Last season, UCLA baseball had two big problems: an injured catcher and an injured shortstop. “We were so beat up last year in those two positions,” said coach John Savage. Read more...
Photo: It looked like he was only going to miss the begining of the season, but redshirt sophomore Nick Valaika ended up sitting out the entire 2016 season due to a hamate bone injury. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A wild fall quarter for sports at UCLA is wrapping up, but with winter and spring sports on the horizon, there’s still a lot to be excited for. Read more...
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UCLA baseball coach John Savage has been named the manager of the 2017 Collegiate National Team as announced by USA Baseball on Thursday. In 2000, Savage, as an assistant coach with the team, helped it finish 27-3-1 and win a gold medal at Haarlem Baseball Week in the Netherlands. Read more...
Photo: UCLA coach John Savage was named the manager of the 2017 USA Collegiate National Team on Thursday morning. Savage guided the Bruins to the NCAA championship in 2013. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Grant Dyer grew up watching the MLB draft. As the end of his junior year approached and the draft landscape materialized, it became pretty clear that the righty would make an appearance in the 2016 rendition of the first-year player draft. Read more...
Photo: Eric Filia couldn’t have asked for a better transition to pro ball. The outfielder was MVP of his class-A short-season league, and made it all the way up to AAA in his first professional season. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jarron Silva hasn’t yet stepped foot on the field for UCLA baseball, but he’s already helping elevate the Bruins’ brand this summer. The incoming freshman outfielder has been one of the most impressive players for the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League, a development that’s been of little surprise to Victoria general manager Brad Norris-Jones. Read more...
Photo: Rising redshirt sophomore first basemen Zander Clarke along with four other Bruins earned spots on their summer league’s All-Star teams. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
John Savage didn’t think he was going to lose this one. Almost every year, the UCLA baseball coach loses one or two of his recruits to the Major League Baseball draft. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage knew he was going to lose at least a couple recruits to MLB teams in this year’s draft, but this year he lost one player that he thought had a chance to hold onto. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
Five current UCLA baseball players were selected in the 2016 MLB Draft from June 9-11, with just one taken in the draft’s opening 11 rounds. The total was three fewer than 2015. Read more...
Photo: The Philadelphia Phillies drafted rising senior RHP Grant Dyer in the eighth round of the 2016 MLB draft. Dyer was the first of five Bruins who were selected. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
