UCLA Baseball: College World Series LA Regional Preview

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The LA Regional third seed is Maryland (39-21), out of the B1G. Maryland starter Mike Shawaryn is one of the best pitchers in the nation, with an ERA of 1.65 and a WHIP of 1.00. The big, sidearming sophomore, though, goes Friday night against Ole Miss and is unlikely to face UCLA in a potential Saturday game. Beyond Shawaryn, only one other Maryland pitcher has started more than seven games.

While Maryland’s offense has a slight edge on UCLA (scoring 6.27 runs per game to our 6.09), UCLA should be better served by its superior bullpen and all-around pitching depth.

UCLA is 1-2 all time against Maryland, having only faced them for one weekend series, back in 2012.

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