Tuesday, May 3
Long Beach, Calif.
6 P.M.
Long Beach State University
vs
UCLA
Photo by: John Fajardo
Dirtbags Welcome No. 8 UCLA to Blair for Midweek Matchup
5/2/2022 4:59:00 PM | Baseball
Long Beach State will host round two against the Bruins on Tuesday night.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State continues their home stretch on Tuesday night as they welcome No. 8 ranked UCLA to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. It will be the fifth of the nine-game homestand.
Tuesday, May 3
Long Beach State vs. No. 8 UCLA
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Kaden Moeller (LBSU) vs. Daniel Colwell (UCLA)
Live Stats | Watch
ABOUT LAST WEEK
• The Dirtbags put an end to their losing streak with a 2-2 week that included the first series win over UC Irvine since 2017.
• In the midweek with San Diego State, the Dirtbags took a 2-1 lead into the sixth but a three-run inning for the Aztecs led to the 4-3 defeat which marked the tenth consecutive loss.
• The streak was snapped on Friday though as the Dirtbags came out with a 6-2 victory over rival UC Irvine. Jonathon Carlos had a career day making the start and striking out nine in 3.2 innings of work.
• In game two, Marques Johnson and Devereaux Harrison combined for the team's fifth shutout of the season securing the series with a 4-0 victory. All four runs came in the eighth on four consecutive singles.
• The Dirtbags would end up on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel in the finale on Sunday. Juaron Watts-Brown was electric, striking out 10 in six innings of work, but an Anteater run in the seventh proved to be the difference in the 2-1 ballgame.
SNAPPING THE STREAK
• The Dirtbags had a rough month of April that included a 10-game losing streak which was the longest since February 15, 2019 through March 3, 2019.
• That all came to an end on Friday with Long Beach State beating UC Irvine 6-2 to open their weekend series. The six runs also snapped a streak of nine consecutive games scoring three runs or less.
• On the other side of the ball, it was the first time the pitching staff had held an opponent to two runs or less since beating Cal Poly 28-2 on April 9.
ABOUT UCLA
• The Bruins enter the week as a unaminous top ten program in the rankings with a 30-13 record overall and 14-7 mark which is second in the PAC-12.
• The offense owns a .274/.394/.415 slash line averaging almost 6.5 runs per game. Their lineup has five guys hitting above .300 and six with an on-base percentage above .400. Cody Schier leads the way, starting all 43 games with team-highs in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage.
• The pitching staff has been the best part about the 2022 Bruins witha 3.35 ERA and a .224 opponent batting average. As a team, they are nationally ranked in the top ten in ERA, K/BB, WHIP, and BB/9.
AGAINST THE BRUINS
• This will be the 117th meeting all-time between LBSU and UCLA with the Dirtbags trailing the all-time series 46-70. When playing at Blair Field, Long Beach State is 26-30 all-time.
• Over the last 10 meetings, the DIrtbags are 4-6 overall and are 2-3 in the last five games at home.
• The Bruins won the first matchup earlier this season on a first inning, three-run home run in what would end up being a 3-0 final.
Tuesday, May 3
Long Beach State vs. No. 8 UCLA
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Kaden Moeller (LBSU) vs. Daniel Colwell (UCLA)
Live Stats | Watch
ABOUT LAST WEEK
• The Dirtbags put an end to their losing streak with a 2-2 week that included the first series win over UC Irvine since 2017.
• In the midweek with San Diego State, the Dirtbags took a 2-1 lead into the sixth but a three-run inning for the Aztecs led to the 4-3 defeat which marked the tenth consecutive loss.
• The streak was snapped on Friday though as the Dirtbags came out with a 6-2 victory over rival UC Irvine. Jonathon Carlos had a career day making the start and striking out nine in 3.2 innings of work.
• In game two, Marques Johnson and Devereaux Harrison combined for the team's fifth shutout of the season securing the series with a 4-0 victory. All four runs came in the eighth on four consecutive singles.
• The Dirtbags would end up on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel in the finale on Sunday. Juaron Watts-Brown was electric, striking out 10 in six innings of work, but an Anteater run in the seventh proved to be the difference in the 2-1 ballgame.
SNAPPING THE STREAK
• The Dirtbags had a rough month of April that included a 10-game losing streak which was the longest since February 15, 2019 through March 3, 2019.
• That all came to an end on Friday with Long Beach State beating UC Irvine 6-2 to open their weekend series. The six runs also snapped a streak of nine consecutive games scoring three runs or less.
• On the other side of the ball, it was the first time the pitching staff had held an opponent to two runs or less since beating Cal Poly 28-2 on April 9.
ABOUT UCLA
• The Bruins enter the week as a unaminous top ten program in the rankings with a 30-13 record overall and 14-7 mark which is second in the PAC-12.
• The offense owns a .274/.394/.415 slash line averaging almost 6.5 runs per game. Their lineup has five guys hitting above .300 and six with an on-base percentage above .400. Cody Schier leads the way, starting all 43 games with team-highs in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage.
• The pitching staff has been the best part about the 2022 Bruins witha 3.35 ERA and a .224 opponent batting average. As a team, they are nationally ranked in the top ten in ERA, K/BB, WHIP, and BB/9.
AGAINST THE BRUINS
• This will be the 117th meeting all-time between LBSU and UCLA with the Dirtbags trailing the all-time series 46-70. When playing at Blair Field, Long Beach State is 26-30 all-time.
• Over the last 10 meetings, the DIrtbags are 4-6 overall and are 2-3 in the last five games at home.
• The Bruins won the first matchup earlier this season on a first inning, three-run home run in what would end up being a 3-0 final.
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