No. 1 UCLA Concludes Homestand with Midweek Contest Against LMU

Tuesday, March 24

Los Angeles, CA

6:00 PM (PT)

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No. 1 UCLA Concludes Homestand with Midweek Contest Against LMU

March 23, 2026 | Baseball

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LOS ANGELES - The No.1-ranked UCLA baseball team will wrap up its nine-game homestand with a midweek contest against Loyola Marymount on Tuesday, March 24 at 6 p.m. PT inside Jackie Robinson Stadium. The game will be broadcast on B1G+, with Nick Koop and Sid Iyer on the call. Fans can also follow along with live stats (StatBroadcast) and X/Twitter updates (@UCLABaseball).

GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Stream: B1G+
Talent: Nick Koop (play-by-play), Sid Iyer (analyst)
Live Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com

THE RUNDOWN

UCLA entered the season as the preseason No. 1 ranked team (D1Baseball.com and Baseball America)
UCLA is the consensus No. 1 team in the country as it is ranked No. 1 by all prominent outlets (D1B, BA, USAT, PG, NCBWA)
UCLA is off to its best start to a season (21-2) since 2010 when the Bruins opened the year 22-0
UCLA's 15-game winning streak is the second-longest in program history
The Bruins' 9-0 start to Big Ten play marks their best league start in program history
UCLA has out-scored its opponents 144-51 during the winning streak
The Bruins swept Ohio State, Michigan, and Maryland for three straight Big Ten sweeps to open their conference slate
UCLA earned a pair of run-rule victories in the weekend sweep of Maryland, making it six total run-run wins this season
The Bruins are ranked fifth in the nation for hit-by-pitches with 61 on the season, Dean West leads the team with 11
Logan Reddemann is one of three pitchers in the country with six wins
In the sweep over Michigan, the UCLA pitching staff held its opposition scoreless in 24 of 27 innings
UCLA starting pitchers combined for 16.0 IP, 2 ER, and 19 strikeouts in the weekend sweep over Michigan
UCLA scored 40 runs in the OSU sweep, its most in any series since 2023 and its most in a conference series since 2022
The Bruins captured the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Championship after a perfect 3-0 weekend
Will Gasparino was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series
Mulivai Levu leads the team in hitting, posting a .385 average with six home runs and 28 RBIs
Wylan Moss has allowed just one earned run through 22.1 innings, striking out 30 batters
Moss was recently named to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List by the College Baseball Foundation
The Bruins have six victories over ranked opponents
UCLA made its sixth appearance at the CWS and fourth under Head Coach John Savage in 2025
The Bruins returned to the postseason for the 15th time in the last 21 seasons
UCLA won eight of its 10 conference series to earn a share of the Big Ten Conference regular season title
Roch Cholowsky was named Big Ten Player of the Year, the league's defensive player of the year, and received a First Team nod
UCLA's 48 wins are its most since 2019 and fifth-most in program history
HC John Savage secured his fifth conference championship at UCLA in 2025
Six different Bruins received All-Conference honors: Cholowsky (1st), Levu, Barnett, Martin, Salgado (2nd), and Moss (FT)
The program has earned 16 winning records in 21 seasons under HC John Savage
UCLA won 13 of its 15 weekend series last season and won every series played at Jackie Robinson Stadium
UCLA went 31-7 at Jackie Robinson Stadium last season
UCLA collected five weekend sweeps, including four during Big Ten play in 2025
Cholowsky was named Player of the Year and a First Team All-American by four outlets (ABCA/Rawlings, BA, D1B, PG)
Cholowsky also won the Brooks Wallace Award, honoring him as the nation's top shortstop
According to data compiled by 643 charts, Cholowsky led the nation in wins-above-replacement (WAR) at 6.49 in 2025
Cholowsky's 23 home runs was the most by a Bruin since 2000 (Forrest Johnson)
Mulivai Levu ranked second in the nation and led the Big Ten with 85 RBIs in his sophomore campaign
Levu and Cholowsky have combined for the most RBIs (159) by a UCLA duo since 1997
In 2023, the Bruins welcomed the top signing class in the country
The Bruins were picked to finish first in the Big Ten Preseason Poll
Transfer pitcher Logan Reddemann (San Diego) and Will Gasparino (Texas) headline the incoming transfer portal class

WEEKEND RECAP
No. 1 UCLA dominated its weekend set against Maryland, sweeping the Terrapins behind three explosive offensive showings and steady pitching. The Bruins opened the series with a 12-2 run-rule win highlighted by Cashel Dugger's first-inning grand slam and a six-run seventh, then followed with an 8-3 victory on Saturday powered by Payton Brennan's three-run homer and 3.2 scoreless relief innings from Wylan Moss. UCLA finished the job on Sunday with a 14-4 run-rule triumph, jumping out early behind Roman Martin's two-run triple and piling on with multi-hit efforts from Mulivai Levu, Dean West, and Roch Cholowsky. Across the three games, UCLA outscored Maryland 34-9, extended its winning streak to 15, and remained perfect in Big Ten play at 9-0, which marks the best conference start in program history.

PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
Tuesday, March 24 - 6 p.m. PT
UCLA – Fr. RHP Angel Cervantes (1-0, 6.14 ERA)
LMU – Gr. RHP Jake Geis (0-3, 9.00 ERA)

ABOUT THE LIONS
Loyola Marymount enters 2026 as a physically imposing but largely rebuilt group, replacing eight everyday starters while leaning into head coach Donegal Fergus's long-term plan of pairing early transfer classes with a now-emerging wave of impact freshmen. Headlined by standout newcomer Andrew Mhoon and fellow freshman Alex Gamboa, the Lions expect immediate contributions from a talented young core, while returners DJ Ghiorso and Zion Williams anchor an otherwise new-look lineup alongside key additions like TCU bounce-back Zach Wadas and elite-defensive shortstop Jaxson Wall. On the mound, LMU brings back six arms with 20-plus innings, including reliable starter Avery Laine and strikeout-capable weekend options Zach Bender and Jonah Johnson, supplemented by former Arizona State righty Adam Behrens and several high-octane junior-college transfers. With improved team defense, a deeper pitching staff, and the arrival of new pitching coach Sean Isaac from pro ball, LMU believes it has the pieces to take a meaningful step forward in the WCC.

INSIDE THE WINNING STREAK
UCLA is currently riding a 15-game winning streak that started on Feb. 27 with a win over No. 20 Tennessee. The Bruins went on to defeat two more SEC opponents (No. 23 Texas A&M and No. 4 Mississippi State) at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series, before sweeping through their first three Big Ten Conference series. UCLA has outscored its opponents 144-51 during the streak. Mulivai Levu has led the offense with a .371 average including five home runs and 17 RBIs. On the mount, Wylan Moss has kept a 0.57 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 15.2 innings of work. The Bruins are averaging 9.6 runs-per-game over the last 15 contests. This marks UCLA's second-longest winning streak in program history. In 2010, the Bruins opened the season 22-0.

MAGNIFICENT MOSS
Sophomore right-hander Wylan Moss was named to the National Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List by the College Baseball Foundation. Moss has been nothing short of dominant to open the 2026 campaign, allowing just one earned run across 22.1 innings while piling up 30 strikeouts against five walks. He owns a 0.40 ERA and is holding opponents to a .145 average. His signature outing came in UCLA's win over No. 7 TCU, where he delivered four scoreless innings to earn the save and recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts, including an astonishing nine straight to end the game, with eight swinging.

THE GREAT GASPARINO
Will Gasparino was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series after a blistering weekend in Arlington, going 5-for-11 with four home runs while leading UCLA to a perfect 3-0 showing against ranked opponents. The Los Angeles native delivered his third multi homer game of the season in a 12-5 win over No. 20 Tennessee, added another blast in the victory over No. 23 Texas A&M, and capped his dominant run with yet another homer in the extra innings thriller against No. 4 Mississippi State.

RETURNING PRODUCTION
In an era of college baseball defined by heavy transfer-portal movement, UCLA has taken a different path by retaining its core talent and reaping the rewards. No program in Division I returns more production for 2026, with the Bruins bringing back an impressive 83 percent of their overall output. That includes 85 percent of last season's plate appearances and 78 percent of the innings pitched, giving UCLA one of the most stable and experienced rosters in the country.

BRUINS' PRESEASON BUZZ
UCLA baseball placed two standouts on Baseball America's Preseason All-America teams. Junior shortstop Roch Cholowsky was selected as the outlet's preseason Player of the Year in addition to his First Team nod. Junior first baseman Mulivai Levu secured a spot on the Third Team. Cholowsky enters 2026 as one of the nation's premier players after assembling one of the most accomplished individual seasons in UCLA history. Levu returns as one of the conference's most productive run producers after a breakout 2025 season. Cholowsky and Levu were also named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List. UCLA has now seen 19 total players named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List, with Cody Schrier being the Bruins' last inclusion in 2023. Logan Reddemann was recognized on D1Baseball's Preseason Pitcher of the Year Watch List while newcomers Angel Cervantes and Dominic Cadiz were featured on the outlet's Preseason Freshman of the Year Watch List.