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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.
Washington Post
2 days ago
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- Washington Post
Martin's 3 RBI help UCLA beat UTSA 5-2 in Game 1 of Los Angeles Super Regional
LOS ANGELES — Michael Barnett gave up two runs in six innings, Roman Martin had three RBIs for UCLA and the Bruins rallied to beat UTSA 5-2 on Saturday at the Los Angeles Super Regional in the first-ever matchup between the teams. No. 15 national seed UCLA (46-16) can clinch a berth in the College World Series with a win Sunday in Game 2 of the best-of-three series.
Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
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- 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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2 days ago
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Martin's 3 RBI help UCLA beat UTSA 5-2 in Game 1 of Los Angeles Super Regional
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Barnett gave up two runs in six innings, Roman Martin had three RBIs for UCLA and the Bruins rallied to beat UTSA 5-2 on Saturday at the Los Angeles Super Regional in the first-ever matchup between the teams. No. 15 national seed UCLA (46-16) can clinch a berth in the College World Series with a win Sunday in Game 2 of the best-of-three series. Advertisement Barnett (12-1) gave up six hits with no walks. Jack O'Connor and August Souza each pitched a no-hit inning of relief before Easton Hawk had two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save of the season. Payton Brennan, Cashel Duggar and Phoenix Call each hit a single off starter Zach Royse (9-5) to load the bases in the fourth inning before Brennan scored on Dean West's sacrifice fly to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead. Mason Lytle hit a home run to lead off the game and Caden Miller stole home in the second inning to give UTSA a 2-0 lead. West and Roch Cholowsky hit back-to-back singles before Mulivai Velu drove in West with a double down and Cholowsky scored on a groundout by Martin to make it 2-2. Advertisement Martin hit a two-out triple in the eighth that drove in two runs to make it 5-2. UCLA, the 2013 CWS champion, is hosting its first super regional since 2019. The Bruins made their seventh super regional berth all time and sixth under coach John Savage. UTSA (47-14) is making its first appearance in the super regionals. The Roadrunners beat Kansas State 10-2 in the opening round of the Austin Regional — the program's first-ever postseason win — and beat No. 2 national seed Texas twice to win their first regional title. ___ AP college sports:
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2 days ago
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- Associated Press
Martin's 3 RBI help UCLA beat UTSA 5-2 in Game 1 of Los Angeles Super Regional
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Barnett gave up two runs in six innings, Roman Martin had three RBIs for UCLA and the Bruins rallied to beat UTSA 5-2 on Saturday at the Los Angeles Super Regional in the first-ever matchup between the teams. No. 15 national seed UCLA (46-16) can clinch a berth in the College World Series with a win Sunday in Game 2 of the best-of-three series. Barnett (12-1) gave up six hits with no walks. Jack O'Connor and August Souza each pitched a no-hit inning of relief before Easton Hawk had two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save of the season. Payton Brennan, Cashel Duggar and Phoenix Call each hit a single off starter Zach Royse (9-5) to load the bases in the fourth inning before Brennan scored on Dean West's sacrifice fly to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead. Mason Lytle hit a home run to lead off the game and Caden Miller stole home in the second inning to give UTSA a 2-0 lead. West and Roch Cholowsky hit back-to-back singles before Mulivai Velu drove in West with a double down and Cholowsky scored on a groundout by Martin to make it 2-2. Martin hit a two-out triple in the eighth that drove in two runs to make it 5-2. UCLA, the 2013 CWS champion, is hosting its first super regional since 2019. The Bruins made their seventh super regional berth all time and sixth under coach John Savage. UTSA (47-14) is making its first appearance in the super regionals. The Roadrunners beat Kansas State 10-2 in the opening round of the Austin Regional — the program's first-ever postseason win — and beat No. 2 national seed Texas twice to win their first regional title. ___ AP college sports:
