UCLA Heads East for Top-15 Series at Vanderbilt

No. 13 UCLA (4-0) at No. 5 Vanderbilt (3-2)
Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 – 2:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. CT)

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 – 11:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. CT)
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. CT)
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Hawkins Field)
Stream: SEC Network+
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No. 13 UCLA Heads East to Face Vanderbilt in First Road Series of 2023    

After a season-opening four-game homestand, UCLA (4-0) heads to Nashvillle, Tenn. this week to take on No. 5 Vanderbilt in a three-game series starting at 2:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. local) on Friday afternoon. The entirety of the series will appear on SEC Network+, which can be streamed with a subscription through ESPN.com and the ESPN app. Fans can also follow along with live stats (uclalivestats.com) and Twitter updates from @UCLABaseball.

Quick Hits    

• UCLA is 4-0 on the season after sweeping Omaha over the weekend and downing Pepperdine on Tuesday
• The Bruins enter the week ranked third in the country in team ERA (1.00) and fourth in scoring (14.5 runs per game)
• UCLA’s plus-54 run differential is third in the country (South Carolina: 72)
• The Bruins have scored 8+ runs, and allowed two runs or fewer in all four games so far this year
• JonJon Vaughns has a HR in three straight games, joining Carson Yates (2022) as the only Bruins to do so since 2020
• This weekend marks UCLA’s first games against a ranked opponent this season
• 2022: UCLA went 40-24, earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tourney, had an NCAA-high four Freshman All-Americans
• UCLA’s current sophomore class was the No. 1-ranked recruit class in the country
• Cody Schrier and Alonzo Tredwell were named 2023 Preseason All-Americans
• Schrier also landed on the 2023 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
• The Bruins were picked to finish second in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll, just behind Stanford
• UCLA’s six Preseason All-Conference picks were second-most in the league

Projected Pitching Matchups
Friday, Feb. 24- 2:30 p.m. PT 
UCLA – Jake Brooks, RHP, Jr. (1-0, 1.80 ERA)
VU – Carter Holton, LHP, So. (0-0, 4.91 ERA)
Saturday, Feb. 25- 11:00 a.m. PT 
UCLA – Alonzo Tredwell, RHP, So. (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
VU – Hunter Owen, LHP, Jr. (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
Sunday, Feb. 26- 10:00 a.m. PT 
UCLA – Kelly Austin, RHP, Sr. (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
VU – Devin Futrell, LHP, So. (1-0, 3.60 ERA)

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