If there’s one thing that’s clear about UCLA baseball through 17 games, it’s this: The Bruins are at their best in close games. “I like the tight games,” said coach John Savage earlier this season. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Brett Stephens broke a 0-for-6 streak with his walk-off single in the 12th inning on Saturday against Washington State. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Junior Grant Dyer’s oblique injury forced sophomore Griffin Canning into the role of Friday starter for two weeks. Dyer is healthy now, but Canning doesn’t look like he wants to give up the job. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior center fielder Christoph Bono put the Bruins on top for good in the second inning Friday night with a solo home run against Washington State. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Kyle Molnar had pitched well – six strong innings of two-run ball – but he exited Sunday’s game on the hook for the loss. The freshman right-hander’s teammates quickly took care of that, plating five runs in the bottom of the sixth to set up Molnar for his first collegiate win in No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Kyle Molnar earned his first collegiate win Sunday against Texas, holding the Longhorns to two runs over six innings. The Bruins were shut out through the first five innings but scored five runs in the sixth to get Molnar the win. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
As soon as Kort Peterson hit it, he put his head down and raised his right hand, index finger pointing skyward. He’d never pimped a home run before, but this one was worth pimping. Read more...
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The Bruins won’t be quick to advertise it, but they set a school record Tuesday. No. 19 UCLA baseball (6-6) hit nine batters, tied for the third-most in a single game in NCAA history, in a 20-12 loss at Cal State Northridge (10-3) that left the Bruins winless in their first three midweek matchups. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior left-hander Hunter Virant started Tuesday’s game against Cal State Northridge allowing six earned runs in 3.2 innings. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Christoph Bono didn’t see the ball go under the shortstop’s glove. But the smattering of UCLA fans still occupying the right-field line at Dodger Stadium was jubilant enough that Bono knew something good had happened. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Brett Stephens (left) and redshirt senior right fielder Eric Filia celebrate after scoring in the 14th inning to give UCLA a 5-3 lead over USC. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Earlier this season, coach John Savage said the UCLA baseball team was “bad” at everything the team had been traditionally good at. What he was referring to was pitching and defense. Read more...
Photo: Junior first baseman Luke Persico delivered a crucial hit for the second game in a row Saturday, smacking a triple off the left-field wall in the bottom of the seventh to lead off a four-run inning for the Bruins. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
