Torpedo bats – also called bowling pin bats for their shape – have taken MLB by storm this season. However, it’s not always about what’s nice and new, but what’s tried and true. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky follows through on his swing. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
For the fourth time this season, the Bruins will have to prove it’s not how they start the weekend that matters – it’s how they finish. Read more...
Photo: Wylan Moss pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The freshman right-hander made his second consecutive Friday start in the series opener against Washington. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 10 at 9:04 p.m. The Bruins had lost five of their last eight weekend series – and were on the verge of a sixth – as they headed to Seattle this time last year. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore third baseman Roman Martin follows through on his swing. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Losses are inevitable in a 54-game regular season. What matters is how a team responds to them. After losing in 14 innings to San Diego on Sunday, UCLA baseball (26-6, 10-2 Big Ten) needed just seven innings to run-rule Long Beach State (12-18, 6-9 Big West) 12-1 at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Junior outfielder Jarrod Hocking anticipates an incoming pitch. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins’ nine-game win streak may have come to an end Sunday, but their four-bout tear in midweek affairs persists. And the team will have a chance to extend the latter Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomores first baseman Mulivai Levu, third baseman Roman Martin and shortstop Roch Cholowsky huddle around sophomore second baseman Phoenix Call while sophomores right-handed pitcher Justin Lee, catcher Cashel Dugger and designated hitter Blake Balsz look on after a win. (Chloe Agas/Daily Bruin)
Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. And that race only gets longer once you reach extra innings. But through 14 innings Sunday, the Bruins could just not seem to find their footing. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball players look on from the Bruin dugout. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s almost every young ballplayer’s dream to go pro. But when Phoenix Call heard his name called by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 2023 MLB Draft, he didn’t sign, instead upholding his commitment to the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Phoenix Call looks back toward the Bruin dugout. The sophomore second baseman hit his first collegiate home run Saturday. (Chloe Agas/Daily Bruin)
