No. 1 UCLA Takes on Purdue in B1G Tournament Quarterfinal
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Stream: Big Ten Network
Talent: Jack Kizer (play-by-play), Danan Hughes (analyst)
Live Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com
THE RUNDOWN
- UCLA is the primary staff in school baseball historical past to go wire-to-wire because the No. 1 staff in the nation for all the common season
- UCLA is the consensus No. 1 staff in the nation as it’s ranked No. 1 by all outstanding retailers (D1B, BA, USAT, PG, NCBWA)
- In its first two years in the Big Ten, UCLA is 48-12, successful 18 of 20 convention collection, together with 12 sweeps
- UCLA turned the primary Division I staff to achieve 40 wins in its Tuesday evening victory at UC Santa Barbara
- H.C. John Savage has produced eight 40-win seasons throughout his tenure at UCLA (2010, ’12, ’13, ’15, ’19, ’22, ’25, ’26)
- The Bruins clinched the outright common season Big Ten Conference title after sweeping Michigan State on May 3
- UCLA has now gained the common season Big Ten Regular Season Championship in back-to-back seasons
- UCLA is the one program in Division I baseball to win a minimum of two out of three video games in each weekend this season
- UCLA and Oregon State are the one packages to win each conventional three-game collection this season
- The Bruins set a program document for essentially the most common season wins with 48
- H.C. John Savage was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, marking his third Conference COTY honor (2015 and 2019)
- Roch Cholowsky was named Big Ten Player of the Year for the second straight season
- Cholowsky is the third participant in Big Ten historical past to win back-to-back convention Player of the Year awards
- UCLA gained all of its common season collection
- UCLA led all Big Ten groups with 9 All-Conference honorees (7 First Team, 1 Second Team, 1 Third Team)
- The Bruins are 11-1 towards ranked opponents this season
- Cholowsky is the Big Ten chief in house runs (21) and runs scored (70)
- The Bruins’ 28 convention wins marks essentially the most league victories in UCLA program historical past
- Easton Hawk is tied for essentially the most saves in the nation with 14
- Hawk closed out 11 of UCLA’s final 18 convention victories
- UCLA owns the nation’s second-best staff ERA (3.34) and ranks second nationally in WHIP (1.18)
- UCLA’s 27-game successful streak from Feb. 27 to Apr. 12 was the longest in program historical past
- UCLA out-scored its opponents 255-85 in the course of the 27-game successful streak
- Roch Cholowsky was named a Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
- Roman Martin leads the Bruins with 23 multi-hit video games every this season
- Easton Hawk has not allowed an earned run over his final 22 appearances, permitting simply 5 hits over that span
- UCLA has earned 9 wins through the run-rule this season, together with six in the course of the 27-game win streak
- UCLA swept Ohio St., Michigan, Maryland, Iowa, USC, Rutgers, Minnesota, and Michigan St. for eight straight B1G sweeps
- The Bruins are ranked eleventh in the nation for hit-by-pitches with 140 on the season
- Cholowsky set this system for essentially the most hit-by-pitches in a single-season with 23
- Martin leads the staff in hitting, posting a .340 common with seven house runs and 49 RBIs
- UCLA made its sixth look on the CWS and fourth underneath Head Coach John Savage in 2025
- The program has earned 17 successful data in 22 seasons underneath HC John Savage
- UCLA gained 13 of its 15 weekend collection final season and gained each collection performed at Jackie Robinson Stadium
- UCLA went 31-7 at Jackie Robinson Stadium final season
- Cholowsky was named Player of the Year and a First Team All-American by 4 retailers (ABCA/Rawlings, BA, D1B, PG)
- Cholowsky additionally gained the Brooks Wallace Award, honoring him because the nation’s high shortstop
- Cholowsky’s 23 house runs was essentially the most by a Bruin since 2000 (Forrest Johnson)
- In 2023, the Bruins welcomed the highest signing class in the nation
WEEKEND RECAP
The No. 1-ranked Bruins dropped the opener 8-0 after being held to 3 hits, however UCLA responded with a dramatic 6-5 comeback in sport two, scoring 4 runs over the ultimate two innings, capped by Cashel Dugger’s two-strike, go-ahead double, earlier than cruising to a 6-1 win in Saturday’s finale behind Roman Martin’s four-hit, three-RBI efficiency and a dominant pitching effort that allowed simply two hits. The collection victory in Seattle, UCLA’s first since 2014, pushed the Bruins to 48-6, secured the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament, and capped a record-setting common season in which they gained each weekend collection.
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
Friday, May 22 – 11am PT
UCLA – So. RHP Wylan Moss (5-1, 2.38 ERA)
PUR – RS So. RHP Thomas Howard (6-0, 4.13 ERA)
HC JOHN SAVAGE NAMED BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR
Head Coach John Savage was unanimously chosen Big Ten Coach of the Year, the third convention coach-of-the-year award of his profession (additionally 2013 & 2019 Pac-12). Savage guided UCLA to probably the most dominant common seasons in trendy school baseball historical past, together with the primary wire-to-wire No. 1 rating ever recorded for a full common season, a program-record 48 common season wins, the longest convention successful streak in Big Ten historical past, and the excellence of being the one staff since 2017 Oregon State to win each regular-season weekend. He claimed his sixth convention title in 2026 and is about to make his fifteenth postseason look in 22 seasons at UCLA.
UNPRECEDENTED TEAM STRENGTH
The 2026 UCLA Bruins delivered the best common season in program historical past, shattering data on their option to a 48-6 total mark and a Big Ten-record 28 convention wins. UCLA turned the primary staff in school baseball historical past to complete a full common season wire-to-wire at No. 1 in the nationwide rankings throughout each D1Baseball and Baseball America. The Bruins additionally established a school-record 27-game successful streak, matched the all-time Big Ten document with 27 consecutive league victories, and swept 12 convention collection on the 12 months. Across their first two seasons in the Big Ten, UCLA has gone 48-12 in convention play, successful 18 of 20 league collection and cementing themselves as probably the most dominant packages of the fashionable period.
THAT’S A KILLSHOT!
Killshot Ratio is derived from Pearatings’ killshot metric. A killshot happens when a staff scores 2+ runs in an inning whereas holding its opponent scoreless. Killshot Ratio measures how usually a staff delivers a killshot in comparison with how usually it concedes one. Essentially, it measures how effectively a staff creates and prevents crooked innings. UCLA leads the nation with a Killshot Ratio of three.19. The Bruins common 1.54 killshots per sport, the fourth-best mark nationally, whereas permitting simply 0.48 killshots per sport, the second-best fee in the nation.
B1G TIME DOMINANCE
UCLA clinched the outright common season championship with two weekends nonetheless left to play after sweeping its first eight collection, rattling off 24 consecutive wins. The Bruins misplaced only one sport of the street whereas successful all 9 of their video games in the japanese time zone (Ohio State, Rutgers, Michigan State) and including a dominant collection sweep in the central time zone at Iowa. UCLA has taken care of enterprise at house, sweeping fifth-place Michigan, No. 18 USC, Maryland, and Minnesota, earlier than incomes a collection victory over No. 13 Oregon. Mulivai Levu led the Bruins in hitting throughout league play, posting a .339 common with 11 house runs and 33 RBIs. The pitching employees has shined as effectively, conserving a league-best 3.21 staff ERA in the course of the title-winning run.
ROCH’IN AND ROLLIN’
Junior shortstop Roch Cholowsky was named Big Ten Player of the Year, turning into the third participant in Big Ten historical past to earn the participant of the 12 months award in consecutive seasons, becoming a member of Minnesota’s Luke Appert (2002-03) and Michigan’s Barry Larkin (1984-85). He additionally turns into the primary UCLA participant to win a number of Player of the Year awards in his collegiate profession. Cholowsky led the convention with 21 house runs, anchored UCLA’s infield protection, and powered one of many nation’s most full lineups. The junior additionally earned All-Big Ten First Team honors at shortstop. Cholowsky delivered probably the most dominant two-way seasons in the nation, hitting .330 with 21 house runs, 59 RBI, and a conference-high 70 runs scored whereas beginning all 54 video games at shortstop. He completed sixth in the convention for slugging (.684), fifth in OPS (1.149), and led the league in hit-by-pitches (23), powering a .465 on-base proportion.
BRUINS CLEAN UP B1G BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
No. 1-ranked UCLA highlighted its historic common season 2026 marketing campaign on Tuesday by incomes a conference-best assortment of 9 Big Ten All-Conference honorees. The Bruins named Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and positioned student-athletes on each all-conference staff, together with a league-high 9 whole picks throughout the First, Second, and Third Teams.
UCLA ALL-CONFERENCE RECIPIENTS
First Team: Roch Cholowsky, Will Gasparino, Easton Hawk, Mulivai Levu, Roman Martin, Wylan Moss, (*1*)
Second Team: Cashel Dugger
Third Team: Cal Randall
All-Defensive Team: Cashel Dugger, Will Gasparino, Mulivai Levu, Dean West
Sportsmanship Award: Cashel Dugger
HAWK’S FLYING HIGH
Sophomore right-hander Easton Hawk has been one among UCLA’s most dependable and dominant bullpen arms, piecing collectively an elite season constructed on consistency, swing-and-miss stuff, and a exceptional run of scoreless outings. Hawk has settled into lockdown type, permitting simply six earned runs throughout 32.1 innings with 38 strikeouts, solely 21 hits, and a glowing 1.67 ERA. His final 21 appearances have been particularly spectacular: Hawk has thrown 21.2 innings with out permitting a single earned run, giving up simply 5 hits in that total stretch whereas putting out 27 and changing 11 saves. He’s delivered repeatedly in high-leverage moments, stranding runners, closing out tight video games, and overpowering hitters with clear, environment friendly innings. With a season line of 3-2, 14 saves, and a microscopic ERA, Hawk has emerged as probably the most dominant late-inning weapons in Division I baseball and a cornerstone of UCLA’s nation-leading document.
