Bruins Take On Defending National Champions LSU Tigers
by Nestor on Jun 5, 2010 5:30 PM PDT
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Well if this was any other weekend, this would shape up to be one of the biggest game in the history of UCLA baseball. Bruins (44-13) started off their second season on a great note, cruising past Kent State by a score of 15-1. It sounded like one of those total team wins in which everyone in the lineup contributed to a solid start. Bruins will need to now build on that by taking on one of the most legendary baseball programs in the country and the defending national champions LSU Tigers.
The Tigers are coming off a heart stopping win over UCI. They might be a little spent but they will have lot of built up mojo on their side. Speaking of the Tigers, it has been wonderful interacting with the good guys over And The Valley Shook. We hope the LSU fans have a good time in LA. Hope our fans are being good hosts. With that said hope Trevor Bauer and the Bruins are locked in and focused on the Tigers. LSU will start right-hander Anthony Ranaudo.
The Bruins will play as the designated visiting team against LSU (41-20). The game will be televised live on CST (Cox Sports Television) and will feature a live video stream on ESPN3.com. The first pitch is scheduled for this evening at 6:00 pm PST. You can also follow along with GameTracker or get updates on Ryan's UCLA baseball twitter. So might as well thread this as our game thread with updates, thoughts, analysis and anything else.
GO BRUINS.
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Cal has managed to embarrass the Pac-10
by being the only 2 seed eliminated in 2 games. Stanford is the only other school with the (likely) possibility of joining them.
Which game?
I lost track of the final, but remember that Cal was down 10-2 to UNC midway through last night’s game
formerly bruinhoo
ICED!
TAKE A KNEE AND CHUG IT, BRUINS
But really, sorry for the passing of Wooden. Must be tough on you.
Good Luck.
Corazon y Alma
Anthony Ranaudo...
went into the season as a potential top 5 pick and is stil a likely a first rounder. He had arm problems early this season and has been inconsistent this year but has come on stronger of late.
Can’t find the lnk on ESPN3. It doesn’t appear to be available.
Help!
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
Feed is at....
http://espn.go.com/espn3/player?id=11693&league=NCAA%20Baseball&size=condensed#
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Now scheduled to start at 6:35.
Will the Gametracker show this game is in the “Irvine Regional” like they did last night?
Some disorganization at the NCAA. I guess kissing all that U$C ass this last week has them shaken up.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
Yeah, Gametracker shows Irvine Regional
With the teams from last year’s Irvine Regional. Whoops.
Is there a link? May was well watch somrthing right now . . .
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
Just realized tomorrow's late game is on during the Laker game.
Looks like laptop + TV tomorrow night.
Georgia just beat Florida in softball
UCLA will play Georgia at 10 AM tomorrow then again at 4 if they lose.
Looks like a shooting gallery behind the plate.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
We've been through a lot of variations.
Navy blue for a long time, then royal blue for a bit late in the Adams era. Since Savage took over, they look sharp.
LSU certainly has a lot of fans there
at least it seems that way from the ESPN3 feed.
I’m not really surprised, and I’ve never had a problem with Tigers fans. Just interesting to note. Hope it’s a good game and we come out on top!
Hanging fast balls are like meat to a lion.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Just got online...
for those of you like me sadly without ESPN3, here’s a link to a feed with crappy video and no audio…but better than nothing, I guess (especially when combined with bouncing back and forth to this thread).
http://www.justin.tv/otbababooey
isn't espn3 just an espn website?
Just checking to make sure you don’t think it’s an extra tv channel. Apologies if I’m just stating the obvious.
Yeah, but it's not available to all internet users.
I know Comcast and all universities have access.
Oh, gotcha
didn’t realize it had restrictions.
Anyone else having an issue with ESPN3 where only the audio comes back after the break?
I keep having to refresh to get the video back.
yep
happened to me after every commercial break
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Not your imagination...
I have AT&T here, and it’s cutting out after each commercial.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Pac-10 scores
Florida 9, Oregon State 1 (Top 5th)
TCU 6, Arizona 3 (Top 6)
Arkansas 4, WSU 2 (Bot. 6)
ASU v. Hawaii (7 PM)
Florida State 6, Oregon 4
Oral Roberts 9, Cal 8 (Cal is the first 2 seed to be ELIMINATED)
Fullerton 6, Stanford 5 (Stanford is the second second 2 seed to be ELIMINATED)
Not a good day so far…
K to end the inning!
Lsu leaves 2 on base
1-0
Veteran pitching from Bauer
he couldn’t locate his fastball so he started the last 3 batters with curves for strikes. Shows how much confidence he has in that pitch
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
His official bio
says that he admires Lincecum
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 5, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Noticed they were batting in the top of the inning too
Seems strange that hosting the regional doesn’t automatically make you the home team.
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 5, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
and here we go
nice single to short center.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Bauer: 8 consecutive strikes ...
after giving up that BB… to be continued in the 3rd.
Easy money and faithless women, red-eye whiskey for the pain...
Wow two straight strikeouts for LSU
2 on, 2 out
it's not done yet
bases juiced, 2 down
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Renaudo has 27 pitches in this inning
that’s working hard.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Don't know what Giovinazzo was looking at there.
And why are the announcers talking about The Hills?
Hey guys, new member here...been lurking for a while
But can’t resist joining the action in such a big game…let’s go Bruins!
by TheNewBruinPrototype on Jun 5, 2010 7:40 PM PDT reply actions
damn...perfect DP ball muffed
lucky to get 1, then should’ve gotten 2
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
it was in the dirt
but probably should’ve been picked
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe still had a chance to field it cleanly
Oh well, got out of that.
The Bruins are touching this guy
… lots of contact. Only a matter of time until these touches start turning into multiple RBI…
Easy money and faithless women, red-eye whiskey for the pain...
SEC v. Pac-10 Score update
Arkansas 5, WSU 4, Bottom 8
WSU has the bases loaded and one out
Ugh!!! The penalty of living in Exile in Texas
ESPN3 has blacked out the game because we are so close to La.
WTF?
Bring it home Bruin brothers and sisters.
I’ll try to keep up with the thread.
sjh
I enjoy the boil part...
just not the crawfish. I’ll take the potatoes and corn out of the bags though if I’m at Boiling Crab.
Arizona v. TCU
Wildcats had an opportunity, but could only get one in off of bases loaded 1 out.
Top of the 9th TCU 8 ’Zona 5.
Rough day for Pac-10 as Oregon St. is getting walloped by Florida 9-2 in the 9th.
what was it?
i missed it
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Here
Name the Bruin MLB Hall of Famer that batted .097 in conference play in his only season.
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 5, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
What Hall of Fame Bruin
only hit .097 in his only appearance in the CWS or whatever it was back then.
Darn...we need to keep Renaudo with his back to the wall
Keep up the pressure guys!
by TheNewBruinPrototype on Jun 5, 2010 8:16 PM PDT reply actions
If he went around, it wasn't by much.
Didn’t really look like it on replay. Oh well, it works both ways.
you should watch a washington nationals game
their announcers are such homers is scary
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They're from Baton Rouge
ESPN is getting the local feed.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
I don't think I hear other announcers do it
I watch a lot of SF Giants games, and as kooky as Kruk and Kuip can be, I don’t think they ever go “hey this is a good time for a home run.”
I do it at home, or scream “NO MORE DOUBLE PLAYS!” but never by the announcers.
Looks like every Pac-10 team lost today. (assuming no remarkable comeback for 'Zona)
ASU up and UCLA up. Hopefully both can represent the conference.
I sure hope Bauer decides that a UCLA education is more important than going into Triple A with a shot at the Bigs. I think he’s worth a million dollar signing bonus right now.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
We've got him for 1 more year, at least
He and Cole are both ineligible for the MLB Draft until after the 2011 season
formerly bruinhoo
Thanks. Obviously I didn’t know. I’ve got an idea — let’s convince the NBA to have the same rule.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
i've been saying this for years haha
i wish they would do it
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
he can't leave after this year
they have to stay 3 years minimum once they decides to go to school
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
decide*
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
If (knocking on wood!) they go to the losers bracket after tonight
They would have to win 3 games in 2 days to advance out of the regional. They have to conserve the ’pen.
formerly bruinhoo
Ranaudo still has flahses of brilliance, but he’s clearly tiring. 120 pitches as of now.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
Hrmph.
“There are more people tailgating at a LSU baseball game than that.”
“You gotta start somewhere.”
In LSU they don't have the Dodgers or the Angels to compete against.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
So Long, Chief!
Seriously, though…Renaudo did a pretty good job in some tight squeezes
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
and if not for the warning track ball
it would’ve been a very short night
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jun 5, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He came in red hot over his last few outings so UCLA did pretty well
He really bulldogged his way out of a few real tight spots where UCLA could have put the game out of reach.
Kent State...ouch
UCI beat them 19-9 this afternoon, after our 15-1 victory last night
formerly bruinhoo
Misleading score
Kent State scored 8 in one of the later innings. UCI scored in every inning.
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 5, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
A repeat of yesterday's 11 inning battle would be nice
(knock on wood – 2 innings left here)
formerly bruinhoo
two word names?
New Orleans? Baton Rouge? Lake Charles? I think they need to travel more.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Good job ESPN, throwing in an ad with one out to go
by TheNewBruinPrototype on Jun 5, 2010 9:30 PM PDT reply actions
Nice hit
Now no silly base running mistakes.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Sounds quiet there...not much cheering from the LSU side
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
the two winners flip a coin for the second round
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
What an arm.
two feet shorter and he would have been tagged
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
I say we need to take everything we can get.
It could all go away very quickly. This is the all or nothing.
Since there's no way to run out the clock, probably
but, what do I know? I’m following on the thread.
sjh
Here are the CWS rules. I imagine they're similar for regionals.
How is the home team determined?
The highest-seeded teams advancing from super-regional tournaments shall be the home teams for the first-round contests. In the event of a match-up between equally seeded teams, a coin flip will determine the home team. In subsequent games, the home team shall be determined according to the following formula:
The institution that has been the home team the fewer number of times shall be designated the home team.
If the two teams are equal in this respect but unequal in the number of times they were the visitor, then the team that has been the visitor more often will be designated the home team.
If the two teams are equal in the number of times that they have been home and visitor, the games committee or the NCAA game representative shall observe the following procedures in the order stated:
—If the two teams have met previously in that particular tournament, the visitor in the previous game shall be the home team in the game in question.
—The team that was visitor in its preceding game shall be the home team, unless both teams were visitors in their preceding games.
—If the above procedures do not resolve the matter, the home team shall be determined by coin toss. The coin toss will be held on the field immediately after the game that caused the situation to develop and both coaches are requested to be in attendance
The Division I baseball committee has determined that for the championship series, if one team advances to the championship series with no losses and the other team has one loss, then the undefeated team would be provided the choice in the first game of selecting to be either the home or visiting team. The other team not receiving the choice in game one would be designated as the opposite option in the second game (e.g., if the team with the choice in the first game chooses to be the home team, then in the second game the team not receiving the choice in the first game would be the home team). The home team for the third game, if necessary, would be determined by a coin toss prior to the game. If both team enter the championship series either undefeated or with one loss, then the home team for game one would be determined by a coin toss prior to the game. The other team not designated as the home team in the first game would be the home team in the second game. The home team for the third game, if necessary, would be determined by another coin toss prior to the game.
A pretty bad one, too....would love to shut out these clams and send their crowd home
with their tails between their legs
by TheNewBruinPrototype on Jun 5, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Bauer needs to come out. He did pitch a great game but he's tired.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
Bauer is still in...
but he’ll have a short leash.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Savage was trying to save the bullpen inning for tomorrow (and potentially Monday).
He’s still got a good cushion here.
Yeah, but if we lose tomorrow...
Claypool could be starting Monday (or coming in for a short-leash Cole).
Savage coached a great year but is blowing this game!
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
Yeah
The potential tying run is still in the dugout
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 5, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
And Bauer is out
with a 4 run lead, just get the outs at the plate.
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
There's 1
runner on 3rd..just get the outs at the plate
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
LSU is going to score 1 more run and then it's over.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
that run is now unearned for Bauer
since that should’ve been out #3
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
Our pitching is set up perfectly for this regional now.
Rasmussen tomorrow. Cole (who only threw 75 pitches Friday night) and Claypool Monday if necessary.
I don’t mean to be ungenerous because it’s been a great season, but Savage’s decision to leave Bauer in was horrendous.
Bleeding powderkeg blue and gold for 55 years. Go Bruins!
Ordinarily I would agree with you
But he had a huge cushion and he might need his bullpen Sunday and/or Monday.
I think Savage has earned the benefit of the doubt here. He rolled the dice and lost, but we still got the W.
I think he figured he needed time for Klein to get warm.
Probably should have had him up and ready to go.
I thought leaving him in to start the 9th was ok
He had retired 10 of the previous 11, and it would’ve been nice to save the bullpen. Leaving him in after the first double was questionable, but it was only 1 run with the team up 6-1.
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 5, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Same time tomorrow?
Here’s to a long game between LSU and UCI
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Another 11 inning game
between them would be nice…
LOL
Interviewing Bauer right now
Booth guys: That looked to be one of your better performances of the season. Were you feeling special, like you have your A game tonight?
Bauer. No, not really.
formerly bruinhoo
I'm huingry
for a Schlitts and Giggles. Never had one, but sounds like fun…
Amazing game...good baseball day for a bruin fan...guys and gals advanced
by TheNewBruinPrototype on Jun 5, 2010 10:10 PM PDT reply actions
Thank you 2,613 fans
at the game. It was just beautiful out there.
People where standing at right field fence, in front of the hitting facility.
Come on out guys!
There were more UCLA Bruin fans than LSU Tiger fans!
A moment of silence for John R. Wooden before the game.
Its ironic
The rationale for televising the Fullertton regional on ESPN was that the NCAA wanted to show games with bigger crowds. Yet the four games at the UCLA regional so far has drawn slightly more fans than the Fullerton regional (despite the longtime claims of Fullerton fans that UCLA should never get to host a regional because their attendance and stadium were inadequate.)
Not to mention Fullerton lost their opener to Minnesota
Shoulda kept their mouths shut
by TheNewBruinPrototype on Jun 6, 2010 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions
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