Tuesday, April 15
Los Angeles, CA
6:00 PM (PT)
UCLA
vs
No. 6 Oregon State
Dean West
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
No. 10 UCLA Hosts No. 6 Oregon State in Top-Ten Matchup at JRS
April 14, 2025 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES - The No. 10-ranked UCLA baseball team hosts a top-10 matchup when it welcomes No. 6 Oregon State to Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. PT. The game will be available for viewing on Big Ten Network. Fans can also follow along with live stats (StatBroadcast) and X/Twitter updates (@UCLABaseball).
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SERIES INFORMATION
Venue:ย Jackie Robinson Stadium
Network:ย Big Ten Network
Talent:ย A.J. Kanell (play-by-play), Wes Clements (analyst)
Live Stats:ย ucla.statbroadcast.com
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THE RUNDOWNย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
WEEKEND RECAPย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA bounced back from a Friday night defeat, rattling off a pair of wins on Saturday and Sunday to earn its first series victory over Washington since 2019. This victory marked their 10th consecutive winning weekend, a streak that dates back to the 2024 season. UCLA remains unbeaten in weekend series this year.
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In the series-clinching win, Roch Cholowsky headlined a massive 13-run effort for UCLA by hitting his team-best 11th home run of the season in his 4-for-5 performance at the plate. The 2024 Freshman All-American racked up five RBI while hitting three doubles in addition to his third-inning homer. UCLA's shortstop has now ascended into the team lead for big flies.
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PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
Tuesday, April 15 - 6 p.m. PTย
UCLA - RS Jr. LHP Ian May (5-1, 3.66 ERA)
OSU โ TBA
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ABOUT THE BEAVERSย ย ย ย
Oregon State comes into Tuesday night's contest as one of the nation's hottest teams, riding a six-game winning streak after winning two games over UC Irvine, a midweek contest over Portland, and sweeping Cal State Fullerton. The Beavers are coming off a 2024 campaign that concluded in the Lexington Regional at Kentucky. In 2025, Oregon State has maintained its status as a national contender after strategically rearranging its schedule independent from a traditional conference slate. The Beavers swept the Bruins in Corvallis last season during their final year in the Pac-12 Conference. Oregon State has won five consecutive games against UCLA.
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CHOLOWSKY NAMED TO GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD MIDSEASON WATCH LISTย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Sophomore Roch Cholowsky was named to the USA Baseball Midseason Golden Spikes Watch List. Cholowsky, a sophomore from Chandler, Ariz., has been outstanding for UCLA as it reaches the halfway point in the season. The shortstop is hitting a team-best .374 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs during his excellent campaign. Cholowsky boasts team-bests in on-base percentage (.523) and slugging (.740) to post an OPS of 1.263. The 2024 Freshman All-American has produced in the crucial moments for the Bruins with five go-ahead home runs on the season. He launched a grand slam to complete UCLA's comeback against Michigan State on Feb. 23 in what was just the beginning of his heroics at the plate in 2025.
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In what was arguably UCLA's most exhilarating win of the season, Cholowsky hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, giving the Bruins the lead when they were down to their final out against Maryland on March 7. This dramatic moment helped secured UCLA's first-ever victory in the Big Ten Conference.
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CARDIAC BRUINSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has scored first just 13 times in its 35 games this season, racking up a total of 15 come-from-behind victories during its 28-7 start to the year. Remarkably, the Bruins have pulled off three comebacks after trailing by five or more runs. Notably, UCLA is undefeated when scoring first, posting a perfect 13-0 record.
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ROCH AND THE ADVANCED STATISTICS
Roch Cholowsky has undoubtedly been one of the nation's most valuable players, and the advanced statistics prove it. According to data compiled by 643 charts, Cholowsky ranks sixth in the nation in wins-above-replacement (WAR) with a mark of 3.28. UCLA's shortstop has particularly stood out defensively with a defensive-runs-saved mark of 8.67 and defensive WAR of 0.65, both metrics inside the top-15 nationally.
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DAZZLING DOUBLE PLAYSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has turned 36 double plays this season which ranks fourth in the nation and first among Power-4 conference teams. Roch Cholowsky and Phoenix Call have combined to turn 24 of the 36 twin killings. It is worth noting that all 36 double play turns have taken place in the infield as first baseman Mulivai Levu has been involved in all of them. The Bruins have been excellent defensively in 2025, posting a fielding percentage of .979 which ranks 21st nationally.
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CLOSING IN ON HISTORYย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Head Coach John Savage recently reached a significant milestone, eclipsing the 700-win mark at UCLA with a Friday night win over San Diego. With 704 wins at UCLA, he ranks second all-time, trailing only Gary Adams (1975-2004) who finished his career with 984 wins. Savage began his head coaching career at UC Irvine, where he notched 88 wins in his first three seasons, bringing his career total to 792. His winning percentage of .599 with the Bruins is the highest among UCLA coaches with over 100 games coached.
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QUITE THE INTRODUCTIONย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Sophomore Grant Gray received his first career start in UCLA's midweek matchup with LMU on Tuesday night, and he made the most of it, launching a two-run home run in what was his first career hit. Gray is a two-way athlete, as he also competes as a wide out for the UCLA football team.
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BRUINS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN BIG TEN PRESEASON POLLย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Big Ten Preseason Poll
1. Oregon
2. Nebraska
3. Indiana
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. USC
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FRIENDLY CONFINESย ย ย ย ย
With a sweep over Stanford in the final weekend of the 2024 regular season, UCLA clinched its ninth consecutive season with a winning record at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins have had a losing record at home just twice over the last 20 seasons, last occurring in 2014 (11-20).
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MIDWEEK NOTESย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA added 11 newcomers ahead of the 2025 season, including eight freshmen and three transfers. Coach Savage has bolstered his pitching staff with three pitchers joining via the transfer portal. Left-hander Ian May (California) will look to occupy a spot in the starting rotation after logging 20 starts and 90.0 total innings for the Golden Bears. Fellow southpaw Ryan Rissas (UC San Diego) helped lead the Tritons to their first-ever Big West title in 2023. August Souza (Santa Clara) brings 43 appearances worth of experience after spending a total of five seasons (including 2020 Covid-shortened season) at Santa Clara.
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BRUIN DEBUTSย
Seven Bruins made their collegiate debuts on opening weekend, including position players Logan de Groot, Grant Gray, and Kasen Khansarinia. On the mound, Jack O'Connor, Wylan Moss, Josh Alger, CJ Bott toed the rubber for the first time in the college careers. Additionally, two transfers, Ian May and Ryan Rissas, made their UCLA debuts. August Souza, a transfer from Santa Clara, recently made his UCLA debut on Feb. 26 against Arizona State. Freshman David Mysza saw his first collegiate action in the 22-5 win over Michigan on Tuesday, March 4, and Easton Hawk recently made his collegiate debut, throwing one scoreless inning in UCLA's midweek win over LMU on Tuesday, March 24.
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SERIES INFORMATION
Venue:ย Jackie Robinson Stadium
Network:ย Big Ten Network
Talent:ย A.J. Kanell (play-by-play), Wes Clements (analyst)
Live Stats:ย ucla.statbroadcast.com
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THE RUNDOWNย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
- UCLA maintained its no. 10-ranking in the D1Baseball poll
- The Bruins are also ranked in the Baseball America poll at No. 14
- UCLA made it nine consecutive winning weekends this season after taking two of three games from Washington
- UCLA has won 10 consecutive weekend series dating back to the 2024 season
- UCLA earned its first series win over Washington since 2019
- UCLA picked up its fourth victory via the run-rule this season with a 12-1 over Long Beach State on Tuesday night
- UCLA scored 37 runs in the sweep over Purdue, matching its tally from the three-game set against Cal Poly (Feb. 14-16)
- UCLA has won all five of its conference series and currently sits atop the Big Ten standings at 12-3
- UCLA has won 21 of its last 25 contests
- UCLA is 21-5 at Jackie Robinson Stadium this season
- At 23-5, UCLA achieved its best 28-game start to a season since 2010
- Roch Cholowsky was recently named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
- Cholowsky leads the team in hitting at .374, mashing 11 home runs, collecting 39 RBI, and slugging .740
- Cholowsky has amassed 20 hits over the last 10 contests, including four home runs and seven doubles
- Mulivai Levu ranks 14th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 49 RBIs
- Dean West is slashing .463/.569/.585 with 18 runs scored, eight RBIs, and eight walks over the last 10 games.
- Michael Barnett ranks third the nation with seven wins this season
- UCLA secured its first-ever sweep in the Big Ten era by winning three straight games over Nebraska
- Cholowsky was hit by a pitch three times on Tuesday, a first for UCLA in over a decade
- Against Michigan, UCLA scored 20 or more runs in a game for the first time since its 23-0 win over Omaha (2/18/23)
- Cholowsky's dramatic three-run homer gave UCLA the lead in the ninth inning on Friday night at Maryland
- UCLA drew 15 walks against BYU, its most in a game since Feb. 18, 2024
- UCLA enters its inaugural season in the Big Ten in 2025
- In 2023, the Bruins welcomed the top signing class in the country
- Roch Cholowsky returns for his sophomore season after receiving Freshman All-American acclaim (Perfect Game)
- The program has posted 15 winning records in 20 seasons under HC John Savage
- Duce Gourson, Cody Schrier, and Luke Jewett were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
- The Bruins were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten Preseason Poll
- Roch Cholowsky, Cody Delvecchio, and Dean West were named Big Ten Players to Watch
- UCLA is coming off a 19-33 campaign, snapping a streak of seven consecutive winning seasons
- Three transfer pitchers (Ian May - Cal, Ryan Rissas - UCSD, August Souza - Santa Clara) bolster UCLA's pitching staff
WEEKEND RECAPย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA bounced back from a Friday night defeat, rattling off a pair of wins on Saturday and Sunday to earn its first series victory over Washington since 2019. This victory marked their 10th consecutive winning weekend, a streak that dates back to the 2024 season. UCLA remains unbeaten in weekend series this year.
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In the series-clinching win, Roch Cholowsky headlined a massive 13-run effort for UCLA by hitting his team-best 11th home run of the season in his 4-for-5 performance at the plate. The 2024 Freshman All-American racked up five RBI while hitting three doubles in addition to his third-inning homer. UCLA's shortstop has now ascended into the team lead for big flies.
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PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
Tuesday, April 15 - 6 p.m. PTย
UCLA - RS Jr. LHP Ian May (5-1, 3.66 ERA)
OSU โ TBA
ย
ABOUT THE BEAVERSย ย ย ย
Oregon State comes into Tuesday night's contest as one of the nation's hottest teams, riding a six-game winning streak after winning two games over UC Irvine, a midweek contest over Portland, and sweeping Cal State Fullerton. The Beavers are coming off a 2024 campaign that concluded in the Lexington Regional at Kentucky. In 2025, Oregon State has maintained its status as a national contender after strategically rearranging its schedule independent from a traditional conference slate. The Beavers swept the Bruins in Corvallis last season during their final year in the Pac-12 Conference. Oregon State has won five consecutive games against UCLA.
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CHOLOWSKY NAMED TO GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD MIDSEASON WATCH LISTย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Sophomore Roch Cholowsky was named to the USA Baseball Midseason Golden Spikes Watch List. Cholowsky, a sophomore from Chandler, Ariz., has been outstanding for UCLA as it reaches the halfway point in the season. The shortstop is hitting a team-best .374 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs during his excellent campaign. Cholowsky boasts team-bests in on-base percentage (.523) and slugging (.740) to post an OPS of 1.263. The 2024 Freshman All-American has produced in the crucial moments for the Bruins with five go-ahead home runs on the season. He launched a grand slam to complete UCLA's comeback against Michigan State on Feb. 23 in what was just the beginning of his heroics at the plate in 2025.
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In what was arguably UCLA's most exhilarating win of the season, Cholowsky hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, giving the Bruins the lead when they were down to their final out against Maryland on March 7. This dramatic moment helped secured UCLA's first-ever victory in the Big Ten Conference.
ย
CARDIAC BRUINSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has scored first just 13 times in its 35 games this season, racking up a total of 15 come-from-behind victories during its 28-7 start to the year. Remarkably, the Bruins have pulled off three comebacks after trailing by five or more runs. Notably, UCLA is undefeated when scoring first, posting a perfect 13-0 record.
ย
ROCH AND THE ADVANCED STATISTICS
Roch Cholowsky has undoubtedly been one of the nation's most valuable players, and the advanced statistics prove it. According to data compiled by 643 charts, Cholowsky ranks sixth in the nation in wins-above-replacement (WAR) with a mark of 3.28. UCLA's shortstop has particularly stood out defensively with a defensive-runs-saved mark of 8.67 and defensive WAR of 0.65, both metrics inside the top-15 nationally.
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DAZZLING DOUBLE PLAYSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA has turned 36 double plays this season which ranks fourth in the nation and first among Power-4 conference teams. Roch Cholowsky and Phoenix Call have combined to turn 24 of the 36 twin killings. It is worth noting that all 36 double play turns have taken place in the infield as first baseman Mulivai Levu has been involved in all of them. The Bruins have been excellent defensively in 2025, posting a fielding percentage of .979 which ranks 21st nationally.
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CLOSING IN ON HISTORYย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Head Coach John Savage recently reached a significant milestone, eclipsing the 700-win mark at UCLA with a Friday night win over San Diego. With 704 wins at UCLA, he ranks second all-time, trailing only Gary Adams (1975-2004) who finished his career with 984 wins. Savage began his head coaching career at UC Irvine, where he notched 88 wins in his first three seasons, bringing his career total to 792. His winning percentage of .599 with the Bruins is the highest among UCLA coaches with over 100 games coached.
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QUITE THE INTRODUCTIONย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Sophomore Grant Gray received his first career start in UCLA's midweek matchup with LMU on Tuesday night, and he made the most of it, launching a two-run home run in what was his first career hit. Gray is a two-way athlete, as he also competes as a wide out for the UCLA football team.
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BRUINS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN BIG TEN PRESEASON POLLย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Big Ten Preseason Poll
1. Oregon
2. Nebraska
3. Indiana
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. USC
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FRIENDLY CONFINESย ย ย ย ย
With a sweep over Stanford in the final weekend of the 2024 regular season, UCLA clinched its ninth consecutive season with a winning record at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins have had a losing record at home just twice over the last 20 seasons, last occurring in 2014 (11-20).
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MIDWEEK NOTESย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
- UCLA is 45-18 in midweek contests since the start of 2019
- The Bruins are 7-1 in midweek games this season and are undefeated on Tuesdays (7-0)
- Payton Brennan is slashing .471/.550/.706 with a home run during midweek competition
- Mulivai Levu has 13 RBIs in the eight midweek games, slashing .387/.432/.645 with a pair of home runs
- UCLA has out-scored its opponents 90-36 during midweek games in 2025
- UCLA went 5-6 in 2024 in midweeks, defeating Nevada, LBSU, and UCSB at home, and LMU and Pepperdine away
- AJ Salgado (.357 BA, .438 OBP), Payton Brennan (.357/.438/.536), Duce Gourson (.333/.481/.615, 3 HRs), Roch Cholowsky (.326/.415/.630, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs), Roman Martin (.294/.333/.706), and Cody Delvecchio (2.70 ERA in 6.2 IP) were all standouts in midweek competition in 2024.
- The Bruins went undefeated in midweeks in 2019 (11-0) and 2021 (8-0)
- UCLA won seven straight midweeks from Mar. 1 to Apr. 19, 2022
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
UCLA added 11 newcomers ahead of the 2025 season, including eight freshmen and three transfers. Coach Savage has bolstered his pitching staff with three pitchers joining via the transfer portal. Left-hander Ian May (California) will look to occupy a spot in the starting rotation after logging 20 starts and 90.0 total innings for the Golden Bears. Fellow southpaw Ryan Rissas (UC San Diego) helped lead the Tritons to their first-ever Big West title in 2023. August Souza (Santa Clara) brings 43 appearances worth of experience after spending a total of five seasons (including 2020 Covid-shortened season) at Santa Clara.
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BRUIN DEBUTSย
Seven Bruins made their collegiate debuts on opening weekend, including position players Logan de Groot, Grant Gray, and Kasen Khansarinia. On the mound, Jack O'Connor, Wylan Moss, Josh Alger, CJ Bott toed the rubber for the first time in the college careers. Additionally, two transfers, Ian May and Ryan Rissas, made their UCLA debuts. August Souza, a transfer from Santa Clara, recently made his UCLA debut on Feb. 26 against Arizona State. Freshman David Mysza saw his first collegiate action in the 22-5 win over Michigan on Tuesday, March 4, and Easton Hawk recently made his collegiate debut, throwing one scoreless inning in UCLA's midweek win over LMU on Tuesday, March 24.
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