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Roman Martin's grand slam highlights UCLA's 11-5 win over Arizona State in Los Angeles Regional
LOS ANGELES -- Roman Martin belted a grand slam in a seven-run second inning and high-scoring UCLA rolled past Arizona State 11-5 on Saturday night to reach the championship round of the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins added two runs in the third. Dean West doubled to right center for one run and Roch Cholowsky drove in West with a single up the middle. UCLA added single runs in the fifth and eighth innings. The Bruins, who blasted Fresno State 19-4 on Friday, got their 11 runs on 12 hits, three hits coming from Payton Brennan. UCLA awaits the winner of Sunday's elimination game between Arizona State and UC Irvine. The winner of that one would need to beat UCLA later on Sunday and again on Monday to win the regional. UCLA would advance with one win. Arizona State got two RBIs from Brody Briggs. Ian May (7-3) pitched five innings and allowed three runs, two earned, in relief of starter Landon Stump. Jack Martinez (6-4) gave up seven runs in the first 1 2/3 innings for Arizona State. UCLA has seven regional championships and won the College World Series in 2013. Arizona State has a storied history in college baseball with 20 CWS appearances and five national championships, the last in 1981.
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Roman Martin's grand slam powers UCLA baseball past Arizona State in L.A. Regional
UCLA's Roman Martin, shown here batting against Brigham Young in February, hit a grand slam in the Bruins' 11-5 win over Arizona State in the Los Angeles Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament Saturday night. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) UCLA pitcher Ian May came out of the bullpen and delivered a crucial double play in the second inning. The Bruins never looked back during an 11-5 victory over Arizona State on Saturday at the Los Angeles Regional. The top-seeded Bruins (43-16) advance to the regional final at Jackie Robinson Field, while No. 3 seed Arizona State (36-22) must win two games on Sunday to stay alive. Advertisement May entered the game in the second inning and protected UCLA's lead, giving up three runs in five innings. "His line doesn't completely tell you the story with his two earned runs at the end of the game, but I don't think we'd be where we were tonight without Ian," UCLA coach John Savage said. Read more: UCLA baseball crushes Fresno State behind 22-hit barrage in NCAA regional opener May said he was pleased with the result. "It felt pretty good tonight, just happy to get the team a win," he said. AJ Salgado scored the opening run for UCLA, followed by Payton Brennan to make it 2-0. Cleanup hitter Roman Martin then broke the game open with a four-run home run in the second, driving in Mulivai Levu, Roch Cholowsky, and Dean West to extend UCLA's commanding lead to 7-0. Martin finished with four RBIs. Advertisement Arizona State scored a run in the bottom of the second and again in the fourth to cut into the deficit, but UCLA's offense kept the pressure on. The Sun Devils added two more runs in the ninth but could not close the gap. The Bruins will face the winner of the early Arizona State versus UC Irvine game at 4 p.m. PDT Sunday for a spot in the super regionals. 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
3 days ago
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- Los Angeles Times
Roman Martin's grand slam powers UCLA baseball past Arizona State in L.A. Regional
Roman Martin belted a grand slam in a seven-run second inning and high-scoring UCLA rolled past Arizona State 11-5 on Saturday night to reach the championship round of the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins added two runs in the third. Dean West doubled to right center for one run and Roch Cholowsky drove in West with a single up the middle. UCLA added single runs in the fifth and eighth innings. The Bruins, who blasted Fresno State 19-4 on Friday, got their 11 runs on 12 hits, three hits coming from Payton Brennan. UCLA awaits the winner of Sunday's elimination game between Arizona State and UC Irvine. The winner of that one would need to beat UCLA later on Sunday and again on Monday to win the regional. UCLA would advance with one win. Arizona State got two RBIs from Brody Briggs. Ian May (7-3) pitched five innings and allowed three runs, two earned, in relief of starter Landon Stump. Jack Martinez (6-4) gave up seven runs in the first 1⅔ innings for Arizona State. UCLA has seven regional championships and won the College World Series in 2013. Arizona State has a storied history in college baseball with 20 CWS appearances and five national championships, the last in 1981.
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Roman Martin's grand slam highlights UCLA's 11-5 win over Arizona State in Los Angeles Regional
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roman Martin belted a grand slam in a seven-run second inning and high-scoring UCLA rolled past Arizona State 11-5 on Saturday night to reach the championship round of the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins added two runs in the third. Dean West doubled to right center for one run and Roch Cholowsky drove in West with a single up the middle. UCLA added single runs in the fifth and eighth innings. The Bruins, who blasted Fresno State 19-4 on Friday, got their 11 runs on 12 hits, three hits coming from Payton Brennan. UCLA awaits the winner of Sunday's elimination game between Arizona State and UC Irvine. The winner of that one would need to beat UCLA later on Sunday and again on Monday to win the regional. UCLA would advance with one win. Arizona State got two RBIs from Brody Briggs. Ian May (7-3) pitched five innings and allowed three runs, two earned, in relief of starter Landon Stump. Jack Martinez (6-4) gave up seven runs in the first 1 2/3 innings for Arizona State. UCLA has seven regional championships and won the College World Series in 2013. Arizona State has a storied history in college baseball with 20 CWS appearances and five national championships, the last in 1981. ___ AP college sports: recommended in this topic
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Roman Martin's grand slam highlights UCLA's 11-5 win over Arizona State in Los Angeles Regional
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roman Martin belted a grand slam in a seven-run second inning and high-scoring UCLA rolled past Arizona State 11-5 on Saturday night to reach the championship round of the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins added two runs in the third. Dean West doubled to right center for one run and Roch Cholowsky drove in West with a single up the middle. UCLA added single runs in the fifth and eighth innings. The Bruins, who blasted Fresno State 19-4 on Friday, got their 11 runs on 12 hits, three hits coming from Payton Brennan. UCLA awaits the winner of Sunday's elimination game between Arizona State and UC Irvine. The winner of that one would need to beat UCLA later on Sunday and again on Monday to win the regional. UCLA would advance with one win. Arizona State got two RBIs from Brody Briggs. Ian May (7-3) pitched five innings and allowed three runs, two earned, in relief of starter Landon Stump. Jack Martinez (6-4) gave up seven runs in the first 1 2/3 innings for Arizona State. UCLA has seven regional championships and won the College World Series in 2013. Arizona State has a storied history in college baseball with 20 CWS appearances and five national championships, the last in 1981. ___ AP college sports:
