What is LSU baseball's record vs. UCLA? Here's a look at the postseason history
LSU baseball is scheduled to face UCLA on Monday night in Game 8 of the College World Series. The Tigers beat Arkansas on Saturday while UCLA began its CWS with a win over Murray State.
Now, the programs meet with a chance to start the CWS 2-0. 74% of all CWS finals teams begin 2-0, which makes this a key step for capturing the title.
LSU and UCLA don't play often, but this isn't the first meeting. LSU and UCLA have played five times, the first game was in 1988 and the most recent meeting was a 2013 College World Series contest.
The 2013 game was a pitchers' duel with LSU's Aaron Nola facing UCLA's Adam Plutko. Nola pitched eight innings and didn't allow an earned run, but LSU errors proved to be costly and UCLA scored twice for a 2-1 win.
Three years earlier, LSU and UCLA played in the 2010 Los Angeles Regional. UCLA won 6-3. Trevor Bauer got the start for the Bruins in that one.
The postseason history doesn't end there. LSU welcomed UCLA to the Baton Rouge Super Regional in 2000. The Tigers won that series in two games. LSU scored a combined 22 runs vs. a strong Bruins team led by Chase Utley.
In 1988, legendary pitcher Ben McDonald led LSU to a 7-1 win vs. the Bruins. UCLA only managed two hits off the big righty.
LSU leads the all-time series 3-2 and will look to make it 4-2 with a win on Monday.
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