University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Friday, March 27
Iowa City, IA
2:00 PM (PT)
UCLA
23-2, 10-0
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Iowa
15-9, 3-4
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Payton Brennan
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No. 1 UCLA Wins Series Opener at Iowa, 5-2
March 27, 2026 | Baseball
IOWA CITY, Iowa โ The No. 1-ranked UCLA baseball team opened its weekend in Iowa with a 5-2 win on Friday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.
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The Bruins (23-2, 10-0 Big Ten) pushed their winning streak to 17 games and remained perfect in conference play, winning 10 consecutive contests to open the league schedule.
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UCLA never trailed, riding early home runs from Mulivai Levu and Payton Brennan and a balanced offensive effort that saw all nine starters record exactly one hit. Levu launched his seventh homer of the season, while Brennan connected for his fifth.
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On the mound, Logan Reddemann (7-0) delivered another standout performance, working a season-high 6.1 innings and allowing just one earned run. The right-hander struck out nine and scattered five hits. Easton Hawk secured his third save, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to extend his scoreless streak to six outings.
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After two quiet innings, UCLA broke through in the third when Levu crushed a no-doubt two-run shot to right, giving the Bruins the lead for good.
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They added three more in the fourth, beginning with Brennan's towering first-pitch blast that measured a staggering 514 feet. Will Gasparino and Cashel Dugger followed with consecutive singles, and Trey Gudoy executed a perfect sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Phoenix Call lined an RBI single to right to score Gasparino, and Dean West capped the rally by rolling a ball to first; although he was retired, Dugger raced home and slid in ahead of the tag to complete the three-run frame.
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Iowa cut into the lead in the seventh on a two-run opposite-field homer from pinch-hitter Mitch Wood.
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In the eighth, Cal Randall pitched around a leadoff walk by inducing a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
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Hawk took over in the ninth and quickly recorded two outs, coming within a strike of a perfect inning before an error and back-to-back walks loaded the bases. The sophomore responded with poise, fielding a comebacker and spinning to first for the final out to seal UCLA's 17th straight win.
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The Bruins and Hawkeyes meet again tomorrow at 11 a.m. PT for game two of the series. Live coverage will be available on B1G+.
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The Bruins (23-2, 10-0 Big Ten) pushed their winning streak to 17 games and remained perfect in conference play, winning 10 consecutive contests to open the league schedule.
ย
UCLA never trailed, riding early home runs from Mulivai Levu and Payton Brennan and a balanced offensive effort that saw all nine starters record exactly one hit. Levu launched his seventh homer of the season, while Brennan connected for his fifth.
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On the mound, Logan Reddemann (7-0) delivered another standout performance, working a season-high 6.1 innings and allowing just one earned run. The right-hander struck out nine and scattered five hits. Easton Hawk secured his third save, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to extend his scoreless streak to six outings.
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After two quiet innings, UCLA broke through in the third when Levu crushed a no-doubt two-run shot to right, giving the Bruins the lead for good.
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They added three more in the fourth, beginning with Brennan's towering first-pitch blast that measured a staggering 514 feet. Will Gasparino and Cashel Dugger followed with consecutive singles, and Trey Gudoy executed a perfect sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Phoenix Call lined an RBI single to right to score Gasparino, and Dean West capped the rally by rolling a ball to first; although he was retired, Dugger raced home and slid in ahead of the tag to complete the three-run frame.
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Iowa cut into the lead in the seventh on a two-run opposite-field homer from pinch-hitter Mitch Wood.
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In the eighth, Cal Randall pitched around a leadoff walk by inducing a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
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Hawk took over in the ninth and quickly recorded two outs, coming within a strike of a perfect inning before an error and back-to-back walks loaded the bases. The sophomore responded with poise, fielding a comebacker and spinning to first for the final out to seal UCLA's 17th straight win.
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The Bruins and Hawkeyes meet again tomorrow at 11 a.m. PT for game two of the series. Live coverage will be available on B1G+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reddemann, Logan (7-0)
L: Bleeker, Jaron (3-3)
S: Hawk, Easton (3)
Batting:
2B: West, Dean 1
HR: Brennan, Payton 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1
RBI: Call, Phoenix 1 ; Brennan, Payton 1 ; West, Dean 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 2
SH: Gudoy, Trey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cholowsky, Roch 1 ; Gasparino, Will 1 ; Brennan, Payton 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Dugger, Cashel 1
Batting:
2B: Wulf, Caleb 1
HR: Wood, Mitch 1
RBI: Wood, Mitch 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Schulte, Kooper 1 ; Wood, Mitch 1
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