ICYMI, 3B Michael Curialle (A+) matched Peoria's franchise record by hitting 3 HR in the Chiefs' win at Beloit yesterday.
Curialle finished 4-for-5 with a career-high 7 RBI. Prior to his 3 HR game, he had only hit 2 HR total through his first 146 games.
Michael Curialle HAVE A DAY
In his first 146 pro games, he had two home runs.
But on Sunday, the @Cardinals prospect homered in the first, third AND fifth innings.
(📽️ @MiLB)
Dogs get a two-out double from @baseballmjc, but can't get him in. We head to the ninth now, @tjbruss3042 is on the mound looking to get us back hitting.
T9: Bucks 2, Dogs 1
Incoming 2020 MoonDogs commit @baseballmjc earned Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball! He becomes the first Bruin infielder to earn Freshman All-America honors since Brandon Crawford in 2006! #GoDogs
Michael Curialle (@baseballmjc) picked up Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball after slashing .325/.357/.525 in his first year in Westwood.
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Next up in our Get to Know the Bruins series, presented by UCLA Health, is Michael Curialle.
The freshman phenom was UCLA's Opening Day starter at second base and went on to bat .325 with a pair of homers.
We all play for #TeamLA!
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B3 | Bruins answer back with a two-out rally of their own, as @GarretMitchell5 scorches a double into the RC gap before scoring on a Michael Curialle RBI single.
UCLA 1, SMC 1
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B3 | Michael Curialle (@baseballmjc) hooks a 2-2 slider past the third baseman into the LF corner to plate Jake Moberg and open the scoring.
UCLA 1, SMC 0
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B1 | Michael Curialle (@baseballmjc) and @mattmclain_ go back-to-back with solo shots to left to give the Bruins an early lead!
It was the second HR of the year for both.
UCLA 2, UCR 0
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B1 | See-ya!
@mattmclain_ drills a 1-0 fastball over the left-center field fence following a Michael Curialle (@baseballmjc) RBI double and it's 3-0 Bruins with nobody out!
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T7 | Michael Curialle (@baseballmjc) makes a nice play on a ball up the middle and then turns a 4-3 double play to get the Bruins out of the seventh.
That's two scoreless relief frames for Mullen.
UCLA 4, UCR 1
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Zach Pettway tossed 6 innings of two-run ball and freshmen Michael Curialle and JT Schwartz came up with key two-out hits to deliver a 4-2 Opening Day win for UCLA.
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