Saturday, May 24

Nick Kern overcomes months of illness to return to UCLA baseball

Nick Kern, frail and dejected, sat up in his bed. It was April 2016 and Kern was a familiar patient at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Photo: Nick Kern endured six surgeries and more than 50 days of hospitalization to return to the sport he loves. The redshirt senior has appeared in 13 games this year – starting six of them – and his only home run this season was a pinch-hit game-tying two run blast in the ninth inning against No. 1 Oregon State. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Baseball seeks to win match against San Diego State after April loss

UCLA baseball (21-19) will conclude a five-game stretch of nonconference games with a home matchup against San Diego State (30-15) on Tuesday. The Bruins and Aztecs last squared off April 4, resulting in a 5-4 loss for UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Sean Bouchard was the most productive offensive player for the Bruins last time they played San Diego State, slugging a solo shot. The junior first baseman is hitting .309 on the year with a team-leading seven homers and 28 RBIs. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)


Baseball survives late Cal Poly rally to close out series victory

The series almost slipped away. Scott Burke didn’t let it. Coach John Savage called on the senior closer to record a five-out save in the eighth inning Sunday as UCLA clung to a 5-4 lead against Cal Poly. Read more...

Photo: The closer’s job has changed hands a few times this season, but it was all Scott Burke’s on Sunday. The senior recorded five outs Sunday to pick up his third save of the year. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Pitcher Griffin Canning leads baseball to windy win over Cal Poly

The Bruin offense didn’t give Griffin Canning very much support Friday night, but he didn’t need it. The junior ace tossed 8 2/3 innings on 110 pitches, allowing one run and striking out 10 without walking a batter in UCLA baseball’s (20-18) 2-1 victory over Cal Poly (18-22). Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Griffin Canning was just one strike away from completing a shutout when a dribbler up along the third base line gave Cal Poly its only run of the game. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Baseball looks to avoid complacency in series against Cal Poly

The hardest part of the season may very well be in the past, but the battle-tested Bruins have no intention of taking their foot off the gas pedal. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball is coming off the hardest stretch of the season with wins against Stanford and Long Beach State. Sophomore catcher Gavin Johns and the Bruins will now look to continue their momentum as they take on Cal Poly. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Around the League: Baseball teams maintain ranks, women’s tennis misses second-seed chance

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Read more...

Photo: Long Beach State, the No. 1 seed in the MPSF tournament, swept No. 4 seed UC Irvine in the semifinals, and then took out No. 3 seed Hawai’i in four sets in the championship. The 49ers earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA championships. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Strong pitching leads UCLA to victory over Long Beach State

Make it two good starts in a row for Justin Hooper. Throughout March, the sophomore southpaw struggled to last four innings on the mound. But in the past two weeks Hooper seems to have found his groove, pitching throughout the fifth each time. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore catcher Gavin Johns went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI against No. 9 Long Beach State on Tuesday, and he drove in the go-ahead run with a single up the middle in the second inning.(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)



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