UCLA baseball has played 26 games. Twelve of those games have been decided by one run. Tuesday night, it was the same story, as the Bruins (13-13, 6-3 Pac-12) fell 5-4 to the San Diego State Aztecs (21-9, 8-3 Mountain West). Read more...
Photo: Junior first baseman Sean Bouchard hit his sixth home run of the season to start off a four-run fourth inning for UCLA baseball, but the Bruins eventually fell 5-4 to the San Diego State Aztecs. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
UCLA baseball has had to get accustomed to playing close games. Of the team’s first 12 games, eight were decided by one run. Coach John Savage said the outcome of each bout could have stemmed from a single pitch. Read more...
Photo: Freshman designated hitter Kyle Cuellar has been the main offensive power behind UCLA’s resurgance. The left-hander is hitting a team-high .400 and has a .507 on-base percentage, which is third on the team, over the course of 55 plate appearances. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ offense has told the story for the past month. UCLA hit just .251 at the plate during its 2-8 stretch throughout the first half of March. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Chase Strumpf had a day on Sunday. The freshman went 3-for-4 with seven RBIs, two doubles and a sacrifice fly. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Spring break is working wonders on the Bruins’ bats. UCLA baseball (11-11) scored eight runs in the fourth to come up with a 9-7 win over No. Read more...
Photo: Brett Stephens hit a bases-clearing, go-ahead double Tuesday night. The senior left fielder said he swung through a change up on the first pitch before getting a fastball and sending it into left center. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins may have just turned their season around. UCLA baseball entered its series against California with a 3-8 record in March, already in a hole in conference play. Read more...
Photo: Although Friday’s game didn’t start well for UCLA, the Bruins recovered and led the momentum to victories in all three matches against California Golden Bears. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
In advance of UCLA baseball’s (7-11, 1-2 Pac-12) three-game series against California (9-9, 1-2) this weekend, Daily Bruin Sports talked to Andrew Wild, the assistant Sports editor for the Daily Californian. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball will start its second weekend of conference play Friday against California. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA baseball was about to get swept. The Bruins’ offense tallied runs in both the seventh and eighth to put the team within striking distance, but the Arizona Wildcats countered with runs of their own to head into the ninth with a 6-5 lead. Read more...
Photo: Kyle Cuellar now leads the Bruins with a .441 batting average. The freshman designated hitter went 7-for-12 with three RBIs in three games against Arizona over the weekend. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
