6-2 7 San Diego State W, 4-6 Bruins swept the Anteaters last year in a home-and-home series, winning 3- at home on April 26, and 8 San Diego State W, 2-2 - at UC Irvine on May 10. When UC Irvine restarted its baseball program in 2002, led by head coach 9 San Diego State W, 9- John Savage, the Anteaters were 4-0 against the Bruins. 3 *at Washington L, 0-5 April Turning Point: UCLA’s season has made a change for the better since the Bruins played Long Beach State *at Washington W, 3-2 () 2 *at Washington L, -4 on Feb. 28. Entering that February game, UCLA was 5-9 overall and fresh off being swept in three-games 4 UC Irvine Postponed/Rain by Cal State Fullerton. The Bruins knocked off the No. 15 Dirtbags (6-3) that day, and went on to sweep 7 *Washington State W, 9-5 No. 7 NC State on the road. Since Feb. 28, UCLA is 22-2 (.647). 8 *Washington State L, 3-4 (0) 9 *Washington State W, 0-7 3 *at Arizona L, 3-4 Punch First: UCLA is quite successful when making the scoreboard light up first in a game. So far this 4 *at Arizona W, 3-8 season, the Bruins are 15-4 when scoring in the first inning, and 18-6 when scoring before the opposition 5 *at Arizona W, 8-5 in a game. UCLA is 9-5 when opponents score first in a game. 8 Long Beach State W, 9-7 2 *Arizona State L, 2-3 In the Fridge: When UCLA has a lead late in the ball game, the Bruins are pretty consistent at sealing the 22 *Arizona State W, 5- 23 *Arizona State W, -0 (0) deal. So far this season, UCLA is 25-3 when leading after six innings of play, and a perfect 26-0 when 25 UC Santa Barbara L, 8- owning the lead after eight innings. Four different Bruins have two-or-more saves on the year, led by 28 *at California W, 4-2 Senior Josh Roenicke with four. On the other side of things, UCLA is 1-4 when trailing after six innings 29 *at California L, 2-3 () 30 *at California L, 4-9 and 0-9 when behind after eight innings of play. May 2 at UC Riverside W, 9-4 Rank This: The UCLA baseball team was ranked in the national polls for the week of April 24-30. The 9 at UC Santa Barbara L, 3-4 Bruins entered the week ranked No. 22 in the nation by Baseball America, and No. 25 by the Rosenblatt 2 *USC L, 6-8 3 *USC W, 8-3 Report. This week marked the first time since March of 200 that UCLA has been ranked in the Top-25 4 *USC W, 2- by Baseball America. 6 at UC Irvine 6 p.m. 9 *Stanford 6 p.m. Rank That: 18 of the Bruins’ first 22 games this season were against nationally ranked opposition, with 20 *Stanford 2 p.m. a streak of 12-consecutive games versus ranked opponents once in effect. UCLA is 11-0 against ranked 2 *Stanford p.m. 23 UC Irvine 6 p.m. opposition on the season, and owns a series sweep of then-No. 17 ranked NC State on the road, and home 26 *at Oregon State 5 p.m. series wins against No. 19 Ole Miss and No. 10 Arizona State. The Bruins also swept Long Beach State in 27 *at Oregon State p.m. a home-in-home series for the first time since 995. 28 *at Oregon State 2 p.m. June 2-4 NCAA Regionals TBD Speaks For Itself: UCLA ranks in this week at No. 29 in the national RPI rankings, with a third-ranked 9- NCAA Super Regionals TBD strength of schedule. 6-26 College World Series TBD *Indicates Pac-10 Conference game Magic Numbers: So far this season, UCLA is 24-5 when scoring five or more runs in a ball game, and owns All game times are local to site. a 14-0 record when holding opponents to two runs or less. The Bruins are also 19-5 this season when 2006 UCLA Quick Facts recording 0 or more hits in a game. 1-2 Step: UCLA has a knack for scoring runs early. So far this season, the Bruins have outscored the op- School Information position 8-39 in the first two innings, outscoring opponents 45-20 in the first inning of games alone. Founded: 99 Enrollment: 36,890 Ba Boom: The Bruins have ripped 37 long balls in their last 35 games, a stretch that included home runs in Nickname: Bruins 3-consecutive games from Feb. 26-March 19. UCLA has 45 home runs on the season, good for second in Colors: Blue and Gold the Pac-0. 14 different Bruins have smacked round-trippers so far this season, with nine players already Home Field: Jackie Robinson Stadium owning three-or-more home runs on the year (Ambriz 4, Babineau 4, Crawford 5, Decker 5, Jensen 5, Capacity: ,250 McMillan 6, Smith 4, Stewart 4, Taylor, Jr. 3). UCLA is 9-8 this season when a Bruin homers in a game. Surface: Grass Dimensions: 330/365/390/365/330 Power Surge: UCLA was riding a season long five-game homer-less stretch entering its three-game series Affiliation: NCAA Division I with USC. The Bruins went homer-less in a three-game series for the first time this season at California, Conference: Pacific-0 and failed to go yard at UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara. The Bruins broke out of their long-ball funk Chancellor: Dr. Albert Carnasale with four home runs in the series, one by senior Sean Smith on Friday, a home run each by senior Chris Faculty Athletics Rep.: Donald Morrison Jensen and freshman Cody Decker on Saturday, and a bomb by Decker on Sunday. UCLA went four games Director of Athletics: Dan Guerrero without a home run was from Feb. 19-25, but the Bruins broke out of that drought by hitting 23 home Associate A.D./SWA: Petrina Long runs in the next 3-consecutive games. Athletic Dept. Phone: (30) 825-8699 Ticket Office Phone: (30) 825-20 Big Innings: UCLA likes to score its runs in bunches, as the Bruins have scored three or more runs in an inning 42 times this season.