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)
John Savage holds a team meeting after every single game. After dropping a doubleheader to No. 9 Arizona (15-3) on Saturday that extended UCLA baseball’s (6-11) losing streak to six, the Bruin coach didn’t bother. Read more...
Photo: Nick Valaika’s throwing error cost UCLA game two of its doubleheader Saturday. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins are in a slump. With the start of Pac-12 play looming, they have lost six of their last seven games. UCLA baseball’s (6-9) most recent defeat, a 5-3 loss to UC Irvine (10-5) on Tuesday, marks its fourth straight. Read more...
Photo: Kyle Cuellar was the only Bruin to come up with an RBI on Tuesday night, and he had three of them. The freshman designated hitter went 3-for-5 with a double, batting third for UCLA. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA baseball lost three games in essentially three different ways this weekend against Texas. The Bruins’ bullpen faltered Friday, the Longhorns’ pitching staff stymied the offense Saturday and the defense miffed crucial plays Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore closer Brian Gadsby got tagged with the loss in Friday’s contest. Overall, the bullpen gave up seven runs in 11 innings of work in the three games against Texas. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
After Sunday’s loss to USC, coach John Savage told his players that March 5 needed to be stamped in their calendars. “This is when our mindsets need to change,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Chase Strumpf’s multi-hit night Tuesday was a key part of UCLA’s 13-hit attack on CSUN. The freshman third baseman went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a sacrifice bunt. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
After a quiet weekend at the plate, the Bruins found their bats. They recorded more hits Tuesday than in all three games of the Dodger Stadium Classic combined. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Kreidler raised his average by 56 points Tuesday night. The freshman third baseman went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and is now a .306 hitter. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
At the beginning of the season, UCLA baseball coach John Savage said his team would be much different from last year’s squad offensively. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Read more...
Photo: Michael Toglia put up impressive numbers last summer, but he hasn’t repeated them 10 games into his first Division I season. The freshman right fielder is hitting .161 with just one extra base hit, a double. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
