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9 hours ago
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UCLA baseball surges to beat Texas San Antonio in Game 1 of Super Regional
UCLA pitcher Michael Barnett, shown here pitching on May 30, gave up six hits and two earned runs over six innings in a 5-2 win over Texas San Antonio in Game 1 of the NCAA tournament super regionals at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday night. (John McCoy / Associated Press) Texas San Antonio wasn't going to be a team UCLA could walk over. Just a week ago, the Roadrunners made a mockery of the Austin Regional — scoring 26 runs across three games — and took down No. 2 Texas twice on the Longhorns' home turf. Their greeting to the Bruins on Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday night was just as loud. Advertisement American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Mason Lytle sent Michael Barnett's second pitch of the game into no-doubt territory beyond Jackie Robinson Stadium's left-field wall for a home run. UTSA's dugout poured onto the field in response — earning an early warning from the umpires. A straight steal of home from Roadrunners left fielder Caden Miller in the second brought even more juice from the road support. Down 2-0, the Bruins were shell shocked, in need of a response. The runs may not have been coming at the same pace, when UCLA scored a season-high 10 in the opening game of regionals, but the hits kept on rolling like they did a week ago. UCLA tallied 10 hits and six walks — scoring two runs in the third and one in the fourth — but stranded 13 on base, toeing the line of nail-biting baseball to win 5-2. Leading 3-2 with two outs in the eighth, it wasn't until sophomore third baseman Roman Martin connected for a two-RBI triple that the Bruins could breathe. He waved his arms in celebration as Bruins fans behind the third-base dugout led an 'eight clap' for the first and only time Saturday. Advertisement UTSA still hit the ball all over the ballpark, as it did against Texas, but Barnett relied on his defense to limit the damage. He tossed six innings of two-run ball, giving up six hits, walking none and striking out one. It was a clean, defensive clinic from the Bruins. Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O'Connor toss a scoreless inning. Catcher Cashel Dugger handled dropped-third strikes from righty August Souza to make it smooth sailing in the eighth. Bruins first baseman Mulivai Levu doubled down the line to score Dean West for the Bruins' first run. Cholowsky then managed to score on a ground out to third by Martin, tying the score 2-2. Advertisement An inning later, West drove in a run on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly after three UCLA singles to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead. Freshman right-hander Easton Hawk, who recently had been pegged as UCLA's closer, hurled a shutdown ninth inning to earn the save. As the Bruins celebrated on the field, it signaled a truth heading into Sunday afternoon — UCLA is one win away from Omaha and the College World Series. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
UCLA baseball surges to beat Texas San Antonio in Game 1 of Super Regional
Texas San Antonio wasn't going to be a team UCLA could walk over. Just a week ago, the Roadrunners made a mockery of the Austin Regional — scoring 26 runs across three games — and took down No. 2 Texas twice on the Longhorns' home turf. Their greeting to the Bruins on Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday night was just as loud. American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Mason Lytle sent Michael Barnett's second pitch of the game into no-doubt territory beyond Jackie Robinson Stadium's left-field wall for a home run. UTSA's dugout poured onto the field in response — earning an early warning from the umpires. A straight steal of home from Roadrunners left fielder Caden Miller in the second brought even more juice from the road support. Down 2-0, the Bruins were shell shocked, in need of a response. The runs may not have been coming at the same pace, when UCLA scored a season-high 10 in the opening game of regionals, but the hits kept on rolling like they did a week ago. UCLA tallied 10 hits and six walks — scoring two runs in the third and one in the fourth — but stranded 13 on base, toeing the line of nail-biting baseball to win 5-2. Leading 3-2 with two outs in the eighth, it wasn't until sophomore third baseman Roman Martin connected for a two-RBI triple that the Bruins could breathe. He waved his arms in celebration as Bruins fans behind the third-base dugout led an 'eight clap' for the first and only time Saturday. UTSA still hit the ball all over the ballpark, as it did against Texas, but Barnett relied on his defense to limit the damage. He tossed six innings of two-run ball, giving up six hits, walking none and striking out one. It was a clean, defensive clinic from the Bruins. Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O'Connor toss a scoreless inning. Catcher Cashel Dugger handled dropped-third strikes from righty August Souza to make it smooth sailing in the eighth. Bruins first baseman Mulivai Levu doubled down the line to score Dean West for the Bruins' first run. Cholowsky then managed to score on a ground out to third by Martin, tying the score 2-2. An inning later, West drove in a run on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly after three UCLA singles to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead. Freshman right-hander Easton Hawk, who recently had been pegged as UCLA's closer, hurled a shutdown ninth inning to earn the save. As the Bruins celebrated on the field, it signaled a truth heading into Sunday afternoon — UCLA is one win away from Omaha and the College World Series.
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6 days ago
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Texas baseball vs UTSA game score: Live updates as Longhorns fall behind in NCAA regional
With its season on the line, the Texas baseball team will look for some regional revenge. Texas and UTSA are set to meet at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Sunday night in the Austin Regional final. This is the third game between Texas and UTSA this season. UTSA bested Texas in 12 innings back on March 18, and then recorded a 9-7 win in the winners bracket on Saturday. Since Texas (44-13) has lost once in the Austin Regional and UTSA (46-13) is undefeated, the Longhorns will have to beat the Roadrunners tonight and again on Monday in order to advance to a super regional. UTSA, which before Friday's 10-2 triumph against Kansas State had never before won a game in the NCAA Tournament, will move on with just one more win. Stay tuned for live updates. Desperate to keep UTSA from running away with this game, Texas called closer Dylan Volantis out of the bullpen during the fifth inning. Volantis pitched three innings against UTSA on Saturday night. Volantis recorded two outs in the fifth frame. Texas got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning on Casey Borba's RBI double. A fly ball to right field, however, ended the inning and stranded two runners in scoring position. Texas had a change to cut more into its deficit, but UTSA centerfielder Mason Lytle showed why he was named the American Athletic Conference's defensive player of the year. Lytle made a diving catch near the wall to rob Jalin Flores of an extra-base hit and keep Borba on second base. Before Texas made its second pitching change of the evening, Ethan Walker hit the last two UTSA batters he was asked to face. The second plunking occurred with the bases loaded so UTSA extended its lead to 3-0. After Walker's exit, UTSA shortstop Ty Hodge greeted Max Grubbs with a bases-clearing double. Mason Lytle later brought Hodge home with a RBI single. Texas ended up hitting three batters during the third inning, and the Longhorns have 102 HBPs this season. Since 1967, Texas had hit 70 batters once (85 HBP in 2002). Texas ran its way out of a scoring opportunity in the third inning. The Longhorns had runners on first and second base with one out when Kimble Schuessler stung a ball to the warning track in right field. UTSA outfielder James Taussig made a nice catch, and the Roadrunners were then able to get a tagging Rylan Galvan out at third base. It appears that Texas will use a piecemeal pitching plan tonight. After Hudson Hamilton started and allowed a two-run homer in the first inning, Ethan Walker opened the second inning on the mound for Texas. Walker started and pitched 1 ⅔ innings in UT's regional opener on Friday. Thanks to two free passes and an error, UTSA got runners to the corners against Walker in the second inning. But a harmless fly ball to right field ended the threat. Behind a big swing from Norris McClure, the Roadrunners have struck first. The UTSA third baseman hammered a Hudson Hamilton offering over the fence in right field for a two-run highlight. Two of Norris' six homers this season have been hit at UFCU Disch-Falk Field this weekend. He also went deep in UTSA's regional opener against Kansas State. After stranding 14 runners on base last night, Texas again struggled to find a clutch hit against UTSA. Ethan Mendoza and Rylan Galvan led off the game with singles but UTSA starter Gunnar Brown got outs out of the next three at-bats. A strikeout of Adrian Rodriguez left Mendoza on third base. Texas is the designated visitor for this game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. 2B Ethan Mendoza C Rylan Galvan RF Max Belyeu 1B Kimble Schuessler LF Adrian Rodriguez 3B Casey Borba SS Jalin Flores DH Jonah Williams CF Will Gasparino CF Mason Lytle RF James Taussig 3B Norris McClure 1B Lorenzo Morresi DH Garrett Gruell LF Caden Miller 2B Jordan Ballin SS Ty Hodge C Andrew Stucky RHP Hudson Hamilton (0-0, 2.45 ERA) RHP Gunnar Brown (3-2, 7.85 ERA) Time: 7:06 p.m. CT Date: June 1 Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field TV: ESPN+ Radio: The Longhorn Radio Network Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Get access to all of our best content with this tremendous offer. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs UTSA baseball score today: Live update
