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College baseball: UCLA defeats Kent State, 15-1, in regional opener

By Gary Klein
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UCLA, hosting an NCAA baseball regional for the first time since 1986, got off to a solid start Friday night by routing Ken State, 15-1.

The Bruins (44-13) advanced to a winner’s bracket game against defending national champion Louisiana State, an 11-10 winner in 11 innings Friday over UC Irvine.

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UCLA starter Gerrit Cole (10-2) gave up one hit and struck out seven in five innings.

The Bruins were ahead, 12-0, after five innings.They finished with 15 hits.

I’ll have more later at latimes.com/sports.

-- Gary Klein

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Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

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