UCLA Baseball UCLA Sports Information u J.D. Morgan Center u 325 Westwood Plaza u Los Angeles, CA 90095 Baseball SID: Alex Timiraos u atimiraos@athletics.ucla.edu u (310) 206-4008 u (310) 825-8664 FAX 2008 STATS LEADERS Name GP/GS AVG AB H HR RBI Alden Carrithers 27/27.385 109 42 3 27 Brent Dean 13/12.323 31 10 1 4 Brandon Crawford 27/27.318 107 34 3 19 Casey Haerther 25/24.270 100 27 3 17 Jermaine Curtis 27/27.264 106 28 1 10 Name GP/GS ERA W-L IP SO Matt Grace 7/0 3.12 0-0 8.2 5 Tim Murphy 9/7 3.55 2-3 50.2 58 Brendan Lafferty 14/0 4.78 1-1 32.0 27 2008 Schedule 2/22 Oklahoma W, 7-5 2/23 Oklahoma L, 3-2 (12) 2/24 Oklahoma Ccd. (rain) 2/26 at Cal State Northridge^ Susp. (8th) 2/27 UC Santa Barbara W, 5-4 (13) 2/29 Southern W, 11-2 3/1 vs. Bethune-Cookman # (ESPN2) W, 2-0 3/2 at USC W, 4-3 3/4 at Cal State Fullerton L, 7-1 3/5 Cal State Fullerton L, 13-2 3/7 St. Mary s W, 14-0 3/8 St. Mary s W, 4-3 3/9 St. Mary s L, 4-2 3/11 Pepperdine W, 11-3 3/13 at Cal Poly L, 9-8 3/14 at Cal Poly W, 10-6 3/15 at Cal Poly W, 12-9 3/21 Long Beach State L, 13-3 3/22 at Long Beach State L, 3-2 3/22 at Long Beach State L, 10-3 3/25 at San Diego State L, 6-3 3/28 at Arizona* W, 4-3 (10) 3/29 at Arizona* W, 20-8 3/30 at Arizona* L, 8-4 4/1 San Diego State W, 6-2 4/4 USC* L, 6-1 4/5 USC* L, 7-4 4/6 USC* W, 4-2 4/8 UC Irvine L, 6-5 (10) 4/11 UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. 4/12 UC Riverside 2:00 p.m. 4/13 UC Riverside 1:00 p.m. 4/15 Cal State Northridge 6:00 p.m. 4/18 Stanford* 6:00 p.m. 4/19 Stanford* 2:00 p.m. 4/20 Stanford* 1:00 p.m. 4/22 UNLV 6:00 p.m. 4/25 at Washington* 6:30 p.m. 4/26 at Washington* 2:00 p.m. 4/27 at Washington* 1:00 p.m. 4/29 at Pepperdine 3:00 p.m. 5/2 Arizona State* 6:00 p.m. 5/3 Arizona State* (FSN) 4:00 p.m. 5/4 Arizona State* 1:00 p.m. 5/6 San Diego 6:00 p.m. 5/9 at Oregon State* 5:00 p.m. 5/10 at Oregon State* 1:00 p.m. 5/11 at Oregon State* 1:00 p.m. 5/13 at UC Irvine 6:00 p.m. 5/16 Washington State* 6:00 p.m. 5/17 Washington State* (FSN) 1:30 p.m. 5/18 Washington State* 1:00 p.m. 5/20 at Cal State Fullerton 6:00 p.m. 5/23 at California* 2:30 p.m. 5/24 at California* 1:00 p.m. 5/25 at California* 1:00 p.m. 5/30-6/1 NCAA Regionals TBD 6/6-9 NCAA Super Regionals TBD 6/14-25 College World Series TBD ^ Game to be resumed April 15 at UCLA (4:30 p.m.) # at MLB Urban Youth Academy (Compton, Calif.) *indicates Pac-10 Conference game. UCLA to host three-game weekend series against uc riverside Bruins look to pick up momentum with non-conference set versus Highlanders LOS ANGELES UCLA continues its 13-game homestand with a three-game series versus UC Riverside this weekend. The non-conference series begins Friday at 6 p.m., as UCLA sends left-hander Tim Murphy to the hill against UC Riverside right-hander Stephen Penney. The series continues Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. UCLA will play its second of three consecutive weekend series at home. Last spring, both teams split a pair of Tuesday evening contests. UC Riverside enters this weekend with a 9-18 mark, including a 3-3 record in Big West Conference play. uc riverside (9-18) at UCLA (14-13) at UCLA s Jackie Robinson Stadium Friday, April 11, 6 p.m. UCR Stephen Penney, RHP, Jr. (0-3, 5.30) UCLA Tim Murphy, LHP, Jr. (2-3, 3.55) Saturday, April 12, 2 p.m. UCR Matt Larkins, RHP, Fr. (4-1, 3.37) UCLA Charles Brewer, RHP, So. (3-3, 5.03) Sunday, April 13, 1 p.m. UCR Paul Bargas, LHP, So. (1-3, 4.89) UCLA Gavin Brooks, LHP, So. (2-2, 5.61) SERIES VS. UC RIVERSIDE UCLA leads the all-time series against UC Riverside by a 16-9 margin. Last season, the Bruins downed the Highlanders, 3-2, at Jackie Robinson Stadium in both teams seventh game of the year (Feb. 13). UC Riverside won, 3-1, at Riverside Sports Complex on April 24. Under head coach John Savage, the Bruins have tallied a 3-3 record against UC Riverside. In two games last year versus the Highlanders, Alden Carrithers led the Bruins with a.556 average, hitting 5-for-9 with one walk. LEADING THE WAY Slated to start Friday evening, left-hander Tim Murphy leads the Bruins staff with 58 strikeouts in a team-high 50.2 innings. A native of Vista, Calif., Murphy has averaged 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The left-hander was tagged with his third loss of the year, making a relief appearnce Tuesday evening, as he surrendered one run and two hits in the 10th inning of a 6-5 setback against No. 7 UC Irvine. Last Friday against USC, Murphy totaled 10 strikeouts in 7.1 innings, limiting the Trojans to three runs (two earned) and six hits. HIT PARADE Alden Carrithers has compiled an eight-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 23 of 27 games. Earlier this spring, Carrithers recorded a 10-game hitting streak, during which he hit at a.500 clip (23-for-46) with 11 runs and nine RBI. Currently, the Portland, Ore., resident leads the team with a.385 average, 42 hits, 109 at-bats, eight doubles, three triples, 27 RBI and 11 stolen bases. Last season, Carrithers led UCLA with a.352 batting average, a.455 on-base percentage, 53 runs and 32 walks. RALLY FALLS SHORT UCLA overcame a 5-0 deficit Tuesday evening against No. 7 UC Irvine, only to lose by a 6-5 margin in 10 innings. Trailing by five runs after four innings, the Bruins added one in the fifth, two in the sixth and two in the seventh. UCLA s bullpen clamped down, holding the visiting Anteaters scoreless from the fifth through the ninth innings. UC Irvine s Ollie Linton drew a leadoff walk in the 10th inning, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt, and scored the go-ahead run on a base-hit up the middle by Jeff Cusick. WEB GEM Brandon Crawford, the Bruins slick-fielding shortstop, has posted a.318 batting average in 27 starts. Crawford has collected 34 hits in 107 at-bats, tallying three home runs, 19 RBI, 21 runs and eight stolen bases. The Pleasanton, Calif., resident was one of 75 players to be named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List. Crawford was also named a preseason All-American by Baseball America, Louisville Slugger and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). rivalry ENDURES, streak ended UCLA s six-game winning streak against crosstown rival USC was snapped April 4, as the Trojans defeated the Bruins, 6-1. USC won two of three games over the weekend, as both teams split four games during the regular season. The Trojans earned a 7-4 win Saturday, before UCLA responded with a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon. In 2006 and 2007, UCLA captured the season series against its crosstown rival the Bruins won two of three games at home in 2006 and swept USC at Dedeaux Field in 2007. RUN SUPPORT The Bruins have posted a 10-2 record when scoring five or more runs. When scoring three runs or fewer, UCLA has logged a 1-9 mark. UCLA has scored 10 or more runs in six games this spring. The Bruins scored a season-high 20 runs at Arizona (March 29), pounding out a season-best 22 hits and totaling 17 RBI in the Pac-10 victory. UCLA also scored 22 runs in a currently-suspended game at Cal State Northridge that game will be resumed in the bottom of the eighth innning on April 15 (4:30 p.m.), when the Matadors travel to Jackie Robinson Stadium for the final regular-season affair between both teams (6 p.m. start). QUICK HITS John Savage stands five victories shy of 100 as UCLA s head baseball coach (95-107 record). UCLA s remaining schedule features 16 Pac-10 games and nine non-conference contests. The Bruins will conclude the season playing eight of 11 games away from Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA s pitching staff has logged two shutouts through the first 26 games. Each weekend starter has had at least one outing of eight innings or longer this spring.
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Photographers are never allowed to shoot on the field of play and should not interact with players or coaches during or before games. 2008 UCLA QUICK FACTS School Information Founded...1919 Enrollment...37,500 Nickname...Bruins Colors...Blue and Gold Home Field...Jackie Robinson Stadium Stadium Capacity...1,250 Surface...Grass Dimensions... 330/370/395/370/330 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Pacific-10 Chancellor...Gene Block Director of Athletics... Dan Guerrero Faculty Athletics Rep... Donald Morrison Associate A.D./SWA...Petrina Long Athletic Dept. Phone... (310) 825-8699 Ticket Office Phone... (310) 825-2101 Baseball History First Season of Baseball...1920 All-Time Record...2081-1800-34 (.536) College World Series Appearances... 2 (1969, 1997) Super Regional Appearances...2 (2000, 2007) Regional Appearances...14 (last, 2007) Team Information 2007 Overall Record...33-28 (.568) Home/Away/Neutral...19-11/12-17/2-0 2007 Pac-10 Record...14-10 (3rd) Pac-10 Home/Away...7-5/7-5 2007 NCAA Tournament...NCAA Super Regional Final Ranking...No. 22 (Baseball America) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...22/9 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost...6/2 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...2/1 Returning Redshirts... 3 Newcomers... 12 Incoming Freshmen... 10 Incoming Transfers... 2 Coaching Staff Head Coach...John Savage Alma Mater/Year... Nevada/1991 Record at UCLA...95-107 (Fourth year) Career Record... 183-191-1 (Seventh year) Baseball Office Phone... (310) 794-8210 Assistant Coaches... Brian Green (4th year) Matt Jones (4th year) P.C. Shaw (2nd year) Staff Athletic Trainer... Steve Agee Strength & Conditioning Coach...Karl Jordan Student Athletic Trainers... Amanda Smith, Nadya Seal Student Managers... Trevor Ryan, Matt Frost Video Coordinator... Ryan Menezes HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS Left-handed pitcher Brendan Lafferty hails from Riverside, Calif., and two other Bruins catcher Ryan Babineau and third baseman Jermaine Curtis grew up nearby. Lafferty attended Riverside Polytechnic from 2001-2004, earning a varsity baseball letter each of his final three seasons. Lafferty was a classmate of UC Riverside outfielder Aaron Wible, a fourth-year senior. Babineau, a graduate of Etiwanda High School, grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., roughly 25 miles northwest of Riverside. Curtis, who attended A.B. Miller High School, hails from Fontana, Calif., a 15-mile trek from Riverside. EXTRA! EXTRA! UCLA has posted a 2-2 record in four extra-inning ballgames this season. The Bruins did not play any extrainning games in 2007. Two of the team s first three games this year were extra-inning affairs. UCLA lost a 12-inning game, 3-2, to Oklahoma in the nightcap of a season-opening doubleheader on Feb. 23. The Bruins outlasted UC Santa Barbara, 5-4, in 13 innings on Feb. 27, a game that lasted five hours and 35 minutes. UCLA edged Arizona, 4-3, in 10 innings on March 28 in the Bruins Pac-10 season opener. UC Irvine downed the Bruins, 6-5, in 10 innings on April 8 at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins last played an extra inning game of 13 innings or longer on April 18, 2003, when UCLA won at Arizona State, 8-7 (13 innings). SATURDAY STARTER Right-hander Charles Brewer, slated to start Saturday s ballgame, has made nine appearances (five starts) in 2008. Brewer sports a 3-3 record and 5.03 ERA in 48.1 innings, the second-highest total on the staff. Brewer limited Cal Poly (March 14) to one run and four hits in nine innings of relief, entering the game with UCLA trailing, 4-0, and nobody out in the first inning. Brewer earned the victory in UCLA s 10-6 win. One week later, the sophomore from Paradise Valley, Calif., allowed three runs (two earned) and 12 hits in 8.1 innings, as the Bruins dropped game one of a Saturday doubleheader (March 22) at Long Beach State. top backstop Junior Ryan Babineau has been named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list, as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. The award is given annually to the top Division I collegiate catcher. Babineau has caught more games than any Pac-10 catcher (135), making 132 starts. Babineau has committed two errors in 1,067 chances (.998 pct.), throwing out 39 of 93 attempted base stealers (41.9 pct). This season, opponents have attemped to steal off Babineau 11 times (four successfully). As a freshman, he earned All- Pac-10 team honors. Last spring, Babineau was named an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection. haerther makes history First baseman Casey Haerther recorded a UCLA and Pac-10 Conference record seven hits in seven plate appearances in a 20-8 win at Arizona on March 29. Haerther registered career highs with four doubles, four runs and four RBI. The Chatsworth, Calif., resident finished the weekend going 9-for-14 (.643) with four doubles, one home run, six RBI and 16 total bases. In the final two games at Arizona, Haerther raised his batting average 85 points (.203 to.288). GO-TO GUY Left-hander Brendan Lafferty has made a team-high 14 appearances through 27 games. Lafferty collected his second save of the year in UCLA s 20-8 win at Arizona, hurling three scoreless innings while striking out four hitters. Lafferty has compiled a 1-1 record and 4.78 ERA in 32.0 innings, the fourth-highest total on the club. Lafferty has recorded 27 strikeouts and issued 15 walks. The Riverside, Calif., resident has competed with UCLA longer than any other player (only current player from the 2005 squad). Lafferty made 15 appearances in 2005, redshirted the 2006 season, and led the team with 25 appearances last spring. FRESH MEN Several freshmen have made solid contributions the last several weeks. Chris Giovinazzo, a standout football and baseball player at Laguna Hills High School, has started in the outfield in each of the Bruins last seven games. Giovinazzo has hit safely in four of his seven starts, scoring five runs and drawing three walks. Niko Gallego, a talented second baseman from Esperanza High School, has gone 3-for-7 with one run and one RBI in the Bruins last two games. Left-handed pitcher Matt Grace has made seven relief appearances, registering a 3.12 ERA and.172 opponent batting average in 8.2 innings. Grace, who starred at Palos Verdes High School for four seasons, captured CIF Southern Section Division IV Player of the Year honors as a junior. PROJECTIONS AND PREDICTIONS Baseball America tabbed UCLA as its preseason favorite to win the Pac-10 Conference. The national baseball publication predicts the Bruins to finish ahead of Arizona, Oregon State and Arizona State, respectively. Shortstop Brandon Crawford, outfielder Gabe Cohen and left-handed starter Gavin Brooks were named preseason All-Pac-10 selections by Baseball America. The publication listed Rob Rasmussen as one of the five top newcomers and pegged Crawford and left-hander Tim Murphy as the second- and sixth-best pro prospects in this year s draft class. Baseball America listed Jermaine Curtis as the conference s best defensive third baseman and Brandon Crawford as the Pac-10 s best defensive shortstop. TWO DOLLAR TUESDAYS All season long, tickets to Tuesday evening games at UCLA s Jackie Robinson Stadium will cost just two dollars. The remaining Tuesday night games include non-conference opponents Cal State Northridge (April 15), UNLV (April 22) and San Diego (May 6). THE POLL IN THE PAC UCLA was selected third out of nine teams in the Pac-10 preseason coaches poll. The Bruins were picked to finish behind Arizona and Arizona State, respectively. Arizona picked up six of nine first-place votes, and Arizona State recorded the other three first-place votes. Last season, UCLA was picked fourth in the preseason coaches poll and finished third with a 14-10 mark in Pac-10 ballgames. PAC-10 PRESEASON POLL No. School (first-place votes) Points 1. Arizona (6) 61 2. Arizona State (3) 56 3. UCLA 51 4. Oregon State 44 5. California 32 6. Stanford 30 7. USC 23 8. Washington State 18 9. Washington 9
CLOSING THE DEAL Right-hander Jason Novak notched his first collegiate save in UCLA s 4-2 win over USC on April 6, inducing Roberto Lopez to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. Novak hurled 2.1 innings of hitless relief against UC Irvine on April 8, recording one strikeout. In five appearances (6.0 innings), the junior from Agoura, Calif., has allowed two runs and six hits. Novak has made 52 appearances in three seasons, including four starts as a freshman in 2006. BACK TO WORK Entering his fourth season at the helm of the program, head coach John Savage has the Bruin baseball program headed in the right direction. UCLA finished its 2007 season with its first trip to the NCAA Super Regionals since 2000. The Bruins dropped both games to Cal State Fullerton, by scores of 12-2 and 2-1. UCLA advanced to the Super Regionals after winning the Long Beach Regional, recording wins over No. 3- seed Pepperdine (7-3), No. 4-seed Illinois-Chicago (3-1) and No. 1-seed Long Beach State (7-4) at Blair Field. Last year, the Bruins advanced to the postseason for the second consecutive season. No UCLA baseball team has made three straight postseason appearances. INJURY REPORT Sophomore outfielder/left-handed pitcher Justin Uribe will miss the remainder of the 2008 season with a left elbow injury (torn UCL). Uribe s season-ending injury will require surgery. Freshman left-hander Rob Rasmussen will miss 2-3 weeks with a fractured left foot (return expected early May). Rasmussen sustained the injury on a line drive in the third inning against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 27). Freshman right-hander Dan Klein remains inactive with shoulder soreness. Freshman outfielder Jeff Rapoport (shoulder) missed the 2007 season with a shoulder injury and may return later this spring. Freshman right-hander Erik Goeddel (elbow) and junior right-hander Tim Schlatter (shoulder) remain sidelined. ON THE WEB All UCLA home games can be listened to and viewed online at uclabruins.com. Danny Lee and Tim Wilhelm have the call at UCLA s official athletics website. Audio broadcasts of road series Oregon State (May 9-11) and California (May 23-25) will be carried live online. All remaining regular-season games can be followed live through CSTV s GameTracker, available at uclabruins.com. UCLA s PROBABLE STARTERS C Ryan Babineau (Jr.) KEY STATS.246 avg., 15-for-61, 3 2B, 11 RBI, 10 R, 11 BB,.360 OBP Hitting.381 (8-for-21) this spring with runners in scoring position Missed six consecutive games with a hip flexor injury (Feb. 29 - March 7) 1B Casey Haerther (So.) KEY STATS.270 avg., 27-for-100, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 6 SB in 7 att. Hit 7-for-7 in a 20-8 win over Arizona on March 29, totaling 4 RBI, 4 2B and 4 runs Belted a solo home run to left field in Tuesday night s 6-5 loss to UC Irvine 2B Niko Gallego (Fr.) KEY STATS.364 avg., 4-for-11, 1 2B, 2 RBI,.417 OBP Earned his first career start, playing second base, against USC (April 6) Went 2-for-4 Tuesday against UC Irvine; tied the game in the seventh inning, 5-5 SS Brandon Crawford (Jr.) KEY STATS.318 avg., 34-for-107, 3 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 21 R, 8/13 SB/SBA Has gone 2-for-4 in each of UCLA s last three games (two vs. USC, one vs. UC Irvine) Helped UCLA rally from a 5-0 deficit against UC Irvine, swatting a HR in the sixth inning 3B Jermaine Curtis (Jr.) KEY STATS.264 avg., 28-for-106, 7 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, team-high 21 R Hitting.400 in six Pac-10 Conference games, totaling two doubles and one triple Went 8-for-11 in UCLA s two wins at Arizona; two consecutive four-hit efforts in Tucson LF Alden Carrithers (Sr.) KEY STATS.385 avg., 42-for-109, team-best 8 2B and 3 3B, 3 HR, 21 R, 27 RBI Bruins most productive hitter; boasts a.457 on-base percentage and team-high.385 avg. Has hit safely in each of last eight games; 23 of 27 games overall this season CF Brady Dolan (R-Sr.) KEY STATS.246 avg., 16-for-65, 3 2B, 3/4 SB/SBA, 11 R Has made 18 outfield starts (12 in left, three in center and three in right) Totaled four two-hit efforts in 18 starts; has drawn 11 walks RF Chris Giovinazzo (Fr.) KEY STATS.174 avg., 4-for-23, 5 R in seven outfield starts Versatile athlete who can play the outfield and catch; has played in eight games Has recorded a hit in four of his seven starts, including three straight games last week DH Gabe Cohen (So.) KEY STATS.204 avg., 20-for-98, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 4 2B, 1 3B, 9 R Went 1-for-3 as the designated hitter in a 6-5 loss to UC Irvine on Tuesday Leads all hitters with five home runs; second on the team with 21 RBI P Tim Murphy (Jr.) KEY STATS 2-3 record, 3.55 ERA, team-leading 58 K in 50.2 IP,.246 OAV Has led the Bruins to two weekend shutouts (including complete game shutout, March 1) Averaging 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings; made seven weekend starts, two relief app. P Charles Brewer (So.) KEY STATS 3-3 record, 5.03 ERA, 32 K in 48.1 IP,.289 OAV Posted a career-high nine strikeouts in nine innings of relief at Cal Poly (March 14) Has pitched in nine games, including five starts (four weekend starts) P Gavin Brooks (So.) KEY STATS 2-2 record, 5.61 ERA, 27 K in 33.2 IP,.244 OAV Limited USC to two runs and four hits in 8.1 innings (April 6), earning the victory Has registered a 3.68 ERA in his last two starts, throwing a combined 14.2 innings other key players TO WATCH INF Eddie Murray (Jr.) Has gone 1-for-6 in seven games; played in 29 games as a sophomore last season INF Cody Decker (Jr.) Totaled three home runs and 11 RBI in 22 games; has tallied a.351 on-base percentage OF Mickey Weisser (Sr.) Had a key pinch-hit RBI-single in the eighth inning of UCLA s 4-2 win over USC (April 6) OF Blair Dunlap (R-So.) Went 1-for-3 with one run in UCLA s 6-2 win over San Diego State (April 1) OF Brett Krill (Fr.) Earned his first career start at San Diego State (March 25), going 1-for-2 with one walk C Brent Dean (Sr.) Started 12 games behind the plate; has posted a.323 avg and.475 OBP this spring P Brendan Lafferty (R-Jr.) Has logged a 4.78 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 32.0 IP (team-high 14 relief appearances) P Garett Claypool (So.) Tallied a 1-0 record and 4.86 ERA in nine appearances (two starts) this spring P Matt Grace (Fr.) Posted a 3.12 ERA in seven appearances, limiting opponents to a.172 ERA P Matt Drummond (So.) Made 10 appearances (two starts), totaling a 5.96 ERA and 21 K in 25.2 innings P Jason Novak (Jr.) Earned his first collegiate save vs. USC (April 6), inducing a game-ending double play UCLA S RECORD Win-Loss Record When... Overall...14-13 Pac-10 Conference...3-3 Pac-10 Conference Home/Road...1-2/2-1 Non-Conference...11-10 Home games...8-7 Away games...5-6 Neutral site...1-0 Day games...5-4 Night games...9-9 vs. left-handed starter...5-2 vs. right-handed starter...9-11 1-run games...4-4 2-run games...3-1 5+ run games...4-5 Extra innings...2-2 Shutouts...2-0 When UCLA scores... 0-2 runs...1-6 3-5 runs...4-5 6-9 runs...3-1 10+ runs...6-0 When the opponent scores... 0-2 runs...5-0 3-5 runs...5-3 6-9 runs...4-7 10+ runs...0-3 Inning breakdown UCLA scored in 1st inning...4-1 Opponent scored in 1st inning...6-4 UCLA scores first...7-2 Opponent scores first...7-11 After 6...leading...10-1...trailing...2-10...tied...2-2 After 7...leading...11-1...trailing...2-10...tied...1-2 After 8...leading...11-2...trailing...0-9...tied...3-2 Miscellaneous statistics Hit 0 home runs...6-7 Hit 1 home run...6-4 Hit 2+ home runs...2-2 Opponent hit 0 home runs...9-5 Opponent hit 1 home run...2-4 Opponent hit 2+ home runs...3-4 Made 0 errors...6-4 Made 1 error...5-2 Made 2+ errors...3-7 Opponent made 0 errors...3-4 Opponent made 1 error...2-7 Opponent made 2+ errors...9-2 UCLA out-hit opponent...12-2 Opponent out-hit UCLA...2-10 Hits are tied...0-1 UCLA s record in February...3-1 March...9-9 April...2-3 UCLA s record on Tuesdays...2-3 Wednesdays...1-1 Fridays...3-3 Saturdays...5-4 Sundays...3-2 UCLA s record when Charles Brewer starts...2-3 Gavin Brooks starts...4-2 Garett Claypool starts...1-1 Matt Drummond starts...1-1 Dan Klein starts...1-1 Tim Murphy starts...3-4 Rob Rasmussen starts...1-0 Justin Uribe starts...1-1
HEAD COACH JOHN SAVAGE Record at UCLA 95-107 (4th year) Overall Record 183-191-1 (7th year) In his fourth season as head coach at UCLA, John Savage has established the Bruins as a perennial national contender. Savage led UCLA to the postseason the past two seasons. In June 2006, the Bruins played in the Malibu Regional. UCLA swept the 2007 Long Beach Regional before advancing to the Super Regional at Cal State Fullerton, UCLA s first Super Regional since 2000. Savage has also made significant strides on the recruiting trail, helping UCLA land three recruiting classes ranked in the top-13 by Baseball America. In the fall of 2005, Savage and his coaching staff unveiled their first recruiting class at UCLA, a group ranked the No. 5 class by Baseball America. His last two recruiting classes have been ranked No. 13 and No. 7, respectively. Aside from featuring winning teams, outstanding recruiting classes, and consistently challenging schedules, Savage has made significant improvements to Jackie Robinson Stadium. Among the latest upgrades include a new grass field surface, a state-of-the-art backstop, the installation of over 1,000 chairback seats and improved hitting facilities and bullpens. SAVAGE VS. OPPONENTS Team at UCI at UCLA Overall Arizona 2-7-1 6-6 8-13-1 Arizona State 0-1 2-7 2-8 Baylor 3-3 0-0 3-3 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 1-0 1-0 BYU 2-1 0-0 2-1 Cal Poly (SLO) 7-2 3-3 10-5 California 5-4 4-5 9-9 Cal State Fullerton 2-7 1-11 3-18 Cal State Northridge 2-7 5-1 7-8 East Carolina 0-0 3-0 3-0 Fresno State 3-3 3-3 6-6 Gonzaga 3-0 0-0 3-0 Hawaii 3-1 0-0 3-1 Illinois-Chicago 0-0 1-0 1-0 Long Beach State 6-5 3-6 9-11 Loyola Marymount 0-0 0-2 0-2 Miami 0-0 1-5 1-5 Michigan 0-1 0-0 0-1 Minnesota 2-1 0-0 2-1 Mississippi 0-0 3-3 3-3 Missouri 0-0 0-1 0-1 NC State 0-0 3-0 3-0 Nevada 0-0 0-1 0-1 Notre Dame 0-1 0-0 0-1 Oklahoma 0-0 1-2 1-2 Oral Roberts 0-1 0-0 0-1 Oregon State 0-0 2-6 2-6 Pacific 5-4 5-4 10-8 Pepperdine 5-2 5-2 10-4 Sacramento State 2-1 0-0 2-1 San Diego 3-5 1-0 4-5 San Diego State 3-4 4-5 7-9 Santa Clara 3-2 0-0 3-2 Southern 0-0 1-0 1-0 St. Mary s 3-0 2-1 5-1 Stanford 0-0 6-3 6-3 Texas A&M 0-0 0-3 0-3 UC Irvine --- 6-2 6-2 UCLA 4-0 --- 4-0 UC Riverside 4-5 3-3 7-8 UC Santa Barbara 6-3 2-4 8-7 UNLV 4-1 1-0 5-1 USC 2-4 7-6 9-10 Utah 0-0 0-1 0-1 Washington 2-6 3-6 5-12 Washington State 2-2 5-4 7-6 Winthrop 0-0 2-1 2-1 TOTALS 88-84-1 95-107 183-191-1 MARK THE CALENDAR UCLA s game at Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, Feb. 26, was suspended in the middle of the eighth inning due to darkness. The remainder of that game (beginning at the start of the bottom of the eighth) will resume on Tuesday, April 15 at UCLA (4:30 p.m.). Both teams are scheduled to play that evening at 6 p.m. at UCLA s Jackie Robinson Stadium. Should the remainder of the suspended game extend past 5:30 p.m., the second game will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first. UCLA leads Cal State Northridge in the suspended contest, 22-2. Statistics from the game do not become official until its conclusion on April 15. ON THE HORIZON Head coach John Savage announced on Nov. 14, 2007, that seven student-athletes had signed National Letters of Intent during the early signing period to attend UCLA and play baseball. These student-athletes will arrive on campus and enroll in the fall of 2008. Headed by assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Brian Green, the fourth recruiting class under Savage includes six position players and one pitcher. This group features three AFLAC All-Americans infielders Chris Amezquita and Clark Murphy and right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole. All seven signees have earned all-league honors in high school and were Milwaukee Brewers Area Code Games selections. Cole and Cutter Dykstra have captured preseason first-team All-America honors and Murphy has earned third-team All-America accolades from Baseball America. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (High School) Chris Amezquita INF 6-2 190 R/R La Mirada, Calif. (Servite) Tyler Chatwood INF/OF/C 6-0 170 R/R Yucaipa, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Gerrit Cole RHP 6-3 190 R/R Santa Ana, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) Cutter Dykstra INF 6-0 170 R/R Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake) Clark Murphy 1B/OF 6-3 200 L/L Fallbrook, Calif. (Fallbrook Union) Tyler Rahmatulla INF 5-11 165 R/R Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mater Dei) Steve Rodriguez C 6-1 190 L/R Lomita, Calif. (St. John Bosco) BIG LEAGUERS Six former Bruin ballplayers began the 2008 MLB season on 25-man rosters. In 2007, nine former Bruins played in the major leagues. Two players from the 1997 College World Series squad, Eric Byrnes (Arizona) and Troy Glaus (St. Louis), and two teammates from 1998-2000, Garrett Atkins (Colorado) and Chase Utley (Philadelphia), are on big-league rosters. Former Bruin teammates Dave Roberts (San Francisco) and Adam Melhuse (Texas) are also among ex-ucla players in the majors. Right-hander Casey Janssen (Toronto) will miss the 2008 season with a torn labrum (right shoulder) and has been placed on the 60-day disabled list. Former Bruin 2008 MLB Team Years at UCLA MLB Draft (Yr, Rd, Tm) Garrett Atkins Colorado Rockies 1998-2000 2000, 5th (Colorado) Eric Byrnes Arizona Diamondbacks 1995-1998 1998, 8th (Oakland) Troy Glaus St. Louis Cardinals 1995-1997 1997, 1st (Anaheim) Casey Janssen (60-day DL) Toronto Blue Jays 2001-2004 2004, 4th (Toronto) Adam Melhuse Texas Rangers 1992-1993 1993, 13th (Toronto) Dave Roberts San Francisco Giants 1991-1994 1994, 28th (Cleveland) Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies 1998-2000 2000, 1st (Philadelphia) ON THE FARM Last summer, 17 former Bruins competed in minor league baseball 11 of those players were drafted under head coach John Savage. Five former Bruins have begun the 2008 minor league season playing double-a, and two former Bruins are competing on triple-a clubs (Ben Francisco and Wes Whisler). Hector Ambriz, Chris Denove, David Huff, Dave Johnson and Kyle Wilson have started their respective seasons in double-a ball. Two Bruins from last year s ballclub Tyson Brummett and Brant Rustich are playing at the single-a level. Brummett is pitching for the Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies affiliate) and Brant Rustich is competing for the St. Lucie Mets (Mets advanced single-a affiliate). COACHING AT A HIGH LEVEL Former Bruin and major league infielder Torey Lovullo enters his third season as the Buffalo Bisons manager (triple-a, Cleveland). Lovullo has led the Bisons to winning records in each of his first two seasons after having spent 13 years playing professional baseball. Former Bruin ballplayers Eric Valent (Williamsport Crosscutters, single-a, Philadelphia) and Jerry Weinstein (Modesto Nuts, high-a, Colorado) are also serving as coaches in the minor leagues. JOHN SAVAGE S YEAR-BY-YEAR John Savage has compiled a 95-107 record, midway through his fourth season as head coach at UCLA. A graduate of University of Nevada ( 91), Savage has coached 17 major-league players in his 16-year career as a college baseball coach. Prior to coaching at UCLA, Savage spent three years as the head coach at UC Irvine, where he brought back a dormant baseball program (school did not field baseball since 1992). Savage arrived at UC Irvine after having served as the pitching coach at USC from 1996-2000. With the Trojans, Savage was responsible for the development of current major league pitchers Barry Zito (San Francisco), Mark Prior (San Diego) and Brian Bannister (Kansas City). Year School Record Conference Postseason 2002 UC Irvine 33-26.559 14-10 t-4th (Big West) 2003 UC Irvine 21-35.375 8-13 t-5th (Big West) 2004 UC Irvine 34-23-1.595 10-11 t-4th (Big West) Midwest Regional 2005 UCLA 15-41.260 4-20 8th (Pac-10) 2006 UCLA 33-25.560 13-10 3rd (Pac-10) Malibu Regional 2007 UCLA 33-28.540 14-10 3rd (Pac-10) Fullerton Super Regional 2008 UCLA 14-13.519 3-3 7th season (overall) 183-191-1.489 66-77.464 3 Regional Appearances 3 seasons (at UC Irvine) 88-84-1.509 32-34.484 1 Regional Appearance 4th season (at UCLA) 95-107.470 34-43.442 2 Regional Appearances
HAERTHER S HISTORIC EVENING Sophomore first baseman sets school record with 7-for-7 performance Casey Haerther went 7-for-7 in UCLA s 20-8 win at then-no. 6 Arizona on March 29 at Jerry Kindall Field. The hitting performance by Haerther, a sophomore first baseman from Chatsworth, Calif., not only set records at UCLA, but also in the Pac-10 Conference. By game s end, he had posted more than a few memorable numbers. HAERTHER S 7-FOR-7 EFFORT: marked his career highs in hits and at-bats set a Pac-10 single-game record for hits by an individual (previous high, six hits, happened numerous times) was the first time a Bruin recorded six hits or more in a game since May 9, 2000, when Chasey Utley went 6-for-6 marked the first seven-hit performance in Division I college baseball since April 21, 2002 (Brad Bauder of Virginia Tech, 8-for-8, vs. Georgetown) HAERTHER S FOUR DOUBLES: marked his career high was the most doubles in a single game on record by a Bruin baseball player tied the Pac-10 record for most doubles in a game (last, Jeff Larish, Arizona State vs. Arizona on May 26, 2003) HAERTHER S 11 TOTAL BASES: marked his career high was the most total bases in a game by a Bruin since Ryan McCarthy recorded 12 total bases against Arizona State (April 18, 2004) HAERTHER S FOUR RBI AND FOUR RUNS: marked his career highs in each category BREAKDOWN OF HAERTHER S SEVEN HITS At-bat Inning On Base Put-in-Play Count Outs Result RBI Change in Score After At-Bat 1 T2 0 Single (to center field) 0-1 1 Initiates four-run inning 0 unchanged - ARIZ 3, UCLA 0 2 T3 0 Double (to left field) 2-0 0 Leads off, initiates seven-run inning 0 unchanged - UCLA 4, ARIZ 3 3 T3 1 Single (to center field) 0-2 2 Single brings home 7th run of inning 1 adds one run - UCLA 11, ARIZ 3 4 T5 1 Double (to left-center field) 2-1 0 Double scores Crawford from second 1 adds one run - UCLA 12, ARIZ 4 5 T6 1 Double (to left-center field) 1-0 0 Double scores Crawford from first 1 adds one run - UCLA 17, ARIZ 4 6 T7 1 Single (to right field) 0-0 2 Sends Crawford to third 0 unchanged - UCLA 18, ARIZ 8 7 T9 1 Double (to right-center field) 0-0 2 Double scores Cohen from second 1 adds one run - UCLA 20, ARIZ 8 CASEY HAERTHER VS. ARIZONA (March 29) AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO LOB Haerther, Casey 7 4 7 4 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 LEADING THE BRUINS (BATTING) Led the team in HITS Alden Carrithers (5, 5) Brandon Crawford (4, 3) Casey Haerther (3, 3) Jermaine Curtis (2, 2) Ryan Babineau (1, 2) Brady Dolan (1, 2) Brent Dean (1, 1) Cody Decker (0, 2) Gabe Cohen (0, 1) Niko Gallego (0, 1) Tim Murphy (0, 1) Justin Uribe (0,1) Mickey Weisser (0, 1) Led the team in RUNS Alden Carrithers (3, 6) Casey Haerther (2, 6) Jermaine Curtis (3, 4) Brandon Crawford (1, 6) Gabe Cohen (1, 5) Brent Dean (1, 3) Justin Uribe (0, 3) Ryan Babineau (0, 3) Brady Dolan (0, 2) Chris Giovinazzo (0, 2) Cody Decker (0, 1) Niko Gallego (0, 1) Mickey Weisser (0, 1) Led the team in RBI Alden Carrithers (5, 6) Ryan Babineau (3, 3) Gabe Cohen (2, 3) Casey Haerther (2, 2) Jermaine Curtis (1, 2) Brandon Crawford (0, 3) Cody Decker (0, 3) Justin Uribe (1, 1) Blair Dunlap (0, 2) Brent Dean (1, 0) Tim Murphy (0, 1) Led the team in AT-BATS Alden Carrithers (3, 14) Casey Haerther (1, 15) Brandon Crawford (0, 12) Jermaine Curtis (1, 8) Gabe Cohen (1, 7) Cody Decker (0, 5) Justin Uribe (0, 4) Brady Dolan (0, 2) Ryan Babineau (0, 2) Brent Dean (0, 1) Tim Murphy (0, 1) NOTE: Where there are two numbers, the first indicates the number of times the player led the team by himself. The second indicates the number of times the player shared the lead. LEADING THE BRUINS (PITCHING) Led the team in INNINGS Tim Murphy (7, 0) Charles Brewer (6, 0) Gavin Brooks (5, 0) Matt Drummond (2, 0) Brendan Lafferty (2, 0) Garett Claypool (1, 0) Dan Klein (1, 0) Justin Uribe (1, 0) Led the team in STRIKEOUTS Tim Murphy (7, 0) Charles Brewer (5, 0) Gavin Brooks (4, 1) Matt Drummond (3, 1) Brendan Lafferty (3, 0) Garett Claypool (1, 0) Dan Klein (1, 0) LEADING THE BRUINS (FIELDING) Led the team in PUTOUTS Casey Haerther (10, 0) Ryan Babineau (9, 0) Brent Dean (3, 0) Cody Decker (3, 0) Led the team in ASSISTS Alden Carrithers (9, 4) Brandon Crawford (6, 2) Tim Murphy (2, 0) Jermaine Curtis (1, 1) Casey Haerther (0, 2) Ryan Babineau (1, 0) Brent Dean (1, 0) Niko Gallego (1, 0)
MULTIPLE HIT GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL Alden Carrithers 8 1 3-12 Brandon Crawford 7 3 1-11 Casey Haerther 8 - - 1 9 Jermaine Curtis 3 2 2-7 Gabe Cohen 6 - - - 6 Cody Decker 3 1 - - 4 Ryan Babineau 4 - - - 4 Brady Dolan 4 - - - 4 Brent Dean 2 1 - - 3 Justin Uribe 3 - - - 3 Niko Gallego 1 - - - 1 Tim Murphy 1 - - - 1 TEAM 50 8 6 1 65 MULTIPLE RBI GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL Alden Carrithers 9 2 - - 11 Gabe Cohen 1 2-1 4 Casey Haerther 3-1 - 4 Brandon Crawford 4 - - - 4 Ryan Babineau 3 - - - 3 Cody Decker 3 - - - 3 Jermaine Curtis - 1 1-2 Brent Dean - 1 - - 1 Blair Dunlap 1 - - - 1 Mickey Weisser 1 - - - 1 TEAM 25 6 2 1 34 HITTING STREAKS PLAYER LONGEST CURRENT Alden Carrithers 10 8 Brandon Crawford 7 3 Gabe Cohen 6 1 Cody Decker 5 - Jermaine Curtis 4 2 Casey Haerther 4 1 Niko Gallego 3 3 Justin Uribe 3 2 Ryan Babineau 3 2 Chris Giovinazzo 3 1 Brady Dolan 3 - Brent Dean 2 2 Tim Murphy 2 - four players 1 - UCLA vs. the conferences Big 12 (1-1) Oklahoma... 1-1 Big West (3-7, 7 games remaining) Cal Poly... 2-1 Cal State Fullerton... 0-2 Cal State Northridge... 0-0 Long Beach State... 0-3 UC Irvine... 0-1 UC Riverside... 0-0 UC Santa Barbara... 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic (1-0) Bethune-Cookman... 1-0 Mountain West (1-1, one game remaining) San Diego State... 1-1 UNLV... 0-0 Southwestern Atlantic (1-0) Southern... 1-0 West Coast (3-1, three games remaining) San Diego... 0-0 Saint Mary s... 2-1 Pepperdine... 1-0 Pac-10 (3-3, 18 games remaining) Arizona... 2-1 Arizona State... 0-0 California... 0-0 Oregon State... 0-0 Stanford... 0-0 USC... *1-2 Washington... 0-0 Washington State... 0-0 *UCLA defeated USC, 4-3, in a non-conference meeting March 2; that meeting does not count in the above Pac-10 totals. UCLA BASEBALL IN THE POLLS WEEK BA CB USA WA R Preseason 1 18 17 19 3 Feb. 24 3 19 NP 21 3 March 3 3 15 12 15 3 March 10 11 23 18 19 10 March 17 11 20 20 17 12 March 24 23 -- 24 24 22 March 31 23 -- -- 28 20 April 7 -- -- -- -- -- BA = Baseball America, CB = Collegiate Baseball, USA = USA Today, WA = NCBWA, R = Rivals.com (-- indicates not ranked, arv indicates also receiving votes, NP indicates no poll) NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS AND PAC-10 TEAMS Week-by-Week Rankings (Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) TEAM PRE Feb. 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 BCU --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- CP --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- CSUF --/16 23/16 --/-- 20/22 --/28 --/30 25/29 16/18 CSUN --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- LBSU 13/17 11/10 10/11 9/7 7/7 5/4 10/11 20/21 OKLA --/arv --/-- --/-- --/25 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- PEPP --/29 --/29 --/29 --/29 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- SD 11/7 17/18 17/-- 21/-- 19/-- 14/27 17/-- 13/20 SDSU --/-- 22/26 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- SOU --/arv --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- SMC --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- UCI --/26 --/23 19/13 13/8 9/5 7/3 5/4 7/8 UCR --/35 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- UCSB --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- UNLV --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- PAC-10 PRE Feb. 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 ARIZ 2/1 1/2 1/2 1/2 2/4 6/9 18/-- --/-- ASU 9/3 6/1 4/1 2/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/3 CAL --/arv --/-- --/26 12/18 12/12 11/11 7/7 5/7 OSU 7/19 12/20 12/22 22/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- STAN --/arv --/-- --/30 18/19 17/19 17/21 13/28 10/17 UCLA 1/18 3/19 3/15 11/23 11/20 23/-- 23/-- --/-- USC --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- WASH --/arv --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- WSU --/arv --/-- --/-- --/-- --/25 --/28 --/-- --/--
UCLA 3, UC RIVERSIDE 2 FEBRUARY 13, 2007 Jackie Robinson Stadium Last Season s Meetings UC Riverside 2 (5-2) UCLA 3 (3-4) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Uhl, Carl cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 Pedroza, Jaime ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 Vass, Mike rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Samuelson, Mark 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 Salotti, Nick dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Wible, Aaron lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 Barratt, Kyle 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 Goetz, Ryan ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dunbar, Jeff c 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 1 Price, Ben 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Gonzales, Joey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horst, Bryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bills, Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Penney, Stephen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reifer, Adam p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 2 1 4 15 24 5 6 Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Carrithers, Alden 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 Crawford, Brandon ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Stewart, Tim 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 Weisser, Mickey lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 Uribe, Justin rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Babineau, Ryan c 4 0 1 2 0 2 15 0 2 Murphy, Tim cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 Penniall, Will dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 Rouse, Nolan 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Claypool, Garett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Novak, Jason p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brophy, Kevin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rustich, Brant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 8 2 3 9 27 6 8 Score by Innings UC Riverside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 UCLA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 8 1 E - Samuelson, M(2); Barratt, K(3); ROUSE(2). LOB - UCR 6; UCLA 8. 2B - Barratt, K(3). 3B - CRAWFORD(1). HBP - Dunbar, J. SB - Dunbar, J(1); CRAWFORD(2). CS - MURPHY(1); PENNIALL(1). UC Riverside ip h r er bb so ab bf np Bills, Taylor 5.0 6 2 0 2 5 21 23 89 Penney, Stephen 1.2 2 1 0 0 2 6 6 26 Reifer, Adam 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 32 UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np Claypool, Garett 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 9 11 47 Novak, Jason 4.0 1 0 0 1 7 14 15 59 Brophy, Kevin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 16 Rustich, Brant 1.0 1 2 1 2 3 4 6 35 Win - NOVAK (1-0). Loss - Bills, T (0-1). Save - RUSTICH (2). WP - Bills, T(2); RUSTICH 2(4). HBP - by CLAYPOOL (Dunbar, J). PB - BABINEAU. Pitches/strikes: Bills, T 89/63; Penney, S 26/18; Reifer, A 32/21; CLAYPOOL 47/31; NOVAK 59/43; BROPHY 16/9; RUSTICH 35/18. Umpires - HP: Jeff Patterson 1B: Mel Gatson 3B: Ron Ridd Start: 6:00 pm Time: 3:15 Attendance: 385
UC RIVERSIDE 3, UCLA 1 APRIL 24, 2007 Riverside Sports Complex Last Season s Meetings UCLA 1 (22-17) UC Riverside 3 (24-16) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Curtis, Jermaine 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 Carrithers, Alden 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 Crawford, Brandon ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 Decker, Cody 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 Cohen, Gabe rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 Penniall, Will lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Haerther, Casey dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weisser, Mickey ph/dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dolan, Brady cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Uribe, Justin ph/cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Babineau, Ryan c 3 1 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 Claypool, Garett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lafferty, Brendan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brophy, Kevin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 9 1 2 4 24 7 7 Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Uhl, Carl cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Gonzales, Joey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Pedroza, Jaime ss 2 2 1 1 2 1 5 4 0 Samuelson, Mark 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 10 2 0 Wible, Aaron lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Goetz, Ryan dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Price, Ben 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 Barratt, Kyle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 Dunbar, Jeff c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Runzler, Dan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Montgomery, Matt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Kelly, Joe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 3 1 2 5 27 14 5 Score by Innings UCLA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 3 UC Riverside 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 3 2 E - CARRITHERS(5); CRAWFORD(9); LAFFERTY(3); Pedroza, J(12); Dunbar, J(5). DP - UCR 3. LOB - UCLA 7; UCR 5. 2B - CRAWFORD(13). HR - Pedroza, J(9). HBP - WEISSER. SB - CURTIS(3). CS - PENNIALL(3). UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np Claypool, Garett 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 11 12 51 Lafferty, Brendan 2.2 1 2 0 1 1 12 13 54 Brophy, Kevin 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 27 UC Riverside ip h r er bb so ab bf np Runzler, Dan 5.0 7 1 0 1 3 20 21 96 Montgomery, Matt 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 10 11 31 Kelly, Joe 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 17 Win - Montgomery,M (1-0). Loss - LAFFERTY (3-1). Save - Kelly, J (3). WP - LAFFERTY 2(3). HBP - by Montgomery,M (WEISSER). Pitches/strikes: CLAYPOOL 51/29; LAFFERTY 54/34; BROPHY 27/17; Runzler, D 96/54; Montgomery,M 31/24; Kelly, J 17/10. Umpires - HP: Ron Ridd 1B: Billy Van Raaphorst 3B: Gary Gilman Start: 6:02 pm Time: 2:59 Attendance: 408 Game notes: CLAYPOOL faced 1 batter in the 4th. Montgomery,M faced 1 batter in the 9th.
Baseball America No. School Record 1. Miami 26-2 2. Arizona State 28-3 3. Florida State 28-3 4. North Carolina 25-6 5. California 21-7-1 6. Nebraska 24-4-1 7. UC Irvine 20-5 8. Missouri 22-8 9. Wichita State 24-4 10. Stanford 15-9 11. Rice 23-10 12. Texas 21-10 13. San Diego 22-11 14. Georgia 20-10 15. South Carolina 20-10 16. Cal State Fullerton 18-10 17. Kentucky 25-5 18. Mississippi 20-11 19. Vanderbilt 19-10 20. Long Beach State 18-11 21. Oklahoma State 20-9 22. UNC Wilmington 23-5-1 23. Michigan 17-8 24. Coastal Carolina 24-7 25. Florida 21-10 NCBWA No. School Record 1. Miami 26-2 2. Florida State 28-3 3. Arizona State 28-3 4. North Carolina 25-6 5. Wichita State 24-4 6. UC Irvine 20-5 7. Rice 23-10 8. Texas A&M 26-6 9. Kentucky 25-5 10. South Carolina 20-10 11. Texas 21-10 12. Missouri 22-8 13. Vanderbilt 19-10 14. Nebraska 24-4-1 15. Cal State Fullerton 18-10 16. Long Beach State 18-11 17. California 21-7-1 18. San Diego 22-11 19. Virginia 24-9 20. Oklahoma State 20-9 21. Coastal Carolina 24-7 22. Arizona 15-11 23. Mississippi 20-11 24. Georgia 20-10 25. Georgia Tech 25-7 26. Stanford 15-9 27. Clemson 18-13 28. UNC Wilmington 23-5-1 29. Florida 21-10 30. Baylor 19-11 Monday, April 7 Stanford 5, at California 5 (suspended, 13 inn., darkness) Tuesday, April 8 Arizona 11, at San Diego State 6 UC Irvine 6, at UCLA 5 (10 inn.) at USC 5, Cal State Fullerton 4 (11 inn.) at Washington 3, Portland 0 at Gonzaga 11, Washington State 8 Thursday, April 10 BYU at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 11 Stanford at Oregon State, 5 p.m. Arizona State at Washington State, 5:30 p.m. UC Riverside at UCLA, 6 p.m. BYU at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Indiana State at Arizona, 7 p.m. California at USC, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Stanford at Oregon State, 1 p.m. 2008 NATIONAL Rankings (as of April 7) Rivals.com No. School Record 1. Miami 26-2 2. Florida State 28-3 3. North Carolina 25-6 4. Arizona State 28-3 5. California 21-7 6. Nebraska 24-4 7. UC Irvine 20-5 8. Stanford 15-9 9. Pepperdine 20-10 10. Rice 23-10 11. Cal State Fullerton 18-10 12. Texas 21-10 13. San Diego 22-11 14. Wichita State 24-4 15. South Carolina 20-10 16. Missouri 22-8 17. Vanderbilt 19-10 18. Georgia 20-10 19. Oklahoma State 20-9 20. Texas A&M 26-6 21. Long Beach State 18-11 22. Florida 21-10 23. Mississippi 20-11 24. Kentucky 25-5 25. Arizona 15-11 PAC-10 MID-WEEK BASEBALL SCHEDULE ESPN/USA Today No. School Record 1. Miami 26-2 2. Florida State 28-3 3. Arizona State 28-3 4. North Carolina 25-6 5. Wichita State 24-4 6. Nebraska 24-4-1 7. UC Irvine 20-5 8. California 21-7-1 9. Rice 23-10 10. Texas 21-10 11. Texas A&M 26-6 12. Missouri 22-8 13. Kentucky 25-5 14. South Carolina 20-10 15. Stanford 15-9 16. Long Beach State 18-11 17. Vanderbilt 19-10 18. Mississippi 20-11 19. Georgia Tech 25-7 20. Cal State Fullerton 18-10 21. Florida 21-10 22. Coastal Carolina 24-7 23. Georgia 20-10 24. Virginia 24-8 25. Oklahoma State 20-9 Wednesday, April 9 Arizona 5, at San Diego State 2 at California 16, Santa Clara 8 UC Davis 9, at Stanford 8 (12 inn.) THIS WEEK S PAC-10 BASEBALL SCHEDULE BYU at Washington, 1 p.m. California at USC, 1:30 p.m. Arizona State at Washington State, 2 p.m. UC Riverside at UCLA, 2 p.m. Indiana State at Arizona, 6 p.m. Sunday, April 13 Indiana State at Arizona, 12 p.m. Arizona State at Washington State, 12 p.m. California at USC, 1 p.m. Stanford at Oregon State, 1 p.m. UC Riverside at UCLA, 1 p.m. Collegiate Baseball No. School Record Pts. 1. Florida State 28-3 496 2. Miami 26-2 495 3. Arizona State 28-3 494 4. North Carolina 25-6 489 5. Wichita State 24-4 485 6. Nebraska 24-4-1 480 7. California 21-7-1 478 8. UC Irvine 20-5 475 9. Kentucky 25-5 473 10. Georgia Tech 25-7 469 11. Georgia 20-10 465 12. Texas A&M 26-6 462 13. Rice 23-10 460 14. Texas 21-10 459 15. South Carolina 20-10 457 16. Missouri 22-8 455 17. Stanford 15-9 452 18. Cal State Fullerton 18-10 449 19. Houston 19-10 447 20. San Diego 22-11 444 21. Long Beach State 18-11 442 22. St. John s 22-6 441 23. Vanderbilt 19-10 439 24. Florida 21-10 437 25. Virginia 24-9 434 26. UNC Charlotte 23-5 432 27. UNC Wilmington 23-5-1 430 28. East Carolina 21-9 427 29. Southern Mississippi 20-10 425 30. Mississippi 20-11 424 2008 pac-10 standings (thru 4/9) Team Pac-10 Pct. GB Overall Pct. Arizona State 4-2.667 ---- 28-3.903 California 4-2.667 ---- 22-7-1.750 Stanford 4-2.667 ---- 15-10.600 Washington 3-3.500 1.0 21-9.700 Oregon State 3-3.500 1.0 15-10.600 UCLA 3-3.500 1.0 14-13.519 USC 4-5.444 1.5 16-15.516 Washington State 2-4.333 2.0 18-13.581 Arizona 3-6.333 2.5 17-11.607 2007 final pac-10 standings Team Pac-10 Pct. GB Overall Pct. Arizona State 19-5.792 -- 49-15.766 Arizona 15-9.625 4.0 42-17.712 UCLA 14-10.583 5.0 33-28.541 California 12-12.500 7.0 29-26.527 Washington 11-13.458 8.0 29-27.518 Oregon State 10-14.435 9.0 49-18.731 Washington State 10-14.417 9.0 28-26.519 Stanford 9-15.375 10.0 28-28.500 USC 8-16.333 11.0 27-29.482 2007 final Baseball America poll No. School 2007 Record 1. Oregon State 49-18 2. North Carolina 57-16 3. Rice 56-14 4. UC Irvine 47-17 5. Arizona State 49-15 6. Vanderbilt 54-13 7. Louisville 47-24 8. Mississippi State 38-22 9. Cal State Fullerton 38-25 10. South Carolina 46-20 11. Texas 46-17 12. Texas A&M 48-20 13. Wichita State 53-21 14. Florida State 49-13 15. Clemson 41-23 16. Virginia 45-16 17. Mississippi 40-25 18. San Diego 43-18 19. Michigan 42-19 20. Coastal Carolina 50-13 21. Arkansas 43-21 22. UCLA 33-28 23. Oklahoma State 42-21 24. Missouri 42-18 25. Texas Christian 48-14