The distance between Jackie Robinson Stadium and Husky Ballpark in Seattle, Washington – the Bruins’ longest trip in Pac-12 competition – is about 950 miles.

But for its Big Ten debut, UCLA baseball (10-3) will travel around 2,300 miles to face Maryland (7-5) at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium in a three-game series beginning Friday and ending Sunday. Coach John Savage said the Bruins’ journey to College Park, Maryland, is the farthest the Bruins have ever traveled for a conference game.

“Maryland is a very good opponent and a tough place to play,” Savage said. “We’re looking forward to the opportunity to go out there.”

The Bruins have yet to lose a weekend series and are averaging 11.3 hits per game across their current three-game winning streak – where they’ve outscored opponents 35-12. Most recently, UCLA defeated crosstown rival USC 5-1 Sunday and trounced Michigan 22-5 Tuesday in a game concluded by the 10-run rule after seven innings.

Mashing two home runs against the Trojans and tallying two RBIs versus the Wolverines, sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky leads all qualified Bruin hitters with a 1.217 OPS – tied for the 12th best mark in the Big Ten. Tuesday night’s contest also saw redshirt sophomore center fielder Payton Brennan record a season-high four hits and score three runs. Brennan, slugging .760 over 25 at-bats this season, was one of six Bruins to record multiple hits against Michigan.

“We just want to win,” Brennan said. “Getting on base helps us win. It helps other guys score runs.”

UCLA has reached base in 42% of plate appearances this season and has been plunked by opposing pitchers 32 times – tied for the 15th most in the nation.

“It starts a rally every single time usually,” said sophomore catcher Blake Blasz. “So far, for the start of the season, I think we’re doing a really good job with it.”

Maryland has won four of its last five contests, most recently defeating James Madison Tuesday 8-4. The Terrapins are led offensively by senior catcher Alex Calarco, who owns the second best OPS in the conference at 1.489 and has slugged eight home runs – tied for the third most in the country – in 2025.

Maryland’s typical Friday starter, left-hander Kyle McCoy, pitched seven innings of one-run ball in his last outing against Princeton, striking out nine and lowering his season ERA to a team-leading 1.06.

If Savage hands the ball to Cody Delvecchio Friday, it’ll be the junior right-hander’s fourth Friday start. Carrying a 10.03 ERA on the season, Delvecchio surrendered eight earned runs to Vanderbilt in his most recent appearance.

Redshirt junior southpaw Ian May has started all of the Bruins’ Saturday games this season, last giving up three earned runs on six hits and two strikeouts against UConn.

And sophomore right-hander Landon Stump has took the mound for all three of UCLA’s Sunday contests to begin the campaign, last shutting out USC over 4.1 innings.

The series will begin Friday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.

“First Big Ten series of the year,” Balsz said. “We’re really excited to compete out there and show the East Coast what West Coast baseball is.”