UCLA beats San Francisco, faces UC Irvine

Behind a standout performance by Adam Plutko and timely hitting from up and down the lineup, UCLA defeated San Francisco, 4-1 in the 2 p.m. matchup today, and now the Bruins will face UC Irvine tonight.

Win tonight, and UCLA plays the Anteaters again tomorrow at 6 p.m.

Plutko allowed just one hit in 7 2/3 innings while striking out six and allowing zero runs, before giving way to Nick Vander Tuig for the four-out save.

Four Bruins had multiple hits - Pat Valaika, Trevor Brown, Cody Regis and Dean Espy - and Esy, Regis and Valaika each had RBIs, as did Jeff Gelalich.