LOS ANGELES — Host and preseason No. 2 UCLA made sure Saturday to show its displeasure with Friday's Opening Night result that went to the Dons, as the Bruins no-hit San Francisco for 6 2/3into the seventh inning and went up big early on their way to a series-evening, 8-2, win in game two at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
 
After going 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position Friday night, UCLA (1-1) was 4 for 9 (.444) in the first five innings Saturday and had ran out to a 7-0 lead. Two multi-run innings did all the damage, with four runs on four hits, a walk and a sacrifice fly in the second, and three runs on a walk and three hits in the fifth.
 
UCLA starter Jesse Bergin (1-0) carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. He nearly got through seven no-hit frames before freshman Luke Keaschall broke up the no-no with a two-out single to right field, chasing Bergin from the game. Bergin finished with six strikeouts and only one hit and one walk allowed in 6 2/3 innings of work.
 
"They were better than us today," said San Francisco head coach Nino Giarratano. "They pitched better than us. Obviously, offensively they were better. We made too many mistakes, walked too many guys, gave up too many hits with guys in scoring positon. We didn't compete well enough today."
 
The Dons' (1-1) offense went to work on the UCLA bullpen late in the game, scoring two runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings. Jacob Munoz went 2 for 2 off the bench with a double, an RBI in the top of the ninth and a run scored in the eighth. Darius Foster (1 for 1) and Kyle Knell (1 for 2) also had base hits coming off the bench.
 
Eric Reyzelman threw one inning as the starter, getting two quick outs before stranding runners on the corner for a scoreless frame in his season debut. Owen Stevenson threw 2 2/3 innings in his collegiate debut, Max Jones threw an inning in his career debut, as did fellow freshman Trevor Meisner. Julian Washburn, Jones and Meisner combined to throw 3 2/3 innings of relief at the end of the game with only an unearned run allowed. San Francisco pitchers walked eight batters, threw three wild pitches and hit a batter on Saturday.
 
"We're trying to find a lot of guys and get different guys in there," said Giarratano. "I think we'll settle in. Tomorrow's gonna be a solid game for us. Nechak is set give us a good game."
 
Right-handed senior Grant Nechak (0-0, 2.88 ERA in 2020) will make his season debut Sunday against UCLA righty Nick Nastrini. The rubber game of the series is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch. Fans can find all live coverage links on USFDons.com.