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)
The Bruins didn’t have their ace on Friday. Or maybe they did. With regular Friday starting pitcher Grant Dyer sidelined by an oblique strain, sophomore Griffin Canning stepped up and pitched a gem, leading No. Read more...
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Dakota Hudson throws really hard. A lanky 6-foot-5 right-hander, the Mississippi State ace sits in the mid-90s with his fastball, sometimes running it up to 97 miles per hour. Read more...
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The Bruins held their own against Korean Professional Baseball’s NC Dinos Tuesday. No. 21 UCLA baseball (3-5) entered the ninth inning tied before the Dinos put up two to take the exhibition game by a score of 4-2. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Brett Stephens recorded three hits, including a game-tying home run to the opposite field, on Wednesday night against the NC Dinos, a Korean professional team. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Justin Hooper is the quintessential hard-throwing pitching prospect. The lefty is 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, and he throws in the mid to upper 90s. But the freshman doesn’t always know where the ball is going to go. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Justin Hooper had three strikeouts, walked four and allowed five runs – four earned – against the Gauchos in Santa Barbara. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
It’s just a midweek game at the beginning of March but if the hype on Justin Hooper is real, people will someday look back on it as a special moment. Read more...
Photo: Freshman lefty Justin Hooper will take the mound Tuesday against UC Santa Barbara in his first collegiate start. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
