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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
UCLA baseball’s NCAA Tournament standing is on the rise. The team’s RPI increased 10 spots to No. 57 after taking a win from No. 1 Oregon State over the weekend, and they currently sit in third place in the Pac-12. Read more...
Photo: Last time out, sophomore Justin Hooper allowed just one unearned run and tied his season high in innings pitched with five. The lefty will start on Tuesday against No. 11 Long Beach State. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins needed a hit to complete the comeback – one that would claim a series against the No. 1 Oregon State Beavers. During game three, UCLA baseball entered the bottom of the ninth inning down 2-1 to Oregon State, but had an opportunity to tie or win the game after tallying two hits and a walk, each off a different Beaver pitcher. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore pitcher Jon Olsen made it through 6.1 innings of two-hit ball, including four strikeouts and four walks. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
