UCLA baseball’s philosophy is simple. During coach John Savage’s 12-year tenure in Westwood, the Bruins haven’t relied on an imposing offense filled with home-run hitters to succeed. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jake Bird has given up just one run in 13 innings – a 0.69 ERA – while fanning 13 batters. Bird will hit the mound again in this weekend’s Dodger Stadium Baseball Classic. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Bruins played one very bad inning Tuesday. UCLA baseball (4-3) let in four runs and committed two errors in the sixth, resulting in a 6-5 road loss to Cal State Northridge (4-4) Tuesday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Sean Bouchard went three for three with a home run and a walk in Tuesday’s loss to Cal State Northridge. On the season, the junior first baseman is batting .478 with a slugging percentage of 1.000. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Bruins have a busy week. Busier than usual. After taking two out of three games against Gonzaga last weekend, UCLA baseball (4-2) will play Cal State Northridge (3-4) on Tuesday and the Korea Baseball Organization’s NC Dinos on Wednesday in an exhibition game. Read more...

Photo: Justin Hooper will make his first start of the season Tuesday. The sophomore lefty has made two impressive relief appearances, holding opposing batters to a .111 average so far in 2017. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The early innings have not been a problem for UCLA baseball’s pitching staff. That changed five batters into the first inning of Sunday’s matchup. The Bruins hadn’t given up a run in innings one through six all year, but sophomore right-hander Jon Olsen put UCLA in a two-run hole in the first inning. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore designated hitter Jake Pries went 3-of-4 with a home run in Sunday’s rubber match against Gonzaga. The Bruins came back to beat the Bulldogs 5-4. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)

Sean Bouchard hit just two home runs in the entire 2016 season. On Saturday, he matched that total with a pair of two-run blasts as UCLA (3-2) notched a 6-1 victory over Gonzaga (3-3) to even the series at one apiece. Read more...

Photo: Sean Bouchard showed off his power to all fields Saturday, first pulling a homer to left field and then pushing another into right. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)