Well over halfway through its season, UCLA baseball’s record has always hovered around .500. A pendulum swing between a similar number of wins and losses for the Bruins has placed them at dead-even overall, even after taking the series against Stanford over the weekend. Read more...

Photo: Justin Hooper will start for UCLA Tuesday. In his last start, the sophomore lefty threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs and three walks. The last time he was on the mound, he tossed a scoreless inning in relief. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)

UCLA baseball led by as many as four runs early in Saturday’s contest, but just a few innings later, the Bruins were down by a run, and down to their last strike. Read more...

Photo: With two outs and his team down by a run in the ninth, coach John Savage sent in a pinch hitter: Kyle Cuellar. The freshman came up with an RBI double and sent the game into extras. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Griffin Canning didn’t miss many bats in his last start, allowing a season-high 10 hits against Washington. That wasn’t an issue Thursday night. [Related: Baseball falls to Washington 7-3 after offensive struggles] The junior ace twirled a complete-game shutout and collected 12 strikeouts, helping UCLA (15-15, 8-5 Pac-12) claim a 2-0 victory against Stanford (18-11, 4-6). Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Griffin Canning threw a 122-pitch shutout with 12 strikeouts against No. 18 Stanford. It was the fifth complete game of his career, as he improved his record to 3-2 and his ERA to 2.77. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

UCLA baseball had already lost Games 1 and 2 when Washington took a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning Sunday. In the second half of that game, UCLA found a way to avoid the sweep. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Jack Stronach only ended up playing on Sunday because redshirt senior Nick Kern hurt his elbow early in the game. Stronach ended up going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)